Asia

A new podcast aims to act as a cultural guide for Asians and answer the question: “Why do Germans do that?”

How 28-year-old Mikis Weber from Bremen captured the hearts of people in this Southeast Asian country.

Julia Münch is the new secretary general of the Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB). She believes that new formats are the best way to intensify exchange.

Japan and Germany are actually ideal partners because they are similar in many respects. There are also differences, however.

Suzanne Bernert is virtually unknown in Germany, but in India her face is recognised by almost everyone on the street. Find out why in our article.

An interview with Ambassador Dr Peter Schoof about Germany’s new guidelines for its future Indo-Pacific policy.

Marko Walde, the delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam, explains why this Southeast Asian country is the ideal business partner right now.

Pakistani molecular biologist Asifa Akhtar, the new vice president of the Max Planck Society, has set priorities for her term in office.

A Berlin start-up has created environmentally-friendly packaging using areca palm leaves from India.

Sector expert Han Steutel on possible supply bottlenecks for medicines from India and China and on Germany as a pharma industry hub.

How Aravinth Palaniswamy, Duc Tam Dam und Christina Papke, the creators of a new platform, are making things easier for expats on their arrival in Germany.

Dr. Katja Lasch, Head of the New Delhi DAAD office, explains why more and more Indian students are choosing to study in Germany.