Zhang Yimou is China's best known director, and one of its most controversial. His new film, about the Rape of Nanking, will be shown out of competition at the Berlin International Film Festival this year. more...
A gold rush is underway in Poland, where international energy companies are scrambling for the right to drill for shale gas. Poland's government sees the extraction as a ticket to independence from Russia's Gazprom, but some residents near the drilling sites are wary of the risks. more...
Resentment of Germany is growing in Greece. There is even talk of a boycott of German products in the country. more...
An entire generation of young people have grown up in a Russia dominated by Vladimir Putin. Their visions for society range across the entire political spectrum, but they are united by a determination to have the voice in shaping their country that their parents and grandparents didn't. more...
Concrete pump manufacturer Putzmeister is the first top-tier German company to be acquired by a Chinese company eager to get its hands on Western know-how, but it is unlikely to be the last. The acquisition could be the start of a new strategy as China tries to transform itself into a high-tech economy. And the Germans might even benefit too. more...
A newly declassified document from the German Foreign Ministry archive contains revealing new information about the failed 1981 coup in Spain. According to the report, Spanish King Juan Carlos apparently showed sympathy for the plotters in a private conversation with the German ambassador. more...