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IW Survey: Many industries expect upswing in 2021
Following the deep recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, many industry associations expect strong growth next year. However, the German Economic Institute (IW/Cologne), which is close to employers, estimates that not all sectors will see sufficient growth to return to pre-crisis levels.
July02,2020
IW Cologne: Bavaria second best industrial location behind US
According to a new study, the southern German state of Bavaria is the second best location for industrial companies internationally after the United States.
August18,2020
China, Vietnam launch cross-border QR code payment system
China and Vietnam on Tuesday officially launched a bilateral QR code payment service in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, marking the rollout of the service in the Vietnamese market.
December03,2025
Study: Germany's employer sick pay costs hit €82 billion in 2024
Rising sickness rates and higher employment have pushed German employers' spending on ill employees to around €82 billion ($96 billion) in 2024, up €10 billion in three years, according to the Cologne-based German Economic Institute (IW).
August25,2025
Panel discussions held during Boao Forum for Asia
A panel discussion themed on "Illuminating the Blue: Building the South China Sea into a Sea of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation" is held during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 27, 2025.
March28,2025
Asia-Pacific news agencies seek cooperation to tackle global changes, tech challenges
The 19th General Assembly of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) kicked off in St. Petersburg on Thursday.
June20,2025
Xinhua president meets VNA general director
Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency, met with General Director Vu Viet Trang of Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in Beijing on Tuesday.
August21,2024
China's business environment, market draw more German investments
Philipp Kortüm, Chief Financial Officer of TÜV Rheinland, a renowned German testing and certification service provider, was astounded by the swift completion of its Phase II laboratory in Taicang, a county-level city in east China's Jiangsu Province.
September02,2024
Belt and Road Weekly Vol.9 No.6
This issue tells the growth momentum of China's shipbuilding industry in 2023 and how BSE-listed firms make strong start with increased investment, expanded markets and stable production.
February22,2024
Experts: German hydrogen industry falling behind competitors
German industry is losing ground to competitors from China when it comes to the future-orientated market for electrolysis equipment for the hydrogen economy, according to newly released figures from the Institute of the German Economy (IW).
February01,2023
RCEP facilitates China-Vietnam trade growth amid gloomy world outlook
Despite a gloomy global picture featuring rising fuel prices and inflation, and disruptions to supply chains, two-way trade between China and Vietnam has this year achieved high growth thanks to the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
December27,2022
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
RCEP boosts trade among member countries
At the Nanning International Railway Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, containers of mini tillers are loaded onto the China-Vietnam freight trains, ready for their cross-border journey.
April13,2022
German economy enters new year with curbed optimism
Economic optimism in Germany is slipping in light of international trade conflicts and a cooling global economy.
December29,2018
SME research network warns that innovation is declining
The AiF research network, which focuses on small and medium-sized industrial firms, has warned about a potential decline in the innovative strength of companies in the SME sector.
October11,2018
Germany threatened by skilled labour shortage, study finds
Germany is facing an increasing shortage of skilled workers in the coming decades, according to a study by the German Economic Institute (IW) published on Wednesday.
April09,2021
Companies take a more critical view of location quality in Bavaria
Bavarian companies are taking a more critical view of the quality of their business location. In an annual survey conducted by IW Consult on behalf of the Bavarian Business Association (vbw), the score fell this year for the second time in a row and now stands at 74.8 out of a possible 100 points.
November25,2021
China Studies Program launched in Vietnam
A China Studies Program was inaugurated at Vietnam National University on Thursday to enhance the understanding about China and further consolidate the mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Vietnam.
June13,2016
First Vietnamese milk firm approved for exports to China
Vietnam's largest dairy firm Vinamilk has got the green-light to officially export its milk products to China, the company told Xinhua on Wednesday.
May18,2017
First Vietnamese milk firm approved for exports to China
Vietnam's largest dairy firm Vinamilk has got the green-light to officially export its milk products to China, the company told Xinhua on Wednesday.
May17,2017
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