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  • Università Cattolica won the Confucius Institute of the year

    On the tenth anniversary of its foundation, the Confucius Institute of the Catholic University received the award thanks to its vast activity for the spread of the Chinese language, with about 300 enrolled in language courses and 1,000 language certification exams per year.

    December11,2019



  • China's top diplomat meets delegation of Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union

    Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, met with a delegation led by Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union, in Beijing on Wednesday.

    August29,2024


  • China's top diplomat meets president of South Korea-China Parliamentarians' Union

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with a delegation led by Kim Tae-nyeon, president of the South Korea-China Parliamentarians' Union, on Wednesday in Beijing.

    September19,2024


  • Zhongyuan Union to acquire U.S.-based OriGene

    Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering Corp announced last week its plan to buy US-based gene centric life sciences company OriGene Technologies Inc by acquiring the 100 percent stake of a Shanghai-based investment company.

    February16,2017


  • 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


  • China launches international cooperation initiative in open science with Brazil, South Africa, African Union

    China, Brazil, South Africa and the African Union have jointly launched an Initiative on International Cooperation in Open Science, with the goal of building an open, fair, impartial and non-discriminatory global environment for science and technology development, according to the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology.

    November22,2024


  • German union demands 9.5% pay increase for 20,000 Lufthansa employees

    Germany's Verdi union is demanding a pay rise of about 9.5% for around 20,000 Lufthansa ground staff.

    June24,2022


  • Morocco approves constituent act of African Union

    Morocco on Tuesday approved the constituent act of the African Union (AU) as part of its bid to rejoin the organization, Morocco World News reported.

    January11,2017


  • 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


  • 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


  • China-aided youth union activity center founded in Laos

    The founding ceremony for the Chinese government-aided Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union central activity center was founded recently in Lao capital Vientiane.

    December31,2020


  • Xinjiang sees growing foreign trade with Eurasian Economic Union

    Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region saw 197.2 billion yuan (about 28.31 billion U.S. dollars) of imports and exports to member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in the first 11 months of 2019, up 6.8 percent year on year.

    January06,2020


  • Labor union: 50 billion euros not enough for rail network

    ​Trade unionists consider the possible increase of billions in federal funds for the German rail network to be too little.

    March27,2019


  • Trade union federation calls on government to launch investment offensive

    The head of the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB), Reiner Hoffmann, has called on the country’s governing coalition to invest significantly more in public infrastructure than previously planned.

    March18,2020


  • The European Union invests up to € 6 billion in the single data market

    Brussels aims at reaching a digital leadership. The project outlined by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, intends to strengthen the competitiveness of Europe, recovering the lost ground in technology.

    February20,2020


  • China's trade unions up funds for workers in difficulties amid epidemic

    The All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) has ratcheted up financial support on Thursday for workers in difficult circumstances amid the COVID-19 epidemic in regions including Hubei Province.

    May06,2020


  • Stellantis will benefit from the reallocation of NRRP funds for car production in Italy, as Italian Minister Urso aims for a pact with the unions by mid-August

    The Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy is holding a series of discussions on the future of the automotive sector. Part of the funds could come from REPowerEU, as the goal is to produce 1 million cars per year in Italy.

    July25,2023


  • European Union, African Union leaders meet to explore economic ties

    Senior government figures from more than 50 European Union and African Union countries are meeting in Vienna on Tuesday to strengthen economic cooperation between the two continents, amid efforts to tackle the root causes for migration.

    December21,2018


  • EVG trade union urges more investments in German rail infrastructure

    The railway and transport trade union EVG has called on the German government and the Deutsche Bahn railway company to invest more in the country's rail network.

    July26,2019


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