This week, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit is taking place in Tajikistan – largely unnoticed by the West. That is a mistake. After all, a new power is forming here. And China is playing a key role.
By Michael Radunski
The Chinese judiciary and government are currently driving the development of Chinese labour law decisively forward. In doing so, they are responding to high levels of dissatisfaction among many workers and day laborers who suffer from unregulated working hours. In doing so, however, they are depriving numerous digital companies of the basis for their business: these had relied on the availability of cheap, flexible labour to be able to offer their services quickly and cheaply at a high profit.
By Redaktion Table
Daimler and Geely are turning the 2.70-meter-long Smart into a four-meter-long compact SUV. The new design is an attempt to revive the loss-maker Smart. But the new car is pushing into a market segment with numerous competitors. And: The Smart loses its uniqueness with the new design.
By Frank Sieren
