87 percent of German companies in China perceive the innovative strength of Chinese competitors as a driving force for advancing their own innovations. This was the result of a recent survey by the German Chamber of Foreign Trade in China entitled: “German Innovation From China Going Global“. The high quality of German products is still […]
Marcus Hafkemeyer, who has been a Senior Strategy Advisor at Huawei Automotive, will become Head of Technology at Volkswagen Group China on August 1, the automaker announced on Friday. On the same day, former VW Brand Chief Ralf Brandstaetter will take over responsibility for the China business on the group’s board of management.Vivian Jiang is […]
China’s metropolises, such as Beijing and Shanghai, had become cleaner in recent decades. Corners, where trash lied around for weeks, had almost completely disappeared from the inner city landscape. Until the latest round of Covid curfews. During the lockdowns, floods of trash not only strain the sometimes overwhelmed waste disposal system, but also jeopardize the […]
Winter wheat was harvested in Shandong province this week. Shandong is China’s second largest wheat growing region. Most recently, China’s agriculture minister warned of the consequences of climate change on harvests. China risks losing up to 20 percent of its harvests in the long term if countries around the world fail to reduce CO2 emissions. […]
The security pact signed between the Solomon Islands and China should be reviewed by the regional Pacific Islands Forum. This was demanded by the prime ministers of Samoa and New Zealand in a statement on Tuesday. The Pacific Island Countries Consultative Forum is scheduled to meet in Fiji in mid-July. Beijing is trying to expand […]
Semiconductor production in China is being disrupted as a result of the trucker strike in South Korea. According to Reuters, a South Korean company that produces isopropyl alcohol (IPA) on a large scale for cleaning semiconductor chips could not ship its product to China because of the blockade. According to Korea International Trade Association (Kita), […]
Saskia Wenz took over the position of Head of Supply Chain Planning China at Rena Technologies GmbH at the beginning of May. The mechanical engineering company from Gütenbach in Baden-Württemberg specializes in equipment for the semiconductor, medical, solar and glass industries. Wenz has been working for Rena Technologies since 2020. Her new place of work […]