liverpool draw old foe manchester united in europa league last 16

Liverpool draw old foe Manchester United in Europa League last-16

The other English side in the competition, Tottenham Hotspur, will face off against German side Borussia Dortmund.
police foil bid to blackmail bayern munich

Police foil bid to blackmail Bayern Munich

A former German bank robber has been charged with blackmail for allegedly trying to extort millions in cash and diamonds from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich with bomb threats, police said on Tuesday.
merkel calls for an eu common stance in refugee crisis

Merkel calls for an EU 'common stance' in refugee crisis

On the eve of an EU summit, the German Chancellor says "the main thing now is to have a common stance on how to secure the external borders, and here the EU-Turkey plan offers a good solution".
vw to recall 680000 cars in us over faulty airbags

VW to recall 680,000 cars in US over faulty airbags

Embattled German auto giant Volkswagen is having to recall 680,000 cars in the United States owing to possible faulty airbags supplied by Japanese maker Takata, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.
ten dead as commuter trains collide in germany

Ten dead as commuter trains collide in Germany

German authorities were on Tuesday investigating how two commuter trains collided head-on, leaving at least 10 dead and dozens injured, despite having been fitted with automatic braking systems to prevent accidents.
tet fair fascinates foreign students photo

Tet Fair fascinates foreign students: Photo

On February 4, foreign students from Germany, France, Russia and the Republic of Korea attended the 2016 Tet Fair in Hanoi saying they felt fascinated by the artistry and novelty of the event.
bosch sales surpass 70 billion euros for the first time

Bosch sales surpass 70 billion euros for the first time

Germany’s Bosch Group recorded sales of over 70 billion euros in 2015 for the first time, according to preliminary figures.
siemens sets new world records at d sseldorf power plant

Siemens sets new world records at Düsseldorf power plant

On January 22, 2016, global technology powerhouse Siemens handed over the combined cycle power plant equipped with a Siemens H-class gas turbine at the Lausward location in the Düsseldorf (Germany) harbour area to the customer and operator, the utility company Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG. 
rural germany an integration laboratory for refugees

Rural Germany an 'integration laboratory' for refugees

German villages and small towns could hold the key to socially integrating a mass influx of refugees who would in turn help revitalise dwindling rural populations, experts say.
paris police station attacker had no link to militant network germany

Paris police station attacker had no link to militant network: Germany

Investigations "over the past two weeks have brought no indications of any Islamist network" connected to the man, said Uwe Jacob, police chief of North Rhine-Westphalia state.
merkel unyielding in face of growing revolt over refugees

Merkel unyielding in face of growing revolt over refugees

With about 3,000 new asylum-seekers still braving the winter cold to cross the border from Austria every day, Germany is headed for a repeat of last year when it took in a record 1.1 million migrants, straining resources and fraying nerves.
popular german jazz artist set to perform in vietnam

Popular German jazz artist set to perform in Vietnam

Popular German jazz artist Timo Vollbrecht and his band Fly Magic will put on a concert at the HCMC Conservatory of Music in District 1 on Saturday night.
nishikori eases into open second round

Nishikori eases into Open second round

The seventh seed reeled off a 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 win in one hour 55 minutes against Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber at the year's opening Grand Slam tournament.
mof earns 88m from metro subsidiary sale

MoF earns $88m from Metro subsidiary sale

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has collected more than VND1.9 trillion (US$87.2 million) in taxes from Germany's Metro Group after the sale of its subsidiary Metro Cash and Carry Vietnam.
aec entices german firms

AEC entices German firms

More than a week after the ASEAN Economic Community was officially established, Marko Walde, chief representative of German Industry and Commerce Vietnam and chairman of the German-ASEAN Chamber Network, spoke with VIR’s Thanh Tung about German firms’ interest in the community in relation to the Vietnamese market.