https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany has toughened its advisory against travel to China, warning that travellers could be placed under hospital quarantine for weeks upon arrival and subjected to "invasive" medical tests even if they have previously recovered from the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.de/20210210/germany-toughens-china-travel-warning-over-invasive-covid-tests Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:31:44 +0100 germany-toughens-china-travel-warning-over-invasive-covid-tests Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa on Monday said it was suspending all flights to and from mainland China for longer than initially announced, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus climbed past 360. https://www.thelocal.de/20200203/germanys-lufthansa-extends-china-flight-ban-as-coronavirus-toll-climbs Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:36:51 +0100 germanys-lufthansa-extends-china-flight-ban-as-coronavirus-toll-climbs The German government has sent a military plane to the Chinese city of Wuhan to evacuate "over 100" of its citizens from the virus-hit region, as five patients in Germany were confirmed to have coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.de/20200131/coronavirus-berlin-sends-plane-to-wuhan-to-evacuate-citizens-as-fifth-case-detected-in-germany Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:03:59 +0100 coronavirus-berlin-sends-plane-to-wuhan-to-evacuate-citizens-as-fifth-case-detected-in-germany German prosecutors on Wednesday said they were investigating three people who allegedly spied for China, with media reporting that a former German EU diplomat was among the suspects. https://www.thelocal.de/20200115/germany-investigates-three-suspects-over-spying-for-china Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:29:43 +0100 germany-investigates-three-suspects-over-spying-for-china Germany's parliament said Monday it had appealed to Chinese authorities after a delegation which included a politician outspoken on Uighur issues was threatened with a travel ban. https://www.thelocal.de/20190805/human-rights-battle-german-bundestag-calls-on-china-to-allow-mps-visit Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:11:36 +0200 human-rights-battle-german-bundestag-calls-on-china-to-allow-mps-visit German camera maker Leica has become the latest company to draw fire over an advertisement deemed offensive in China, distancing itself from a short film that broaches the taboo subject of the 1989 Tiananmen protest crackdown. https://www.thelocal.de/20190420/germanys-leica-draws-fire-in-china-over-tank-man-ad Sat, 20 Apr 2019 15:01:08 +0200 germanys-leica-draws-fire-in-china-over-tank-man-ad Italy's participation in China's giant "Silk Road" infrastructure project sparked an outcry in Germany on Sunday, including a call for the European Union to block such deals with a veto. https://www.thelocal.de/20190324/call-for-eu-veto-as-germany-eyes-italys-china-deal-warily Sun, 24 Mar 2019 18:35:02 +0100 call-for-eu-veto-as-germany-eyes-italys-china-deal-warily Tens of thousands of Chinese people live in Germany - and numbers continue to rise. We look at where they live in the Bundesrepublik and why they continue to call it home. https://www.thelocal.de/20190225/chinese-in-germany-how-many-are-there-and-where-do-they-live Mon, 25 Feb 2019 17:08:43 +0100 chinese-in-germany-how-many-are-there-and-where-do-they-live The German state should "in very important cases" block foreign firms from buying up companies working on key technologies by itself stepping in as an investor, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190205/germany-to-block-foreign-buyouts-with-taxpayer-cash Tue, 05 Feb 2019 15:42:47 +0100 germany-to-block-foreign-buyouts-with-taxpayer-cash Germany plans to toughen rules on non-EU share purchases and acquisitions of its strategic companies, a report said Sunday, amid growing disquiet about takeovers by Chinese firms. https://www.thelocal.de/20181216/germany-to-tighten-rules-on-foreign-takeovers-report Sun, 16 Dec 2018 14:58:16 +0100 germany-to-tighten-rules-on-foreign-takeovers-report Chinese entrepreneur Zhang Jianxin's first thought was that he had fallen victim to a fraud scheme when he arrived at the location of his investment in a small German village. https://www.thelocal.de/20181010/the-idyllic-german-village-home-to-1000-chinese Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:41:45 +0200 the-idyllic-german-village-home-to-1000-chinese Germany said Thursday it would refrain from deporting members of China's mostly Muslim Uighur minority over human rights concerns, after admitting a Uighur man was sent back by mistake in April. https://www.thelocal.de/20180824/germany-halts-deportation-of-chinese-muslims-over-human-rights Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:56:33 +0200 germany-halts-deportation-of-chinese-muslims-over-human-rights Berlin is planning to further toughen rules against non-European investors taking stakes in German companies, the economy minister said Tuesday, as concern grows in Europe's biggest economy over China's shopping spree. https://www.thelocal.de/20180807/berlin-plans-further-curbs-against-non-eu-investors Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:06:26 +0200 berlin-plans-further-curbs-against-non-eu-investors German authorities wrongfully deported an Uighur man to China due to an administrative error, local media reported Monday, in a fresh scandal as the country seeks to step up expulsions of failed asylum seekers. https://www.thelocal.de/20180806/bavarian-authorities-deport-man-to-china-before-his-asylum-case-is-heard Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:54:22 +0200 bavarian-authorities-deport-man-to-china-before-his-asylum-case-is-heard Liu Xia arrived in Germany Tuesday evening after she was released from de facto house arrest in China - for being married to protest leader Liu Xiaobo. https://www.thelocal.de/20180711/after-years-of-house-arrest-wife-of-nobel Wed, 11 Jul 2018 10:54:25 +0200 after-years-of-house-arrest-wife-of-nobel It’s been one year since two pandas arrived in Berlin on 24th June 2017, and they’ve got a very particular breakfast routine in Berlin’s Zoologischer Garten. https://www.thelocal.de/20180622/berlins-pandas-and-their-bamboo-breakfast-routines Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:52:37 +0200 berlins-pandas-and-their-bamboo-breakfast-routines German Chancellor Angela Merkel met the wives of two detained Chinese human rights lawyers during her trip to Beijing last week in a rare move for a visiting leader, the women told AFP on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180528/merkel-met-wives-of-jailed-human-rights-lawyers-during-china-visit Mon, 28 May 2018 14:07:40 +0200 merkel-met-wives-of-jailed-human-rights-lawyers-during-china-visit Chancellor Angela Merkel visits China on Thursday, seeking to close ranks with the world's biggest exporting nation as US President Donald Trump shakes up explosive issues from trade to Iran's nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.de/20180522/merkel-visits-china-seeking-common-ground-against-trump Tue, 22 May 2018 16:18:17 +0200 merkel-visits-china-seeking-common-ground-against-trump Germany's economy minister on Saturday suggested tightening the rules on foreign investment, following concern over Chinese influence on European firms. https://www.thelocal.de/20180303/german-economy-minister-wants-tougher-foreign-investment-rules Sat, 03 Mar 2018 15:56:11 +0100 german-economy-minister-wants-tougher-foreign-investment-rules German auto giant Daimler has apologised to China again after sparking an outcry over an Instagram post by its luxury brand Mercedes-Benz quoting the Dalai Lama, seen by Beijing as a Tibetan separatist. https://www.thelocal.de/20180208/cant-make-amends-china-received-second-tibet-apology-from-mercedes-benz Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:11:06 +0100 cant-make-amends-china-received-second-tibet-apology-from-mercedes-benz