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"It's Such a Busy City – You Can’t Just Shut It Down" - Aly Song / REUTERS

Shanghai's Omicron Wave "It's Such a Busy City – You Can’t Just Shut It Down"

The brutal lockdown in Shanghai is wreaking havoc on China's largest city. With millions under lockdown and difficulties delivering food, the crisis is becoming a burden not only for Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but also for the global economy. By Georg Fahrion und Christoph Giesen

Resistance Across the Border to the Myanmar Military Junta - Aung Naing Soe / DER SPIEGEL

City of Warriors Resistance Across the Border to the Myanmar Military Junta

A Thai town on the border to Myanmar has become a hotbed of resistance to the military junta in Yangon. Many believe this could be the last chance to save the country from dictatorship. By Maria Stöhr in Mae Sot, Thailand

"A Cold War with China Is Probable and Not Just Possible" - Glenn Hunt / epa-EFE

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd "A Cold War with China Is Probable and Not Just Possible"

China presents a significant threat, believes former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Which is why, he says, the West must work together rather than engage in the kind of bickering triggered by the recent submarine deal between Australia and the United States. Interview Conducted by Bernhard Zand

"We Need To Avoid Stumbling into a Major War" - MC3 Erwin Miciano / U.S. Navy

The U.S.-China Confrontation "We Need To Avoid Stumbling into a Major War"

Admiral James Stavridis has commanded U.S. warships in the South China Sea. In his new novel, he writes about a war between China and America – a scenario he considers to be extremely realistic. Interview Conducted By Bernhard Zand in Hong Kong

Inside COVAX’s Mission to Save the World - UNICEF

Two Billion Vaccine Doses for 190 Countries Inside COVAX’s Mission to Save the World

The World Health Organization has launched the biggest vaccination campaign in human history, with the aim of distributing doses to 190 countries and limiting the risk of dangerous mutations. But the project is a race against time. By Laura Höflinger, Katrin Kuntz, Marc Pitzke und Fritz Schaap

The West's Greed Could Come Back To Haunt It - Jagadeesh Nv / epa-EFE/ Shutterstock

The Stalled Global Vaccine Drive The West's Greed Could Come Back To Haunt It

A global initiative was launched to ensure that poorer countries would also have fair access to vaccines for the coronavirus once they were developed. Instead, the West is panic-buying the available stocks – and that could be devastating, politically, economically and in terms of human lives. By Laura Höflinger, Katrin Kuntz und Fritz Schaap

The Million Dollar Business of Human Hair Extensions - Benjamin Filarski

Women in Cambodia The Million Dollar Business of Human Hair Extensions

Hair extensions are popular and expensive. But it's often poor women who cut off and sell their hair - for little money. For some it offers more independence, for others, suffering and stigmatization. By Maria Stöhr

When Microloans Do More Harm Than Good - Adrees Latif/ Reuters

Microfinance in Cambodia When Microloans Do More Harm Than Good

Millions of Cambodians rely on microloans to survive, even though the practice drives many of them further into poverty. Some of the money given out to poor farmers comes from Germany, yet Berlin refuses to acknowledge there is a problem. Von Vanessa Steinmetz

China Solidifies Its Influence in Southeast Asia - Mak Remissa/ dpa

Operation Mekong China Solidifies Its Influence in Southeast Asia

China has always wielded significant influence in Southeast Asia. Lately, though, as the West turns its attention elsewhere, Beijing has been seeking to solidify its economic and political clout in the region. Von Bernhard Zand

How Asian Match-Fixers Are Infiltrating European Football - Tim Röhn / DER SPIEGEL

Tainting the Beautiful Game How Asian Match-Fixers Are Infiltrating European Football

Asian investors are buying into European football clubs, bringing money, new players and hope along with them. But some are engaged in match-fixing, manipulating games and earning millions off crooked bets. They have already infiltrated a number of teams. Von Rafael Buschmann und Tim Röhn

Tentative Stirrings of a Beijing-Berlin Axis - REUTERS / POOL/ REUTERS

International Trumpquake Tentative Stirrings of a Beijing-Berlin Axis

With U.S. President Donald Trump threatening Germany and China with a trade war, Beijing and Berlin have begun searching for ways to tighten economic relations. But there is more dividing the two nations than uniting them. Von Ralf Neukirch, Gerald Traufetter und Bernhard Zand

Indonesia's Secret In the Kingdom of Gentle Islam

Nowhere in the world are there more Muslims living in one place than in the Southeast Asian island nation of Indonesia, which will be a guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair this fall. Can a cosmopolitan faith assert itself against Islam? A journey. Von Erich Follath

Burma's Stateless Muslims The World's Most Persecuted Minority

In Burma, thousands of members of the Rohingya Muslim minority are fleeing persecution from Buddhists. Abused by smugglers, they are being turned away from Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Von Katrin Kuntz

Foreign Firms Drive Cambodians from Farms - ? Pring Samrang / Reuters/ Reuters

Land Grab Foreign Firms Drive Cambodians from Farms

Each year, foreign agricultural corporations deprive thousands of Cambodian farmers of their fields -- with the government's help. Human rights groups claim German taxpayer money is used to fund a program that benefits land grabbers. Von Andreas Lorenz

German WWII U-Boat Found Near Indonesia - AFP/ National Archaeology Centre

Sunken Sub German WWII U-Boat Found Near Indonesia

The rusted remains of a Nazi-era submarine have been discovered off the coast of Java, Indonesia. Researchers are looking through the wreckage, which includes human bones and plates with Nazi insignia, for clues that could identify the ship.

Government Failings Intensify Haiyan Aid Disaster - Hartmut Schwarzbach / argus / DER SPIEGEL

Unprepared Government Failings Intensify Haiyan Aid Disaster

Typhoon Haiyan has left entire regions all but inaccessible in the Philippines, while the ensuing chaos has hampered the efforts of relief workers. A country hit by about 10 typhoons a year ought to be better prepared. Von Katrin Kuntz, Jonathan Stock und Bernhard Zand

Germany and Other Nations Pledge Aid - TED ALJIBE/ AFP

Philippine Typhoon Germany and Other Nations Pledge Aid

A powerful typhoon devastated parts of the Philippines Friday, killing an estimated 10,000 and leaving stunned survivors searching for food and aid. The catastrophe has "shocked" the German government, which is offering assistance to the region.

Indonesia's Tolerant Take on Islam - ? Enny Nuraheni / Reuters/ REUTERS

Where Allah Rocks Indonesia's Tolerant Take on Islam

The Southeast Asian island nation of Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, which practices an open-minded, gentle version of Islam in urban areas. But elsewhere Islamists are beginning to encroach. Von Erich Follath

Will Singapore Clean Up Its Act? - AP/dpa

Dirty Money Will Singapore Clean Up Its Act?

Singapore has become an increasingly popular haven for money laundering and tax evasion. But now it faces calls for reform and a difficult dilemma: Can it be both a home for fortune hunters and a bastion of integrity? Von Martin Hesse

US Fumbling Puts China at Risk - SAUL LOEB/ AFP

Shutdown Specter US Fumbling Puts China at Risk

The whole world looked on as the United States embarrassed itself for three weeks with its government shutdown. China, the only other superpower, profited from the domestic dispute -- but as Washington's largest creditor, it also has cause for concern. Von Marc Hujer und Daniel Sander

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