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The Berlinale bear hunt begins

Great international cinema in Berlin: at the 62nd International Film Festival (February 9-19) the German capital is...more

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Building bridges between Germany and China

The 2012 Year of Chinese Culture in Germany is designed to make the German people aware of the richness and diversity...more

Foreign Minister Westerwelle on the UN Security Council and Syria

Whilst in Cairo, Foreign Minister Westerwelle issued the following statement on the situation in Syria and the...more

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US indicts Swiss bank Wegelin in tax fraud case  

Culture

Crowdsourcing: writing history on the Internet  

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Under Trees

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Portrait

Cosmopolitan Master of Art

Okwui Enwezor has brought a new international dimension to contemporary art in Europe and the USA and made way for...more

The Local

'White Rose' founder declared a saint  

Socks provided key clue in neo-Nazi case  

Wulff under fire over car lease deal  

Goethe-Institut News

Unruly Art Neighbor as Guest – Polish Art in Berlin  

Different from the Rest of the World – The Berlin Foundation “Respekt!”  

In the Eye of the Storm – Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick in an Interview  

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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

A Place with a Lot of Energy

Bioenergy villages go their own way. The Bavarian community of Ascha is an outstanding example.more

Towards the Energy of the Future

The success of the energy revolution hinges on efficiency. The new German energy policy could become an export hit.more

10 Questions on the Energy Transformation

And the most important answers: how Germany plans to phase out nuclear power and promote the breakthrough of renewable energies.more

125 Years of the Automobile

A German invention is celebrating its birthday. Carl Benz’s first automobile was a revolution in 1886. 2011 is all about mobility.more

New Propulsion Technologies

Which technology will replace the internal combustion engine? When will it be ready to launch? What are the different manufactures doing?more

A New Energy Era Begins

Following the nuclear accident in Japan, Germany aims to phase out nuclear power within a decade.more

Industry’s New Lightness

Efficient engines used to be the hallmark of outstanding quality when it came to cars. Now lightweight construction has become a new formula for success.more

Planning for the Mobility of the Future

An interview with renowned architect and sustainable building pioneer Professor Dr. Werner Sobek about the future of housing and mobility.more

When a House Becomes a Filling Station

Car manufacturers and architects are working on solutions that combine mobility and housing and transform homes into charging stations for electric cars.more

High Technology on the High Seas

The scientists of the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) in Kiel are increasingly relying on sophisticated robot technology. Effective equipment is developed mainly by North American companies.more

Cooperation in Space

Germany’s new space strategy is based on increased international cooperation. NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are setting a good example in this field.more

Europe’s Silicon Valley

Southwest Germany has become a leading centre of the software industry. A visit to three IT ideas factories.more

60 YEARS OF INNOVATIONS

From the automobile crumple zone to the Airbus A380, from mosquito repellent to computer tomography: for decades German innovations have promoted progress in a wealth of different waysmore

“Ideas are in productive competition with one another“

An interview with Dr Franz Lärmer, Europe’s Inventor of the Year 2007 and advance thinker with the German technology company Bosch, about how a really convincing idea becomes a market success.more

“We need solutions for the new markets”

Frank Riemensperger, innovation expert and Accenture manager, speaks about various companies’ successful innovation strategies, mega trends and the opportunities for Germany as a business location.more

“Interdisciplinary teams promote innovation”

There is no recipe for innovations. However, companies can install structures so as to successfully promote good ideas. An expert explains how this is done: Professor Marion A. Weissenberger-Eibl is an innovation researcher and...more

Urban Planning in the 21st Century

An interview with Albert Speer, the renowned German architect and urban planner, about sustainability, megacities and deserted villagesmore

The Future of the City: The German contribution to the Expo 2010

“Better City, Better Life” is the theme of Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The future belongs to cities – but they face great challenges. The German Pavilion “balancity” presents answers for urban life in the future and is based entirely...more

Bochumberry, Engineered in Germany

The Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM) is investing heavily in its German research facility in Bochum. The company has not only developed its new smartphone in the city, it has also set up its European quality control...more

Introducing: the Mobility of the Future

Driving a car has never been more environmentally friendly: at the 63rd International Motor Show in Frankfurt in September 2009, manufacturers from all over the world presented new eco-models with hybrid and electric drives....more

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