Director of ‘Beijing Love Story’ Chen Sicheng and actress Tong Liya came for a few days to Greece to participate in the opening of the Chinese film festival. Both of them talked to chinaandgreece.com shortly before the official ceremony in the Greek Film Library.
On the occasion of the 69th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in WWII Dr George Tzogopoulos was asked by People’s Daily newspaper to comment on its importance.
Beijing Love Story’ is one of the most successful Chinese film productions in recent years. The movie, which is directed by Chen Sicheng, has been of high interest to Chinese citizens, being a smooth continuation of a popular television series. But its production company Wanda Media is currently looking at a new challenge.
Zoe Economou landed in Beijing in the summer of 2013. Being stressed but also enthusiastic she considered her flight to China as a ‘ticket to another world’. Within a period of one week she had to find accommodation, open a bank account and get accustomed to new conditions before starting her university course.
Business Confucius Institute was founded in Athens in 2009. Since its inauguration in October of that year it has attempted to undertake cultural and educational initiatives. It has, for instance, contributed to the organisation of two international conferences on philosophy and the development of Tibet in June and November 2011 respectively.
The 2013-2014 basketball season was marked by the return of Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Euroleague throne. It also signaled the first straightforward promotion attempt of the Euroleague spectacle into China.
