Saturday, May 25, 2013
International

Dumping Allegations: EU To Impose Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels

Dumping Allegations EU To Impose Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels

SPIEGEL ONLINE - May 08, 2013

The European Commission has approved tariffs on Chinese-made solar panels in response to complaints of price-dumping. However, analysts say the move will do little more than give European companies a short-lived boost, and that the levy will mainly just increase prices and decrease use of solar power. By Joel Stonington more... Forum ]

Ai Weiwei Interview: 'I Want To Put Up a Fight'

Ai Weiwei Interview 'I Want To Put Up a Fight'

SPIEGEL ONLINE - May 07, 2013

Ai Weiwei of China is one of four artists who will represent Germany at the Venice Biennale in June. In a SPIEGEL interview, the artist discusses how he will participate in the event despite a travel ban imposed on him by the Chinese government. more... Forum ]

Geplanter Börsengang: Alibaba will Facebook-Flop vermeiden

Geplanter Börsengang Alibaba will Facebook-Flop vermeiden

SPIEGEL ONLINE - 06.05.2013

Facebook hat bei seinem Börsengang zu hoch gepokert, der Internetriese Alibaba will sein Blatt nicht überreizen. Der Nachrichtenagentur Bloomberg zufolge planen die Chinesen einen konservativen Ausgabepreis für ihre Aktien - und könnten dennoch in puncto Börsenwert rasch am US-Konzern vorbeiziehen. mehr... Forum ]

Chinese Artist Zhao Zhao: 'I Try To Resist Being Tamed'

Chinese Artist Zhao Zhao 'I Try To Resist Being Tamed'

SPIEGEL ONLINE - April 30, 2013

In an interview, Chinese artist Zhao Zhao, who has a new exhibition in Berlin, discusses the state harassment he has experienced, his role as a troublemaker and why, recently, he is spending more time on his art than activism. more... Forum ]

Alibabas Börsengang: Chinas Internet-Gigant drängt an die Weltspitze

Alibabas Börsengang Chinas Internet-Gigant drängt an die Weltspitze

SPIEGEL ONLINE - 24.04.2013

Der IT-Konzern Alibaba ist Ebay, Amazon und Paypal zugleich. Die Firma hat das Potential, Chinas Gesellschaft zu verändern - und bereitet nun offenbar ihren Börsengang vor. Es könnte der größte in der Geschichte des Internets werden. Aus Hangzhou berichtet Stefan Schultz mehr... Forum ]

Big Spenders: Chinese Football Aims to Score with International Talent

Big Spenders Chinese Football Aims to Score with International Talent

SPIEGEL ONLINE - April 19, 2013

Soccer teams in China's first-division Super League are luring top international players and coaches with astronomical salaries. But their close ties to the construction industry do nothing to help Chinese soccer shed its reputation for corruption and mediocre play. By Bernhard Zand more... Forum ]

Capital Study: Chinese Investment in Europe Hits Record High

Capital Study Chinese Investment in Europe Hits Record High

SPIEGEL ONLINE - April 16, 2013

Europe has become the world's largest recipient of foreign investment by Chinese firms. While North America largely views them with suspicion, China's state-owned corporations have been largely welcomed in a continent plagued by recession and in desperate need of cash. By Claus Hecking more...

Crisis in Korea: Obama Must Change US Approach to Stop Kim

Crisis in Korea Obama Must Change US Approach to Stop Kim

SPIEGEL ONLINE - April 05, 2013

North Korea's most recent irrational behavior has made clear the government's indifference to sanctions. Some believe China is the only country that can talk Pyongyang into toning down its rhetoric. In reality the United States can do much more to calm the situation. A Commentary by Andreas Lorenz more... Forum ]

Mao's Disneyland: 'Red Tourism' Is Golden for Chinese Economy

Mao's Disneyland 'Red Tourism' Is Golden for Chinese Economy

SPIEGEL ONLINE - March 28, 2013

China's leaders have responded to waning interest in ideology by setting up a vast "red tourism" industry. While celebrating the great members and moments of the Communist Party of China, it also helps the economy. By Sandra Schulz more... Forum ]

Gay in China: Suffering in a Marriage of Convenience

Gay in China Suffering in a Marriage of Convenience

SPIEGEL ONLINE - March 08, 2013

Xiao Bin is gay, but has been married to a woman for the last seven years. His fate is no different from that of up to 90 percent of gay men in China. The society is slowly changing, but pressures heaped on same-sex couples remain huge. By Stefan Schultz in Tianjin, China more... Forum ]

 
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