Tag: coronavirus
China’s exports collapse by more than 12 percent
Container handling in Tianjin It is the sharpest decline in foreign trade since the beginning of the corona pandemic. (Photo: dpa) Beijing Chinese foreign trade collapsed in June. As the…
SPD-Left and FDP want to permanently relieve gastronomy
Beer garden in the English Garden in Munich Dehoga fears that the company will die if the VAT rate is increased again. (Photo: picture alliance / SVEN SIMON) Berlin In…
Fitness provider Egym collects up to 200 million euros
Munich The corona pandemic plunged the growth-spoiled fitness industry into a deep crisis. “When the studios were closed for so long, we feared for our existence,” says Egym founder Philipp…
The wave of lawsuits is becoming so dangerous
Dusseldorf 150,000 euros in damages. This is what a 42-year-old dentist from Mainz demands from the pharmaceutical company Astra-Zeneca. She has been deaf in her right ear since a blood…
European companies complain about the poor business environment in China
China EU companies find it more difficult to do business in the People’s Republic. (Photo: dpa) Beijing European companies rate the business environment in China as badly as it has…
European companies are reducing investments in China
China EU companies find it more difficult to do business in the People’s Republic. (Photo: dpa) Berlin European companies are finding doing business in China more difficult than ever. The…
Parliamentary Committee delivers scathing verdict on Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson At the beginning of 2022, the violations of the corona rules, known as “Partygate”, plunged the then Johnson government into a permanent crisis. (Photo: AP) London As British…
Committee recommends suspension of ex-PM Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson Johnson says he will be fined for misleading Parliament. (Photo: AP) London Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson knowingly misled Parliament over the “Partygate” affair, according to an…
China’s industry is growing more slowly – consumption is also declining
Retail in Shanghai Retail sales in China fell well short of analysts’ expectations in May. (Photo: Bloomberg) Beijing Chinese industrial growth slowed in May. Industrial production in the world’s second-largest…
Viagra could soon be available without a prescription
Viagra Viagra is one of the most illegally copied and sold drugs in the world. (Photo: imago images / Döhrn) Frankfurt am Main The potency pill Viagra and its imitation…
First tropical virus vaccine about to be approved
Work for the mosquito atlas Doreen Walther at her workplace in the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research. The biologist identifies mosquitoes under the microscope and enters the results in…
German companies in China want to invest more – despite the gloomy business prospects
companies in China Companies have also been demanding more equality, especially in public tenders, for a long time. (Photo: dpa) Beijing Despite clouded growth prospects and growing geopolitical tensions, German…
Germany’s exports to China continue to collapse
Berlin, Beijing The end of the strict zero-Covid policy in China in December 2022 was celebrated not only by the local population. German export companies also hoped for better business.…
China’s exports collapse in May
China trade Exports from the People’s Republic fell significantly more than expected in the past month compared to the previous year. (Photo: dpa) Beijing World export champion China felt the…
New patent dispute over corona vaccine against BioNTech, Pfizer and Moderna
Covid vaccine Biontech, Moderna and Pfizer made billions from their Covid-19 vaccines. (Photo: IMAGO/Beautiful Sports) Washington The US biotech company Promosome sees its patents being violated by the billions of…
Market environment for private health insurers remains challenging
In the hospital Private patients are usually entitled to treatment by a chief physician. (Photo: Westend61/Getty Images) Frankfurt The corona crisis appears to have been overcome in 2023, but the…
Industrial orders fall again: “Economic sentiment is becoming more and more queasy”
Industry Orders fell by 0.4 percent compared to the previous month, as the Federal Statistical Office announced on Tuesday. (Photo: imago images / photothek) Berlin Surprisingly, German industry again had…
Record funding for biotech firm ITM
Laboratory at ITM The Munich company was able to collect more than 200 million euros from investors. (Photo: ITM) Frankfurt In one of the largest private investment rounds in the…
Lauterbach’s meetings with countries remain without agreement
Berlin Actually, the press conference by Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and his country colleagues should send a signal of unity. The SPD politician spoke of a “breakthrough” in his…
Coronavirus Is No longer a “Global Health Emergency”
The World Health Organization has decided that the coronavirus is no longer a “global health emergency”. The one that emerged in December 2019 and towards the end of 2021, which…