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Greek Fur Exports Increase in China

Greek fur exports to China, and Hong Kong in particular, have been increasing at a tremendous rate over the last years. According to reports from the Greek Embassy in Beijing by Secretary of Economic and Commercial Affairs Dimitrios Thomopoulos, Greek exports for 2012 amounted to 10.87 million dollars (for Hong Kong data Jan.-Oct.) against 8,335,93 [...]

China Shows Us Glamorous Greece

Chinese TV network CCTV9, which broadcasts only documentaries, in a co-production with ERT, will host Glamorous Greece, a tribute to Greek culture and tourism in a film featuring archaeological sites and museums in Greece. This tribute, which will promote Greece, consists of four 45-minute episodes in Chinese and English. The shooting that will take place [...]

China Asks for Greece’s Advice in Developing Underground Metro

Chinese officials and constructing companies have asked for assistance from the Greeks in regards to the Underground. A few days before the Easter holiday, people in charge of the construction of the metro station in Chidao, China, visited Greece to examine the possibility of cooperating with the state company Attico Metro. The Greek company’s employees have [...]

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, [...]