Many consider e-cars a sustainable alternative to gasoline- and diesel-powered transportation. But it’s not that straightforward. We analyze some of the issues.

As the world’s sprawling megacities continue to grow, so do problems for their populations. They need new concepts for mobility, sustainability and urban planning – sooner rather than later.

Women are often worse at negotiating at work — and not just when it comes to salary issues. Here are five tips from an expert to do it better!

Germany is considered one of the world's richest countries, but over 5.6 million people suffer from poverty in old age. Many of them have worked for decades, yet their pensions are not enough. How do they survive?

China is increasingly becoming a key trading partner for Germany. But is it a good economic partnership? DW takes a look from Berlin to Beijing and talks with the German Chambers of Commerce in Beijing.

The pandemic has shuttered hotels and restaurants around the world. But even in the midst of this massive public-health and economic crisis, a few bold individuals have opened new ones, in a remarkable vote of confidence in a happier future.

Spain may be emerging from a third wave of the pandemic, but its tourism industry remains in a deep crisis. Hotels and restaurants are closed or empty. Benidorm, the epicenter of mass tourism on the Costa Brava, is eerily quiet.

The divide has to do with access to technology, skills and jobs. It exists within and between countries. The pandemic has hastened a shift to the digital economy. 40% of the world's population are still offline. Many risk further marginalization.

A key myth of capitalism is that free markets and small government are the keys to prosperity and progress. In the pandemic, businesses are collapsing and governments taking center stage. Is political economy in need of a major overhaul?

Sarna Röser heads Germany's Association of Young Entrepreneurs. She says government aid to companies has been slow to arrive and poorly organized. The association calls on the government to set out an exit strategy from current pandemic restrictions.