
In February, the Malabar typefacewas awarded the German Design Prize in Gold 2010. It has been specially designed for use in modern Indian newspapers. A reportmore
What unites Germany and Asia? Certainly, a dense network of relationships. But there are often people at the nodes of these networks. Three portraits of unusual people who bring relations between Germany and Asia alivemore
The year of events called “Germany in Vietnam” will be held from 2010 to January 2011. Interview with project manager Dr. Peter J. Bumke on German-Vietnamese relations and the highlights of the programmemore

Last year, Joybrato Mukherjee was appointed President of the University of Giessen, making him the youngest state university president in Germany. Portrait of a remarkable personmore
Hundreds of international journalists report from Germany, helping to shape the picture that people have of Germany abroad. A story about three Asian foreign correspondents, their work and their livesmore
The Goethe-Institut Bangkok is coordinating and producing an entertaining science magazine for children and adolescents together with seven TV stations from Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and...more
Since 1996, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation has been running the Media Programme Asia to promote a free, responsible and ethical press in the region. A reportmore
For ten years now, Christoph Hein has been reporting from Asia as economics correspondent of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. An interview about the region he reports on, his work routine and changing media landscapes in...more
A new exchange programme for Indian visiting professors began in the 2009 summer semester under the motto “A New Passage to India”more
Korean pianist Woohyung Yang wants to make the German School of Music Weimar more well-known, and she wants to offer more Masters coursesmore
An interview with Woohyung Yang, Director of the German School of Music Weimar, about her initial assessment, her aims with the school and her personal aspirationsmore
The children of immigrants from Vietnam are strikingly good at school. Percentage-wise, there are more Vietnamese kids swotting for the Abitur exam than Germansmore
Vietnam’s first state university under foreign management is being set up in Ho Chi Minh Citymore
Pakistan’s Buddhist legacy is on show at the “Gandhara” exhibition in Berlinmore
German foundations and organizations are contributing to the development of civil society in Asia through various projects. A selectionmore
Schools: Partners for the Future is the title of an initiative launched by the Federal Foreign Office. A report about school students from Vietnam and Indiamore
An interview with Dr. Ulrich von Deessen about the BASF and Grameen joint venture in Bangladeshmore
Indian suburbs often have a shortage of sanitary facilities. A German aid organization is now helping to counteract this – and is also reducing the incidence of disease. A reportmore
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft opened a Representative Office in Korea in September. Representative Joohwan Kim has got down to work with great energy. An interviewmore
Home appliances group Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte has developed an environmentally friendly cooker for Asia. A success storymore
German scientists have installed a tsunami early warning system in Indonesia. A situation reportmore
Kiran Nagarkar is an outstanding representative of contemporary Indian literature. This year the writer is a guest of the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin programme Berlinmore
The German Technology Symposium (GTS08) is taking place in Bangkok/Thailand from 8 to 11 November. An interview with organizer Stefan Buerklemore
Buildings designed by German architecture office are being erected in India and Vietnammore
They’re TV stars, architects or actors, and they’re all successful: women and men from Asia or with a migration background who have made their lives in Germanymore
Professor Dr. Wolf Rieck, previously president of the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, is now establishing the German-Vietnamese University in Ho Chi Minh City as its founding presidentmore
The biggest network of Korean alumni who studied in Germany has been developed in Korea with the help of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD). An interview with Ursula Toyka-Fuong, responsible for Korea at the DAADmore
Despite the uncertain situation, German companies are increasingly investing in Afghanistan, thus contributing to the country’s reconstructionmore
Many Indian companies are entering the German market, university applications from India are on the increase, and the Indian community in Germany is growingmore
Since the 1980s Flensburg University has offered a degree course in energy management – primarily for Asians. An interview with the lecturer Wulf Boiemore