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  • Germany's IG Metall union eyes four-day week for steel workers

    Germany's IG Metall union is to demand the introduction of a four-day week with full salary, said a union negotiator ahead of a new round of collective bargaining talks covering steel workers in the north-west of the country.

    April06,2023


  • IG Metall: 70,000 auto-sector jobs endangered by electric vehicles

    Nearly every tenth job in the German automotive industry is in danger of being eliminated by the year 2030, according to German metalworkers’ union IG Metall.

    May28,2018


  • New Opportunities of China-Laos Economic and Trade Cooperation in New Era

    The report mainly presents the fruitful results achieved in bilateral economic and trade cooperation, the key cooperation construction projects between the two countries, and the vast opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the future.

    December08,2023


  • Union open to investor in small parts production at Airbus

    IG Metall, the primary metalworkers’ trade union in Germany, is open to the controversial sale of Airbus' small-parts production to an external investor - but only on condition that the aircraft manufacturer simultaneously examines the possibility of remaining part of the Airbus Group.

    December15,2021


  • Bosch to sell passenger car brake disc production with 900 employees

    ​​The German technology group and automotive supplier Bosch is aiming to sell its passenger car brake disc production unit.

    July13,2021


  • China's stock and bond markets see USD1.848 bln foreign capital inflow in July: IIF report

    China's stock and bond markets saw a total foreign capital inflow of about 1.848 billion U.S. dollars in July despite the sharp decreases of capital inflows into the emerging markets globally, data from the Institute of International Finance showed on Tuesday.

    August05,2021


  • "Dark day" for German shipbuilding as two firms file for insolvency

    German cruiseliner manufacturer MV Werften and another shipbuilder, Lloyd-Werft, both filed for insolvency on Monday, in what unions have called a "dark day" for German shipyards.

    January13,2022


  • Overseas asset management firms positive on A-share market

    Renowned overseas asset management firms such as UBS Asset Management, Value Partners Group, Aberdeen Standard Investments, Fidelity International and Schroders plc. hold positive outlook on China's A-share market

    February22,2019


  • 750 jobs to go at German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp

    ​German industrial firm Thyssenkrupp announced the loss of another 750 jobs on Wednesday as it dealt with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

    March12,2021


  • Car makers Volkswagen, Tata freeze cooperation talks

    Germany's Volkswagen AG and India's Tata have broken off talks concerning a potential cooperation between the two car makers, a spokesperson for the Volkswagen brand Skoda confirmed on Thursday.

    August11,2017


  • Overseas investors optimistic about China's A-shares

    Overseas investors are bullish on Chinese A-share market, the Xinhua-run Shanghai Securities News reported recently.

    February11,2019


  • Germany's Thyssenkrupp to cut 3,000 steel jobs

    Germany's ailing industrial giant Thyssenkrupp and union IG Metall agreed on Wednesday to 3,000 job cuts in the company's steel division.

    March27,2020


  • China's role in global economy not weakened amid geopolitical tensions: investment banker

    China's role in the global economy has not been weakened amid escalating geopolitical tensions, and companies worldwide saw growth opportunities in Asia led by China, Douglas Flint, chairman of global investment firm Standard Life Aberdeen, has said.

    September23,2020


  • German union warns of job losses from electro-mobility

    The new gas emissions targets of the European Union could result in substantial job losses and incalculable social repercussions in Germany, the top official of the country's metalworkers union IG Metall warns.

    December29,2018


  • Foreign private funds step up entering China via Chinese subsidiary

    Foreign private funds are speeding up investment in China's capital market as the A-shares recently show a strong rebound.

    March25,2019


  • Foreign investors' role increasing in China's A-share market: report

    Foreign investors are playing a more important role in China's A-share market in recent years, which will improve market functioning and boost performance of large-cap equities and consumer stocks, China Daily reported Monday.

    December17,2018


  • World's first floating wind farm starts production in Scotland

    The first floating wind farm in the world off the coast of Scotland has started to deliver electricity to the Scottish grid, said its operator, Norwegian multinational oil and gas company Statoil, on Wednesday.

    October19,2017


  • Study: E-mobility threatens hundreds of thousands of German jobs

    Hundreds of thousands of jobs in the German automotive sector are under threat due to the transition to electromobility, according to a government-commissioned report released on Monday.

    February20,2020


  • ​Germany government acts to help stricken steel industry

    The German government is moving to help the stricken steel sector in a bid to rescue jobs and preserve the industry's long-term prospects.

    July17,2020


  • Guotai Junan Securities wins best private fund custodian and administrator awards by The Asset magazine

    Guotai Junan Securities, one of China's leading brokerages, was announced winner of the awards of "Best Custodian (China), Private Funds" and "Best in Fund Administration (China), Alternatives -- Private Funds" by The Asset magazine on May 29.

    June04,2019


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