The Year of Germany in India is being held from autumn 2011 until autumn 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Germany and India. We present an interview with Heiko Sievers, project manager and director of...more
Germany and Indonesia have developed an early warning system against tsunamis. Yet there can never be absolute protection. German scientists are therefore now working on a sensor network using flying robots for disaster relief.more
A German indie musician is a pop star in East Asia; an actor from Thailand is the longest-serving foreign actor on German television; and a German is the chef responsible for the meals on Singapore Airlines flights. Three stories...more
In 2011 Germany is the partner country of Business of Design Week in Hong Kong, the biggest design event in the Asian region. The German Design Council will present the latest trends and products.more
The new Indo-German Centre for Sustainability in Chennai aims to find solutions to Asia’s pressing environmental problems.more
A major series of events called “Germany and India 2011–2012” will be launched in the autumn of 2011 aimed at highlighting and strengthening Indo-German relations.more

Indonesia is the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2011. An interview with the German Ambassador to Indonesia, Norbert Baas, who is also the Ambassador to ASEAN.more

The German-Southeast Asian Centre of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) started its work in Bangkok in 2010, putting academic cooperation between the two countries on a new footing.more

At the beginning of 2010, the former president of General Motors Europe, Carl-Peter Forster, became head of the Indian car maker Tata Motors. The company became world famous for the Nano, a car that sells for less than 2,000...more
The banker Timo Prekop is the new head of the OAV in Hamburg. His career so far.more
Retired Tübingen geology professor Abdul Rahman Ashraf will be Afghanistan’s ambassador in Berlin. His career so far.more

This year the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation invited prospective leaders to Germany for the first time as part of its International Climate Protection Fellowships programme. Saruul Agvaandorjiin from Mongolia wishes to...more
Indian entrepreneurs are increasingly focusing on Germany. They are interested in its brands and markets, expertise and high technology. Strong economic growth in India has filled their coffers and they are finding attractive...more

Both the public and the press are responding with enthusiasm to Germany Year in Vietnam. It is also a special experience for the organizers. A report from Vietnam.more
Christoph Hein has reported from the Asia-Pacific region for eleven years as the economic correspondent of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. In an interview the expert on the Asian business scene analyzes developments of recent...more
Over 900 young people are studying at the Liszt School of Music in Weimar. Around a third come from outside Germany, and roughly half of those in turn come from Asia. What makes the school so attractive?more

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
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