Letters from Turkey: February 2020 edition

AI at any cost or proportionate regulation? Silicon Valley is divided on the subject, as shown not least by the conflict surrounding OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman in the past few weeks. By visiting Silicon Valley as a delegation, we are personally going to find out how things are exactly.

A top stock from Vietnam briefly becomes the third most valuable car manufacturer worldwide and hydrogen becomes a key factor for the future in Vietnam. These and other topics are covered in our letter from Vietnam, directly from Ho Chi Minh City.

What does the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank mean for tech start-ups in San Francisco? Our USA expert, Tim Ole Jöhnk, investigates. Also in our Spring letter: Chat GPT is conquering the world – but is it a sustainable business model?

Bremen and Vietnam are growing closer together and hydrogen projects from Vietnam - insights into Vietnam's economy are provided by Huong Thi Hoang, director of our Bremeninvest office in Vietnam.

Is the get rich quick dream over? Dark clouds are gathering for start-ups in Silicon Valley, according to our US expert, Tim Ole Jöhnk. In other news: how Bremen has become the talk of the town in Los Angeles.

Will we soon be driving Vietnamese cars? And why has the Corona crisis hit Vietnam much harder in 2021 than in 2020? More on this and a little preview of 2022 in ourletter from Vietnam directly from Ho Chi Minh City

Extreme reactions to new corona virus cases, the triumphant march of meat alternatives and business opportunities for companies in the environment sector – find out more in our Letter from China.

Alternatives to meat and fish, and meat grown in a laboratory, are about to revolutionise our eating habits. In this newsletter, we're going to take a closer look at this industry and showcase ten extremely promising start-ups from around the world.

Holidaying in Turkey in 2021 – might that be possible? How has the Corona crisis affected the Turkish economy? You'll find all this and more in our Spring 2021 country reports.

The opportunities and risks of doing business in Vietnam and Germany's smallest Federal State on the big stage that is Vietnam – these are some of the topics in our Spring 2021 regional report.

Gifts of digital money from the government and a region with opportunities for German companies – just some of the points covered in our China newsletter.

Despite the crisis, Germany's smallest state recorded 40 foreign direct investments (FDI) last year, with around 252 jobs created.

The Germany Skilled Labour Immigration Act (Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz), which came into force a year ago, is speeding up and simplifying the process for attracting and employing skilled workers from outside Germany. In Bremen, the Gesundheit Nord hospital group has also been able to attract healthcare workers from Mexico, thanks to the German Government's recruitment agreement.

In order to attract companies based in the United Kingdom to locate in Bremen and to strengthen mutual trade relations, Bremeninvest, the foreign brand of WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH, has been active in London since January 1, 2021.

Working from home instead of in the office? A boom in online rather than retail business? The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating many trends. Silicon Valley is often seen as a forerunner in this development, but also finds value in old practices. Our insights into the United States.

Vietnam is one of the East Asian countries that have fared best during the coronavirus crisis. Indeed, its economy has actually grown strongly this year. This has presented foreign investors with opportunities in a number of industries.

The future lies in the Far East. In Yang Pu, to be precise. Find out more about the benefits that this new trade port offers for companies operating in China in the autumn 2020 edition of our Letters from China.

Will Silicon Valley soon be history? And are the market values of electric vehicle manufacturers like Nikola and Tesla justified? Here are some fresh insights from our Silicon Valley office into what is going on in the heartland of tech on the US west coast.

A major success for Bremerhaven: The special-purpose vehicle manufacturer MAFI & TREPEL is buying a 13.7 hectare site and creating up to 200 jobs in the port city. The decisive factor: the excellent port infrastructure.

How is Turkey handling the coronavirus crisis? And why is Istanbul attracting investment of nearly US$ 2 billion from Silicon Valley?

Bremen space technology company OHB is set to become a new partner of the Northern Germany Innovation Office (NGIO). The company’s membership of the NGIO is part of its new corporate strategy focused on providing digital services.

World trade is increasingly centred on Asia. Taiwan makes an ideal base for export-focused German companies, as Joe Chou of the Taiwan Trade Center in Germany explains in our interview.

How is Vietnam managing the coronavirus pandemic? Does the crisis represent a financial setback for this rapidly growing and modernising country? In this edition of our country newsletter for Vietnam we seek to answer these questions.

As the coronavirus crisis takes a firm hold on the global economy, we look at the supply chains between China and Bremen, report on Sino-German solidarity, and find out what the situation is in Shanghai.

Our three international offices in China, Vietnam and Turkey, and our partner office in Silicon Valley, report on the local situation and how they are managing the coronavirus crisis.

Tim Ole Jöhnk works for the Northern Germany Innovation Office in Silicon Valley. We wanted to find out what the coronavirus pandemic is like for a German in California – and how he organises his working day online.

When things go wrong in Silicon Valley, they do so spectacularly. What can Germany learn from the billion-dollar failure of WeWork? Read about this and other topics in our January newsletter – straight from the USA.

What makes Vietnam – a socialist state – so interesting to western companies? In this edition of our country newsletter for Vietnam we seek to answer this question, and we also report on the country’s most exciting start-ups.

Rail not sea – is the train an alternative route for transporting goods to China? Just one of the topics in the November issue of our country newsletter China, in which we regularly report on the latest trends, developments and other news.

Bremerhaven is creating a base for companies working in the green economy, right next to the largest nature conservation area in the state of Bremen. This project continues Bremerhaven’s pioneering work to ensure the success of renewable energies.

In order to tackle the challenges of the future, the Federal State of Bremen will increasingly focus on green and sustainable projects in the booming property sector, and on partnerships – including across state borders. From 7 to 9 October, the ...

Experience Silicon Valley at first hand with Bremeninvest! Tim Ole Jöhnk, our man in Silicon Valley, is inviting representatives from the food and supply chain industries to join a delegation on a visit to Silicon Valley. More on this and other exciting stories in the September newsletter.

What does the new free trade agreement mean for German businesses? And how is Vietnam benefiting from the trade dispute between the US and China? In our country newsletter for Vietnam, we regularly report on the latest trends, developments and other news from the Far East.

Despite the trade dispute, China remains a key import and export market for Bremen companies. That is why our country newsletter regularly reports on the latest trends, developments and other topical news from China.

The economic ties between Germany and Turkey go back centuries, and the dynamic country on the Mediterranean is still a great place to do business. Our regular Letters from Turkey showcase why.

Robots in the office and block groves in the kitchen? Our man in Silicon Valley, Tim Ole Jöhnk, has tracked down unknown shooting stars, new technologies and trends from Silicon Valley that could be exciting for Bremen companies.

The ECOMAT research and technology centre opens. Around 500 experts from science and industry will be working side by side on projects in the centre. EcoMaT is the central economic policy initiative for the state of Bremen and an excellent example of successful industrial and innovation policy.

Bremen has established itself as a prime location for trade fairs and conferences, but it is also showcasing its strengths on the international stage. By exhibiting at joint stands, organisations have the opportunity to reach out to a global audience.