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Rarely seen artifacts outside China are on display at the Acropolis Museum in Athens in an exhibition celebrating Chinese culture and history. The exhibits, including personal items, furniture and works of art belonging to the Qianlong Emperor, the sixth emperor...

The return of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum so they might be displayed in their original location "would be the best choice," the director of the Palace Museum in Beijing's Forbidden City, Dr. Shan Jixiang, said in...

Some 27 paintings of the "Forbidden City" series of Chinese artist Jiang Guofang captivated Athens residents and foreign visitors as an art exhibition opened here on Wednesday. It was the first time that Jiang's collection of art works were on...

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos stressed the importance of dialogue among civilizations in the "current troubled times" during his Monday visit to Beijing's "Forbidden City." "The Forbidden City is one of the places that make up the soul, literally, of China's...

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is departing today (Friday) for a five-day official visit to Beijing and Shanghai in an effort to attract Chinese investments. During his visit to China, Tsipras will meet with Chinese premier Li Keqiang and other...

Eighteen hotels in Athens city centre closed last year, while hotel capacity was reduced by three thousand beds during the same period. “The city surrendered unconditionally to crime, and terrified tourists abandon it” said the president of Hotel Chamber Giorgos...

In Ancient Greece several women were defiant and established themselves as respected doctors, philosophers or mathematicians.

It was on Sunday, April 27, 1941, when German troops entered Athens. The capital's residents remained stubbornly locked up in their homes. The hoisting of the Nazi swastika flag on the Acropolis marked the beginning of the German Occupation. Soon,...

The famous shipwreck of Zakynthos will be made accessible to the general public again, albeit with restrictions. It was reported on Wednesday that a ministerial decision would approve access to the shipwreck by visitors to Zakynthos but only by sea....

During the time of the military junta in Greece from 1967 to 1974, Greek composer and activist Mikis Theodorakis' music was banned. By Bill Thomas The road to my afternoon with Zorba began in 1968. I was in the US Navy...

Gas and other energy prices have spiked in Greece, Europe and globally in the past two weeks. Experts have been researching whether this could lead to a new global energy crisis, like the one in the 1970s. Analysts believe gas...

October 4th marks World Animal Day, an international day of action for the rights and welfare of animals that is celebrated in Greece and all around the world. The day is also the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi,...

The fires in the broader area of Arcadia in southern Greece continued their destructive path on Wednesday night and onto Thursday morning.

Greece is introducing new regulations for pet owners, sellers and stricter penalties for pet abuse in a new bill presented to Parliament on Thursday.

George Alevras is a Greek fisherman from the historic city of Messolonghi who currently lives in Siglufjörður, one of the northernmost cities in Iceland. Despite his success in Iceland's largest economic sector, Alevras would like to return back home to his...