Air China will begin flights from Beijing to Athens in May, Greek officials said Thursday, with the debt-hit eurozone country eager to tap tourism income from the vast Chinese market. “In early May, Air China will begin flights from Beijing to Athens via Munich,” Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis said after a meeting with his [...]

A photograph called “Lotus”, submitted by Nicole Georgakelou, the wife of the Greek ambassador to China, won first place in the photographic exhibition “China in My Eyes – A Photo Exhibition of Female Diplomatic Envoys and Wives of Diplomatic Envoys in China”.  It was hosted here on March 7th, a day before International Women’s Day. [...]

A new biweekly news review in both English and Chinese titled “Newsletter”, and a cultural review called “EPIKOINONIA”, was unveiled by the Greek Embassy in Beijing’s Press & Communication office.  The media reports aim to offer better information regarding Chinese public opinion. The Office also inaugurated the edition “A Passage to Greece”, which stablished a multi-dimensional [...]

Τhe Greek Embassy in Beijing distributed flyers on Sunday to some 30,000 participants of the 30th annual Beijing Marathon, a week before the Athens Marathon coincides with the 2,500th anniversary of the eponymous Battle of Marathon. The Chinese language flyers featured a map of the “Classical Marathon” route used for the Athens event, photos of ancient Greek [...]

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will give a clear “vote of confidence” in the prospects of Greek economy when he visits the country from October 2-4th. This was stated by the official Xinhua News Agency on Friday and China΄s Ambassador to Greece Luo Linquan, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Wen΄s visit to Greece comes as the nation [...]

China is showing an interest in Greece and Europe regarding tourism.  Many bookings have been made from the Chinese people to visit Greece, as revealed by travel agencies. The website of the Information Department of Chinese Government: http://china.org.cn states there is a hotel price increase in Sanya.  Sanya is the famous tourist destination of China.  Now tourists are [...]

An agreement of cultural exchange between Greek and Chinese authors and publishing houses will be signed during the 17th Beijing International Book Fair, promoting further cooperation in the field of literature and culture, said a press release of the Press & Communication Office of the Embassy of Greece in Beijing. According to the agreement, two children books [...]

The wine world continues to focus on China as the largest growing wine market and on August 4, Greek varietals took root in the Gansu province of China with German varietals to follow. According to influential wine source Decanter.com, Kir-Yianni (a Greek winery) and Mogao (China’s government-owned and publicly traded winery) have just planted the [...]