Du Qiwen, Chinese Ambassador to Athens, praised “the close friendship” between China and Greece and highlighted the commitment of the Chinese government to help Greece out of its debt problem. Speaking at a conference organised by the Greek association for European studies and the Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence last Friday (20 January), the [...]
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Greek Dance Group To Perform At Chaoyang International Spring Carnival in Beijing
In cooperation with the Greek Embassy in Beijing and the Embassy’s press and communication office, a traditional Greek dance group from Trikala, a city in central Greece, will perform at the Chaoyank International Spring Festival (New Year’s celebrations) in Beijing. The Chinese celebrations will begin on January 23 and end on January 28. With this [...]
Sam Voutas’ “Red Light Revolution” to be Released in China
China’s first sex shop comedy “Red Light Revolution” returns to where it all began: Beijing. Greek-Australian Sam Voutas’ latest film, “Red Light Revolution” will be released in China after Tudou, one of China’s biggest online video websites, purchased its Chinese online rights. Tudou released the sex shop comedy in China on January 12 as its [...]
OXI Day Story Presented at Chinese Wei Jingsheng Foundation
The Greek-American Washington Oxi Day Foundation organized an initiative to present The Oxi Day Story to China, and render the term “OXI!” synonymous with courageous action to defend freedom and democracy. Following the First Annual Washington Oxi Day Foundation Celebration on October 27-28, 2011, the Chinese foundation for democracy Wei Jingsheng hosted the second celebrating [...]
2-Day Forum in China in Honor of Continuous Greek Language Teaching
Greece’s Ambassador Theodore Georgakelos celebrated 11 years of continuous teaching of the Greek language in China at a two-day forum in the library of Peking University. He noted that many Chinese Hellenists, university professors, and friends of Greece and its civilization came from other universities all over China, including Tsinghua, Renmin, Nankai and Fudanand the Beijing [...]
New Works by Jannis Kounellis, Master of Arte Povera, on View in China for the First Time
Art Povera and its representative Jannis Kounellis may sound strange to Chinese audiences. Yet Art Povera has been widely acknowledged as a hugely influential school in art history. As an internationally renowned artist, Kounellis is highly acclaimed for his achievements. Some of his works are regarded as significant connecting points in art history. In 1967, [...]
Chinese Fan Publishes Book Dedicated to Greek Musician Yanni
While fans of movie and sports stars like paying tribute to their idols in many different ways, few can do what Zhang Mingyu has done for his favorite, the renowned Greek keyboardist and composer, Yanni. Zhang, 48, is a loyal Yanni follower from Changchun, Jilin province who has spent more than 13 years enjoying and [...]
China to Construct Turbines for Greece
Sinovel Wind Energy Group Co. recently visited Greece to sign a wind-energy contract with Public Power Corp SA, according to an executive at the utility. Four representatives of Sinovel, including Chairman and President Han Junliang, attended the meeting in early September with Ioannis Tsipouridis, CEO of Athens-based PPC Renewables SA. The 200 to 300-MW onshore [...]
China Investments in Greece May Increase
Chinese companies may invest in Greece this year approximately 100 million euros ($137 million), said the chairman of the Greek agency charged with attracting foreign investors. “The opportunity is much bigger in a country with financial problems than in a country without,” Aristomenis M. Syngros, executive chairman of Invest in Greece, said today in an [...]
Greece and China Sign Tourism Cooperation Memorandum
The Ambassador of Greece in China Mr. Theodore Georgakelos and the President of the Guangdong Tourism Association, China signed a Tourism Cooperation Memorandum on November 5, 2011, in the presence of Deputy PM Mr. Theodoros Pangalos and the current Secretary of the Guangdong Committee of the Communist Party of China Mr. Wang Yang. The Memorandum was [...]
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