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China Doesn’t Want Their Youth to Go to University. Here’s Why.
Germany’s vocational system is envied globally—yet today, fewer students use it, opting for universities instead. Ironically, China is now trying to replicate the German model to solve its own education crisis.
Thomas


The DeepSeek Shock: Why Asian Startups Are Outpacing the Competition
I’m sitting in one of Shanghai’s 10,000 cafés with a German startup investor visiting China for the first time. For 90 minutes...
Thomas


Asia’s Streets Are Safe. The West’s Are Not. Here’s Why.
In Shanghai, a woman can stroll home at 2 a.m. without a second thought. That is different in Berlin, London, or San Francisco. Here’s Why.
Thomas


SKY WARS: China’s Drone Industry Just Made History
China made history by granting the world’s first operational certificates for autonomous passenger drones.
Thomas


Why We’re Living in the Asian Century (and Europe’s Still Asleep)
You can feel it in the numbers, the energy, the direction of innovation: Asia’s not rising—it’s already here.
Thomas
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