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 One of the world's longest railways - a "modern-day silk road" - covers some 11,000 kilometres en route from the Chinesee megacity of Chongqing to Duisburg, a key commercial hub in western Germany. It's an industrial marvel lauded by both nations as AFP's Estelle Peard discovered. https://www.thelocal.de/20140330/the-new-silk-road-linking-germany-and-china Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:52:00 +0200 the-new-silk-road-linking-germany-and-china Export giants Germany and China pledged to deepen their strategic during a landmark visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Berlin, which also saw the inking of a raft of economic pacts. https://www.thelocal.de/20140329/germany-and-china-rev-up-economic-ties Sat, 29 Mar 2014 09:35:00 +0100 germany-and-china-rev-up-economic-ties