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FIBA World Cup 2019: These Are Greece's Opponents

The draw was made on Saturday for the FIBA World Cup 2019 which will take place in China starting on August 31, with the final scheduled for September 15. Greece will play in Group F with Brazil, Montenegro, and New...

Greek Model’s Drug-Mule Trial Begins in Hong Kong

The trial of the Greek model Irene Melissaropoulou, who is charged with illegally bringing cocaine into Hong Kong, began on Thursday in the Chinese city. Melissaropoulou was caught carrying 2.52 kilograms of cocaine, worth more than €300,000, inside a sewn-up pocket inside...

Cosco's Investment Plan for Piraeus Under Threat

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...

Greek-Chinese Co-production of Play “Agamemnon” to Debut in Beijing

A new production of the play "Agamemnon," co-produced by the national theaters of China and Greece, will premiere at the National Theater of China in Beijing on Feb. 20. The announcement of the co-production was made by China's National...

Port of Piraeus Hosts Its Largest Ship Ever (video)

The largest container ship which has ever docked in Piraeus arrived in Greece's largest port on Monday. The behemoth belongs to the Chinese conglomerate COSCO. The COSCO Shipping Line's "Nebula" was delivered to its owners in October of 2018. It can carry more...

Chinese "Year of the Pig" Celebrated in Athens

Hundreds of Greek citizens joined members of the vibrant Chinese community in Athens on Tuesday to welcome the nascent Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which begins on Feb. 5 this year. A giant costumed character of a pig greeted...

Greek Start-Up Acquired By Chinese Giant Alibaba for €90 Million

A German-based Greek start-up company founded by Greek entrepreneur Kostas Tzoumas was bought by the gigantic Chinese company Alibaba earlier this month for approximately €90 million. The start-up, named ''Data Artisans'', founded in 2014 by the Greek graduate of Athens’...

Greece Expects Increase in Chinese Tourism in 2019

Greece foresees an even greater number of tourist arrivals from China in 2019, on top of the huge number of tourists already counted in the first eight months of this year, which represented a 22 percent increase over last...

Athens Airport Launches App for Chinese Visitors

Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (AIA) announced on Wednesday the launch of a new, groundbreaking service through which Chinese visitors will be given access to airport and other information. The application through which the service will be offered is called...

Antikythera Greek Shipwreck Exhibit Attracts Beijing Crowds

Greece’s Central Archaeological Council has decided to extend an exhibit of artifacts from the Antikythera shipwreck which are currently on display at The Palace Museum in Beijing, China. The exhibit has drawn such enormous crowds that the Council felt it was the...