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Stefanos Tsitsipas Knocked Out of Shanghai Masters Final

Greek tennis champion Stefanos Tsitsipas lost to number 3 Daniil Medvedev in two sets (7-6, 7-5) at the semi finals of the Shanghai Masters on Saturday. Medvedev has now seen off the 21-year-old -- who defeated world number one Novak...

Stefanos Tsitsipas Fights Back to Beat Novak Djokovic at Shanghai Masters (video)

Greek tennis champion Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday came back from one set to love to beat defending champion Novak Djokovic 2-1 in the quarter finals of the Shanghai Masters. Having lost the first set 3-6 to Djokovic, Tsitsipas fought back...

Stefanidi and Kyriakopoulou Get 1st and 2nd Place in Pole Vault in Shanghai (video)

Katerina Stefanidi and Nicole Kyriakopoulou were off to a great start in the Shanghai Diamond League on Saturday, jumping 4.72m both in pole vault jumping and getting first and second place respectively. Stefanidi was the winner of the race, reaching...

Shanghai Artists Display Ancient Skills in Athens

Two artists from Shanghai Museum have introduced Acropolis Museum visitors to the Chinese arts of calligraphy and traditional painting in a four-day workshop. The showcase was part of the Shanghai Museum Treasures exhibition, part of the 2017 Greece-China Year of Cultural Exchanges...

Two Treasures from Shanghai Museum exhibited at Athens Acropolis Museum

Two treasures from Shanghai Museum were put on display on Friday at the Athens Acropolis Museum for an exhibition which will be on display until April 30, 2018. From Saturday October 28, Greece's National Day, to springtime, Greeks and foreign...

Acropolis, Shanghai Museums to Swap Exhibits

Four masterpieces, two from the Shanghai Museum and two from the Acropolis Museum, are to 'travel' to Greece and China, respectively, for display as temporary exhibits in the two museums. The two unique antiquities loaned by the Acropolis Museum are...

Thessaloniki Professor to Receive Shanghai Award for Teaching Greek to Chinese Students

Rania Katavouta, a doctoral candidate of modern Greek literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, will receive a Silver Magnolia Award from the Chinese city of Shanghai for her work teaching Greek to Chinese students. The Magnolia Awards are bestowed...

Shanghai Chinese Orchestra Presents Concert in Piraeus to Celebrate Greece-China Relations

The celebrations for the 45th anniversary of the Greece-China Diplomatic Relations were in abundance as Chinese performing artists from the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra presented a concert at the Piraeus Municipal Theater in Piraeus, Greece on June 12, 2017. The orchestra...

China Honors Greece at 18th International Beverages Expo

China will honor Greece in April at its 18th China International Beverages Expo (CIIE) held in the city of Luzhou. It will be the second time they have done so, the first being in 2019. Greece is a comprehensive strategic...

Thomas Cook Company Says Greece Still Primary Destination for its Travelers

The tourism giant Thomas Cook, reorganized after its bankruptcy and now owned by Fosun Tourism, a subsidiary of the Fosun Group, owned by Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang, says that Greece still tops their list when it comes to destination...

Capital Link Forum On Re-Starting Greek Economy Post-Covid-19

Prominent policymakers, entrepreneurs and academics from both sides of the Atlantic will participate in the 10th Annual Capital Link CSR Forum, titled "Economy and Society: The Next Day," which is due to take place virtually on June 23. The Forum,...

Tsitsipas Beats Auger-Aliassime to Retain Marseille Open Title

Greek tennis wonder, second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Marseille Open for the second year running, Reuters reports. The victory made Tsitsipas the first man to win back-to-back trophies at...

Greece Halts Visa Applications from China as it Prepares to Tackle Coronavirus

Greece has halted all visa applications from Chinese citizens at least until February 9 as health authorities are meeting early next week to assess the threat posed by the spread of coronavirus. A message sent to all travel agents by...

The Year in Review: The Events that Shook Greece in 2019

Right our from the starting blocks, the very first month of 2019 proved to be a turbulent time for Greece. The deal struck between then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras with his Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) counterpart to name...