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The latest breaking news and stories on Germany, a country in northern Europe known as a federal republic, and the world’s fourth largest economy. Also covering Germany’s relationship with China and Europe, plus commentary and updates on Germany’s economy, politics, society and social issues.
Capital
Berlin
Head of State
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Head of Government
Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Olaf Scholz
Germany’s Isar Aerospace rocket is launched into space from a base in Andoeya, Norway on Saturday. Photo: Isar Aerospace / Franziska Kegel / Handout via Reuters
Space

German rocket reaches space as Europe enters satellite launch race

Isar Aerospace, which launched its rocket from a spaceport in Norway, plans to offer a commercial ⁠satellite launch service.

Science

Chinese-German team builds ultra-sensitive ‘floating compass’ to hunt dark matter

Russia

Why former East Germany became the stronghold of far-right AfD

European Union

5 EU nations plan to send rejected migrants to non-EU ‘return hubs’, target 2027

Rights groups have criticised the plan, arguing that European nations cannot guarantee the rights of migrants would be respected.

Ministers from Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Greece attend a press conference after a meeting of the Ministers for Immigration and Integration in Copenhagen on Friday. Photo: Reuters
China-EU relations

EU gives Arctic shipping route cold shoulder as China and Russia push ahead

Its opposition to the commercialisation of Arctic transit comes amid rising anxiety over Beijing and Moscow’s closer polar collaboration.

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China shipbuilding

‘Breakthrough’: Chinese shipyard set to take orders from Nordic cruise operator

Chinese shipyard Waigaoqiao signs MOU with Nordic cruise operator, marking another advance for the rising shipbuilding powerhouse, analysts say.

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China trade

German companies want tougher EU-China policy despite supply chain reliance

The DIHK finds German firms facing Chinese competition back stronger EU action, but its trade chief warns against ‘blanket measures’.

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German companies are backing tougher EU action on China as manufacturers such as Volkswagen restructure under intensifying competition from Chinese rivals. Photo: Reuters
China manufacturing

China’s Xiaomi to start selling electric cars in Europe next year

Xiaomi Auto says it has signed agreements with eight car dealer groups to build a sales and service network in Germany.

China jobs

Open Questions | How China Works author on the data economy, robots and AI

Economist Lan Xiaohuan proposes better social security to fix China’s unbalanced economy and weighs the impact of technology on lives now and in the future.

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Get to Know

Meet Alexander Zverev’s TV star girlfriend Sophia Thomalla

Despite domestic abuse allegations against the reigning French Open champion by exes Olya Sharypova and Brenda Patea, Thomalla has remained steadfastly supportive.

Alexander Zverev and Sophia Thomalla have been dating since 2020. Photos: @sophiathomalla/Instagram
The Netherlands

Dutch shift gold from US and Canada to London, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’

DNB moves reserves to boost liquidity in crisis response as analysts warn widespread shifts could dent confidence in US.

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Gold bars are stacked in a vault at the United States Mint in West Point, New York. Photo: AP
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 2 from clinic over sales of bogus ‘cancer vaccine’

Authorities seize more than 50 unregistered injections in investigation into product marketed as vaccine against more than 20 types of cancer.

China-EU relations

EU trade enforcers descend on Beijing demanding China fix ‘untenable’ imbalances

Brussels officials hold talks in the Chinese capital as they seek a commitment to reduce surging exports to the bloc.

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Russia

Germany blames Russia for attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

Berlin says it will shut down a Russian consulate and take other actions, citing ‘hybrid attacks’ by Moscow.

Police officers search a field on the grounds of Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany in August after an attempted drone attack. Photo: dpa via AP
Energy

Explosive devices damage power lines near German coal plant

At least one device detonated, but others failed to go off. No one was hurt and there was no major blackout in the area.

Units at the Jaenschwalde power Plant. The Preilack substation distributes electricity generated at the Jaenschwalde plant both regionally and beyond. Photo: dpa
China exports

As China-EU trade talk deadline nears, ex-Brussels official adopts bullish tone

The former president of the European Council says the two sides are approaching a common ground.

US-China trade war

Opinion | Move over Strait of Hormuz. Innovation chokepoints are the ones to watch

The strength of a chokepoint lies not only in the force of the initial blow but in the scale of the long-term damage it leaves behind.

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Travel

Spud-tacular hotel celebrates potatoes in food, facials and farming

Germany’s Potato Hotel offers potato treatments, yoga sessions and work opportunities for young travellers who are looking for a free stay.

Sylvia Methfessel, the right-hand woman of Potato Hotel owner Olaf Stehr, says young people from all over the world visit the German hotel. Photo: Philipp Schulze/dpa
China exports

From air conditioners to taps, Europe’s climate extremes boost China sales

Chinese makers of low-flow taps, garden gear and insulated drinkware are seeing European orders surge as heatwaves and drought reshape demand.

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Crime

2 dead in school attack near Berlin

A 19-year-old German man was detained and is being held in police custody.

Crime

Germany jails man, 81, for life over murder of tourist 30 years ago

The case remained unsolved for decades. A breakthrough was only achieved after old DNA traces were analysed using new technical methods.

Defence lawyer Volker Klein makes a statement at the regional court in Koblenz, Germany on August 18 during a recess in the murder trial of an 81-year-old man who admitted to sexually abusing and killing an American tourist in Germany more than 30 years ago. Photo: via AP
US, Israel war on Iran

US Patriot missile shortage in Europe ‘beyond critical’ due to Iran war

In the event of a Russian ballistic missile assault, Nato could be forced ‘to take punch after punch in the mouth’.

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A US Army air defence artilleryman conducts maintenance on an MIM-104 Patriot missile system at an undisclosed location in the Middle East, in an image released in June. Photo: US Army via AFP
Disease

Two airport workers die of malaria from mosquito on plane in Germany

Six workers in total were infected with malaria tropica – the most dangerous form of the disease – at Frankfurt Airport.

India

Why South Asian students are rethinking Western university education

Rising costs, visa restrictions and better regional choices drive a shift towards domestic undergraduate study before going abroad.

Hong Kong politics

Beijing slams West for criticising Hong Kong court verdict in Tiananmen vigil case

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian hits out at ‘certain countries and organisations’ for using judicial cases to smear Hong Kong.

A court found the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and its former leaders guilty of attempting to undermine the country’s fundamental system under the national security law. Photo: Jelly Tse
Ukraine war

Zelensky says Ukraine wants peace but won’t ‘simply surrender’

The country marks 35 years of independence from the Soviet Union as Zelensky vows to find a solution to Putin’s ‘ballistic terror’.

President Volodymyr Zelensky hands over the flag of a military unit during the ceremony to mark Ukraine Independence Day in Kyiv on Monday. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Zelensky says Ukraine had no role in Nord Stream pipeline blast

Croatian police have detained a second Ukrainian national in connection with the 2022 sabotage of the pipelines linking Russia to Europe.

Ukraine

Putin wants to draft 300,000 new troops for war, Ukraine’s Zelensky says

Russia could draft more troops in 2027 to reach its goal of 500,000 and aims to produce up to 1,300 ballistic missiles per year, he adds.

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