# Chinese lugdienste mag dalk volgende maand tot 300 smalromp- en wyeromp Airbus-passasiersvliegtuie bestel wanneer Europese leiers Beijing besoek. Bloomberg News haal bronne aan wat sê China bestel gereeld stralers tydens staatsbesoeke, maar waarsku ‘n ooreenkoms is nie gewaarborg nie, veral te midde van wisselvalligheid rondom handel. Daar is ‘n tekort aan vliegtuie in China […]
# Volkswagen, Europa se grootste motorvervaardiger, oorweeg dit om ‘n monteeraanleg in Egipte te vestig. Die besturende direkteur vir die VW-groep in Afrika, Martina Biene, het aan Engineering News gesê dit is deel van ‘n plan om nuwe Afrika-markte te ontgin terwyl die aanvraag in Europa afneem. Volkswagen kan wel ‘n monteeraanleg vestig deur bestaande […]
# Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says a US proposal for a nuclear agreement was against the national interest, amid sharp differences over whether Tehran can continue to enrich uranium. The longtime foes have held five rounds of talks since April to thrash out a new accord to replace the deal with major powers […]
# Around 20-thousand people were evacuated from central Cologne after three unexploded World War Two bombs were found, the biggest such operation in the German city since the end of the war. Bomb squad technicians were planning to defuse the three American explosives, two weighing a thousand kilograms and one 500 kilograms, which were found […]
# Vietnamese police arrested administrators of a YouTube channel with two-million subscribers for allegedly spreading false information about state officials. Rights campaigners say the government in one-party Vietnam has in recent years stepped up a crackdown on civil society and weaponised the law to silence critics, especially people posting on social media. Human Rights Watch […]
# China beskou die Amerikaanse minister van Buitelandse Sake, Marco Rubio, se opmerkings dat die wêreld nooit die Tiananmen-plein-slagting in 1989 sal vergeet nie, as ‘n opsetlike aanval op China. Die woordvoerder, Lin Jian, sê Rubio se stellings verdraai die geskiedkundige feite op ‘n wraaksugtige manier, val doelbewus China se politieke stelsel en pad na […]
# Europe’s largest car manufacturer is considering opening an assembly plant in Egypt. The VW Group’s managing director for Africa, Martina Biene told Engineering News it is part of a plan to tap new African markets in the face of slower demand in Europe. Volkswagen could first establish an assembly unit by using existing facilities. […]
# Chinese airlines might order up to 300 narrow-body and wide-body Airbus passenger aircraft as soon as next month when European leaders visit Beijing. Bloomberg News quotes industry sources saying China has frequently timed large jet orders to coincide with state visits, but caution negotiations are not guaranteed to result in a deal amid volatility […]
# Die Verenigde Koninkryk se grootste fees, die Glastonbury-fees, het sy kunstenaars vir vanjaar bekendgemaak. Die Britse pop-rock-groep The 1975, Neil Young en Olivia Rodrigo is die hoofkunstenaars op die Pyramid-verhoog. Rod Stewart en Faces se kitaarspeler, Ronnie Wood, is op die Sondag-legendes-program. Ander bekendes sluit in die Brat-ster, Charli XCX, wat die hoofkunstenaar op […]
