The Local Germany 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 Scientists set sail in search of 'fire ice' A research vessel carrying German and Taiwanese scientists set sail for waters off the island's south-western coast over the weekend in search of methane hydrate, a potentially vast new energy source. https://www.thelocal.de/20130401/48867 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:44:00 +0200 48867 German heroin smuggler faces death penalty in Taiwan A German man faces the death penalty in Taiwan after being apprehended with 2.4 kilogrammes of heroin at Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport, officials on the island said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090209/17323 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:02:00 +0100 17323 Berlin hails Taiwan election results German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier said Sunday he hoped for a "peaceful dialogue" between Taipei and Beijing after the election of a new Taiwanese president favouring closer ties with China. https://www.thelocal.de/20080323/10855 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:14:00 +0100 10855