Greece : Chinatopix

Follow Usrss google twitter facebook

Bookmark CHINA TOPIX Subscribe Now

Home > Greece

Greece

Greek and Swedish Archaeologists Discover Unknown City in Greece

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Dec 14, 2016 10:42 AM EST

VLAP is a collaboration between the Ephorate of Antiquities of Karditsa and the Swedish Institute at Athens.

Cargo is unloaded off of the Chinese freighter Zhen He as it is docked at Conley Terminal March 21, 2002 in South Boston, MA.

China's COSCO Targets to Double Piraeus' Cruise Passengers

Charissa Echavez |

Oct 04, 2016 10:35 AM EDT

China's COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited targets to more than double the number of its cruise passengers by extending facilities to cater bigger ships in Greece's port Piraeus, its chairman said on Monday.

Survey Shows Most Greeks Like China

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jul 25, 2016 08:54 AM EDT

It also revealed most Greeks have and welcome bilateral cooperation with China.

Syriza Government Hampers Expansion Of Chinese Run Port Of Pireaus

China Cosco to Allocate $552M for Investment in Greek Port of Piraeus

Charissa Echavez |

Jul 08, 2016 08:51 AM EDT

China Cosco Holdings is anticipated to invest $552 million in the Greek Port of Piraeus over the next five years, with a focus on its cruise market and shipping container business, the firm's president announced on Wednesday.

Text of Fabulous Antikythera Mechanism Finally Deciphered after 2,000 Years

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jun 11, 2016 09:11 AM EDT

"It's like a textbook of astronomy as it was understood then ..."

Farming was considered as a new strategy of survival for Europeans 85,000 years ago.

Aegean Descendants Start Framing Survival in Europe, New Study Says

Staff Reporter |

Jun 07, 2016 02:36 AM EDT

A new study suggests that first European farmers migrated from modern-day Greece and Turkey and uses farming as a new strategy for survival.

Russian Photographer Wins China International Press Photo Contest

Iesha javed |

Mar 25, 2016 04:42 PM EDT

Russian photographer Sergey Ponomarev has been declared winner of the highest award of the China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP) for his photo of refugees ferrying to Europe.

The Middle East refugees are looking happy to end the sea crossing from Turkey to Greece on Sep. 10.

A Boat Filled With Middle East Refugees Sunk In Greece!

Darlene Tverdohleb |

Sep 20, 2015 09:10 AM EDT

A boat filled with Middle East refugees sunk in Greece and 26 of the 46 went missing.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) speaks with Deputy Prime Minister Giannis Dragasakis (C) and Interior and Administrative Reconstruction Minister Nikos Voutsis before Tsipras' first major speech in parliament in Athens February 8, 2015.

Greek Bail Out Part 3 Rumors Abound: EU Officials Deny Claims

Dino Lirios |

Mar 03, 2015 09:27 AM EST

Rumors of a third financial rescue plan for Greece, which is believed to amount to 30 billion to 50 billion euros, are circulating but European Union (EU) officials deny any discussions taking place.

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi addresses an ECB news conference in Frankfurt January 22, 2015.

ECB QE Back In Limelight as Other Central Banks Adjust Rates

Dino Lirios |

Mar 02, 2015 08:59 AM EST

At the European Central Bank's (ECB) meeting in Cyprus on Thursday, investors expect the ECB to disclose more about the government bond repurchase program of 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) which starts this month, as well as to unveil its decision on Greece's four month loan extension plan.

Archeologists Unearth 5,800-Year-Old Remains of Couple Locked in Embrace

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 15, 2015 10:45 AM EST

Greek archeologists are waiting for results of DNA testing done on the bones of two persons they discovered in southern Greece in 2003. Besides the age of the bones, estimated to be about 5,800 years old, what's interesting about the couple is that they appear to have died embracing.

New PM Alexis Tsipras Won’t Extend Greek Bailout, Could Lead to Athens Leaving EU

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 09, 2015 05:32 AM EST

New Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday that Athens would not extend its bailout and promised to undo some of the reforms mandated on Greece by international lenders.

Greek Fighter Jet Crash in Spain Leaves 8 Dead, 21 Injured

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 27, 2015 11:49 AM EST

A Greek fighter jet that crashed during a training exercise left eight French citizens dead and 21 others hurt, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced on Monday.

One Passenger Dies While Rescue Operations Continue For Stranded Ferry In Greece

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 29, 2014 12:25 AM EST

Rescue operations continue in Greece, particularly at the Adriatic Sea near Corfu, where a ferry has been stranded due to a fire. One passenger died in the incident while two more were injured.