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The curtain rises for the Golden Lion

The red carpet is rolled out and ready for the film stars. At the Biennale di Venezia, the world’s oldest film...more

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Merkel to mark 20th anniversary of German reunification treaty

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will Tuesday 31 August mark the moment 20 years ago when the treaty was signed bringing...more

German unemployment continues downward path amid recovery

The number of people without work in Germany fell for the 14th straight month in August, as Europe's largest economy...more

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World

Hopes for progress as new round of Mideast peace talks gets underway  

Business

Deutsche Bahn on track to chug through Chunnel  

Culture & Lifestyle

Cairo residents are 'kings of adaptation,' says author Belal Fadl  

Events

“Longing” in the German pavilion

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Portrait

One School, Two Qualification Options

The German International School in Cape Town (DSK) is one of four German overseas schools in South Africa. Around 730...more

Goethe-Institut News

Minigolf and Monks instead of Machines and Motors – On the Future of Tempelhof...  

The Future of the Newspaper, The Newspaper of the Future: An interview with...  

Last Post From Nazi Germany  

The Local

Germany faces big expectations in Euro 2012 qualifier  

Sarrazin sparks calls for new integration debate  

Germany drives EU growth past America  

Linktips

New website for international students

A new site has been launched by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). www.study-in.de is intended to help guide...more

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German Information Centre New Delhi

News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...more

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German Information Centre Pretoria

The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...more

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German Information Center USA

The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...more

New Typeface for India

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

Between Germany and Asia – Three Unusual Biographies

Philipp Rösler © BMG

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

Germany Year in Vietnam

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

University President with Indian Roots

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

Sound Bites from the Capital

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

Launch of a New TV Format

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

Small Programme, Big Impact

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

Correspondent Cover­ing Half the World

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 Passage to India

A new exchange programme for Indian visiting professors began in the 2009 summer semester under the motto “A New Passage to India”more

GSMW under New Leadership

Korean pianist Woohyung Yang wants to make the German School of Music Weimar more well-known, and she wants to offer more Masters coursesmore

“To spread German Music in Korea”

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 Vietnamese Miracle

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

Vietnamese-German University Soon to Open Its Doors

Vietnam’s first state university under foreign management is being set up in Ho Chi Minh Citymore

Well Worth Seeing

Pakistan’s Buddhist legacy is on show at the “Gandhara” exhibition in Berlinmore

Civil Society Commitment

German foundations and organizations are contributing to the development of civil society in Asia through various projects. A selectionmore

World-Spanning Schools Initiative

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

A Social Business Model

An interview with Dr. Ulrich von Deessen about the BASF and Grameen joint venture in Bangladeshmore

Help towards Self-Help

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

Fraunhofer in Korea

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft opened a Representative Office in Korea in September. Representative Joohwan Kim has got down to work with great energy. An interviewmore

Plant-Oil Cooker a Great Success

Home appliances group Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte has developed an environmentally friendly cooker for Asia. A success storymore

Early Warning System Operational

German scientists have installed a tsunami early warning system in Indonesia. A situation reportmore

Kiran Nagarkar: Invited to Berlin for a Year

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

By Engineers for Engineers

The German Technology Symposium (GTS08) is taking place in Bangkok/Thailand from 8 to 11 November. An interview with organizer Stefan Buerklemore

GMP Successful in Asia

Buildings designed by German architecture office are being erected in India and Vietnammore

Careers “made in Germany”

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

“Building a Top University”

Professor Dr. Wolf Rieck

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 Korean Network

Ursula Toyka-Fuong

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

German Companies Are Investing

Despite the uncertain situation, German companies are increasingly investing in Afghanistan, thus contributing to the country’s reconstructionmore

The Indians Are Coming

Many Indian companies are entering the German market, university applications from India are on the increase, and the Indian community in Germany is growingmore

Training for Asia

Since the 1980s Flensburg University has offered a degree course in energy management – primarily for Asians. An interview with the lecturer Wulf Boiemore

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