merkel launches election bid with tough line on immigration

Merkel launches election bid with tough line on immigration

ESSEN, Germany: Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday (Dec 7) lashed populists seeking to exploit Germany's refugee influx, but set down a tough line on integration - including a ban on the veil - as she launched into election campaign mode.
airbus cuts 1100 jobs in france germany

Airbus cuts 1,100 jobs in France, Germany

PARIS: Airbus announced on Tuesday (Nov 29) it was cutting more than 1,100 jobs in Europe and closing one of its sites in the Paris region as part of an ongoing restructuring programme.
merkel warns against fake news driving populist gains

Merkel warns against fake news driving populist gains

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Wednesday (Nov 23) against the power of fake news on social media to spur the rise of populists, after launching her campaign for a fourth term.
leverkusen hold on for cska draw in champions league

Leverkusen hold on for CSKA draw in Champions League

MOSCOW: Bayer Leverkusen played out a 1-1 draw at CSKA Moscow on Tuesday (Nov 22) to put the German club on the verge of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages.
german vn officials discuss small businesses

German, VN officials discuss small businesses

Small and medium-sized enterprises play a vital role in national development, Vietnamese and German politicians said in Ha Noi yesterday, during a dialogue between the Communist Party of Viet Nam and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
schneider electric vietnam opens green electrician lab

Schneider Electric Vietnam opens “Green Electrician” Lab

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, with the support of the Schneider Electric Foundation, DEG - a subsidiary of the German Development Bank, and ASSIST, a non-governmental international capacity building organisation, today opened the “Green Electrician” lab at Ly Tu Trong Technical College in Ho Chi Minh City.
german prosecutors extend dieselgate probe to vw chairman

German prosecutors extend 'dieselgate' probe to VW chairman

FRANKFURT: German prosecutors probing whether Volkswagen executives manipulated the markets in the wake of the "dieselgate" scandal have widened their investigation to include the chairman of the group's supervisory board, the auto giant said on Sunday (Nov 6).
german stars to take vn stage in november

German stars to take VN stage in November

German indie pop band Von Wegen Lisbeth will tour Việt Nam from November 4 to 13, performing and interacting with fans and youngsters who are learning German.
manchester utd end schweinsteigers exile

Manchester Utd end Schweinsteiger's exile

MANCHESTER: Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw hailed Bastian Schweinsteiger's return to first-team training after the former Germany midfielder's exile came to an end on Monday (Oct 31).
pm calls for more investment from german businesses

PM calls for more investment from German businesses

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said Việt Nam wants German investors to invest more in the country, particularly sectors of German strength, such as hi-tech manufacturing, renewable energy, infrastructure, and logistics.
germany to hold art show next tuesday

Germany to hold art show next Tuesday

A German night featuring performances by local and overseas Vietnamese artists will be held at the Opera House in downtown HCMC on Tuesday night on the occasion of a Vietnam visit by Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany.
scorpions to show up at music festival in hanoi

Scorpions to show up at music festival in Hanoi

Veteran German band Scorpions will be special guests at the Monsoon Music Festival 2016 scheduled to take place at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi from October 21 to 23, reports Vietnamplus.
new vietnamese german university campus breaks ground

New Vietnamese-German University campus breaks ground

A new Vietnamese-German University (VGU) campus broke ground last week in the southern province of Binh Duong.
elbipolis baroque orchestra to perform in vietnam

Elbipolis Baroque Orchestra to perform in Vietnam

The Elbipolis Baroque Orchestra from Hamburg, Germany and DJ Brezel Göring will present a crossover of baroque and electronic music at the Grand Concert Hall at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, at 77 Hao Nam Street in Hanoi on October 20.
german banks can enable european fta investment

German banks can enable European FTA investment

German banks are keeping watch on the developing economic relations between Vietnam and Germany, in advance of European investments set to pour into the country when the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) takes effect.