Greece

Greece and Serbia are discussing an ambitious project that if implemented will change the transport landscape throughout southeastern and central Europe. The project that is also under discussion in China will create a waterway linking the Mediterranean Sea via the...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a speech during a roundtable discussion referred to the Belt and Road initiative saying that Greece has a strategic role in this.  Tsipras referred to the Silk Road reminding that hundreds of years ago,...

Dr. Zhang Qing, Head of the Curatorial and Research Department at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing gave a lecture titled Maritime Culture and Chinese Art at the Hellenic American College in Athens on November 23. IN his...

A group of 27 Chinese journalists from XINHUA news agency are on an expedition with final destination Athens, Greece, within the framework of "Chinese Dream, Silk Road Dream." They are using 12 vehicles and have already covered 16,000 km. Some members...

The heads of state and government of 16 Central and Eastern European countries, as well as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, are on their way to Belgrade for the summit meeting that takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday regarding the expansion...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is travelling to Beijing on Thursday to attend the "Belt and Road Initiative Forum II" initiative of China from April 25 to 27. The initiative, which aims at regional collaborations and connectivity at the intercontinental level,...

The silk production in the Greek city of Soufli has a long history dating from Byzantium ages. The families of Soufli which were involved with the silk industry could not even imagine that this "noble" raw material would be...

Ancient Queen of Thrace and Egypt Arsinoe will likely travel to New York, London and Paris to promote several dresses made by 100% pure silk of Soufli (northern Greece).  The design of the dresses reminds us of ancient Greek...

Macaroni, the ancestor of pasta, like so many other things in our world today, had its symbolic birth in Greece. This is the eighth in a series of stories by a Greek-Italian chef tracing the origins of Greek foods...

A spectacle, inspired by the art of Chinese culture running through a remarkable history of thousands of years, was presented for the first time in Greece in November. The "Millennium Meeting" was staged in Pallas Theater in Athens in the...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras described Greece as a "bridge," and not a border, between the West and the East at his address to the "Belt and Road Initiative" forum in Beijing on Friday. The three-day forum, in which thirty-seven...

Greece's Central Archaeological Council (KAS) derailed the multi-million euro investment program of China’s Cosco Shipping consortium on Tuesday, ruling that some proposed projects at the port of Piraeus would affect archaeological sites. In a marathon discussion lasting until midnight, KAS, in a...

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) will make a last-ditch attempt on March 10 to convince the Greek government to unblock the 580-million-euro ($650 million-dollar) investment program by China's Cosco Shipping consortium. A government commission had nixed the Port Authority management's investment...

The Greek port of Piraeus signed a memorandum of understanding with Italy's port authorities from the cities of Venice and Chioggia on Monday. The agreement seeks to develop port services and promote increased trade between Europe, the Mediterranean and the...

On September 15, history was made in Athens, Greece, as the first Taiji (Tai Chi) Health Center overseas celebrated its opening at a ceremony held at the University of West Attica. The ceremony opened with a welcome speech from the...