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Listen, follow along, and to learn to say Germany in standard Mandarin Chinese (Putonghua, Guoyu, Hanyu, Huayu).

Discover international travel for the over 50's and take a trip to visit the sites of Mainz in Germany.

Discover international travel for the over 50's and take a trip to visit the sites of Rothenburg in Germany.

Cologne Germany travel tips in this Baby-Boomer traveling video by Seasoned Traveler.

Discover international travel for the over 50's and take a trip to visit the sites of Rudeheim in Germany.

Discover international travel for the over 50's and take a trip to visit the sites of Koblenz in Germany.

At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Cisco announced availability in Germany of its popular Flip video cameras.

Learn about the Eschede Train Disaster in Eschede Germany

Michael Wigge continues his search for the truth about Germany. Today he heads for the Autobahn, Germany's famous network of highways where you can sometimes drive as fast as you like.

Learn about the Top 10 Soccer Nations and Cultures: Germany

Germany agrees to extend its car scrapping subsidy, part of the government's stimulus package, which has already contributed to a surge in new car sales.

In this week's episode, our roving reporter Michael Wigge dispels notions about the stereotypical German by looking at the more than 15 million people living in Germany who hail from a different ethnic background. To get a first-hand look at multiculturalism as experienced in Germany, Wigge goes straight to the capital Berlin which is home to residents from 190 different countries. He meets the German soul, hip-hop and reggae band "Culcha Candela" whose 7 members come from 5 different countries and speak four different languages. He also explores Berlin's working-class neighborhood Wedding where one in three inhabitants are either foreign-born or second-generation immigrants. Here he asks Germans as well as members of the country's largest ethnic minority group, the Turkish community, how much they actually know about one another.

German Ambassador Klaus Sharioth discusses Germany's economic stimulus packages and their solutions for improving the German economy.

In this episode of our series The Truth about Germany, Michael Wigge finds out why Germans are so interested in technology and how good they really are at negotiating technical challenges.

A family in Germany statistically consists of 1,37 children thereby placing the country at the end of European fertility. No wonder, considering that 41% of the population live alone. Experts have pointed to many reasons why Germans are failing to reproduce - a conservative family culture, with women expected to stay at home; schools that finish at lunchtime; and a tax system that discriminates against working women. Germany's family minister, Ursula von der Leyen, has been doing her best to come up with ideas to encourage reluctant couples to have children. Our intrepid reporter did his own research in Berlin.

Around the World in 80 Dishes takes you to Germany with a demonstration of a classic warm potato salad recipe, prepared by Chef Thomas W. Griffiths of the Culinary Institute of America.

Around the World in 80 Dishes takes you to Germany with a demonstration of a classic warm potato salad recipe, prepared by Chef Thomas W. Griffiths of the Culinary Institute of America.

Sixteen Dead, Including Gunman, In Deadly Germany School Shooting Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EST

Euromaxx reporter Michael Wigge continues his search for the truth about Germany. He travels all over the country with the aim of getting to the bottom of the many clichés that exist about Germany and Germans. Part of the fun of living in such old countries as those here in Europe is that many of the quirks that were hard earned over centuries can be confirmed...and then, again some can't.

One might joke that the Germans have made an art of their signage and then you'd be on the right track for Michael Wigge's latest research. Anyone who's ever rented a car in Germany has probably noticed the abundance of traffic signs can often obscure their very meaning so Wigge took that as a sign to check it all out.

In this week's installment of our series "The Truth About Germany," euromaxx reporter Michael Wigge examines the relationship between Germans and bread. It's one of the country's favorite staples, and bakers in Germany have mastered more than 300 different ways to bake a loaf of carbs.

Newspapers from the Third Reich era go on sale in Germany, with the aim of putting Nazi propaganda into context. The facsimiles of Nazi newspapers from 1933 when Hitler came to power, to the end of the Second World War in 1945, include commentary and analysis from well-known historians. But the Central Council of Jews in Germany worries that some people may not see the Nazi newspapers purely as historical documents.

Germany presents a new 50 billion euro stimulus package, designed to help the economy through the biggest recession since World War Two. Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party and the Social Democrats, the other members of the ruling coalition, agreed on steps including modest tax cuts and investment in infrastructure. The government also hopes the plan will silence critics, who have accused it of not doing enough to boost growth. Joanna Partridge reports for Reuters

Master Sommelier Hendrik Thoma from Germany stops by and chats wine, german wine and shows us his great personality.

Master Sommelier Hendrik Thoma from Germany stops by and chats wine, german wine and shows us his great personality.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to include tax relief in a second stimulus plan designed to help Germany's economy weather its worst recession since World War Two. While Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and their partners in the ruling coalition, the Social Democrats (SPD), have agreed to spend billions of euros in federal funds on infrastructure projects to save jobs, but disagree on others details, including tax relief. Joanna Partridge reports for Reuters

Germany, France and Britain announced massive financial rescues as European governments stepped in to shield banks and restore confidence. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said they had to restore trust and confidence. The bank bailouts, worth hundreds of billions of dollars, are intended to fight the world's worst financial crisis in almost 80 years, which has come at a time of global economic slowdown. Joanna Partridge reports for Reuters

A video trailer showcasing some of the photography within our Turner Publishing's new release, Historic Photos of World War II: North Africa to Germany by Bob Duncan.

Snapshots of Frankfurt, Germany; with a focus on cityscapes and its architecture. Video contains music by eightohate.

Photos of Germany with a focus on architecture. Music in video is by eightohate.