Hannover Messe opened - this year's partner country is Japan - je 21.04.2008 18

The Hannover Messe is up and running. It is the world's largest trade fair for industrial technology - and despite the economic uncertainty in the US, order books at German engineering companies are full. AND they say they're going to create 30- thousand new jobs this year. German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the trade fair this Monday. China has the largest number of exhibitors. But Japan, which is this year's partner country at the trade fair, is also generating a lot of interest. +++SYN MAZ+++