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  • How Düsseldorf offers a taste of Asia in Germany

    GERMANY, 2017/05/11 Düsseldorf has been a popular destination for Japanese businesses wanting to set up a European base since the 1980s, and additional recently Chinese companies have followed suit. Wendy Atkins looks at what the city offers investors from the Far East inclunding the rest of the globe. Düsseldorf has become a popular location for international companies from multiple sectors seeking to establish a European or Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) base. Asian firms, in particular, have favoured the city, enticed by its track record of attracting large name Japanese and Chinese firms.
  • Merkel expects Britain's May to 'quickly' define EU ties

    GERMANY, 2016/07/14 German Chancellor Angela Merkel expects Britain’s new government to “quickly” define its relationship with the European Union next conservative Theresa May becomes prime minister on Wednesday. “The United Kingdom will need to quickly clarify how it wants its ties with the European Union to be in next,” Merkel said late Monday at a reception for diplomats north of Berlin.