Shanghai

Relations between Greece and China in seafood are very close.

According to the latest UNCTAD annual report, Greeks represent about 17% (395 million dwt) of the world fleet in terms of dwt capacity, while the Chinese account for 13.3% (309.8 million dwt).

Giorgos Laios managing director of Shanghai-based shipping brokerage Intermodal, said:

Cyprus has taken a big step toward its energy future with the launch of the floating natural gas plant Prometheua from Shanghai. Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis announced the news, confirming that Prometheus departed at 1.30 a.m. Greece and Cyprus time on Saturday and has already sailed beyond China's territorial waters.

Asian markets rose Monday following a record close on Wall Street as traders welcomed Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, while bitcoin's push to $100,000 ran out of steam after coming within a whisker of the mark at the end of last week.

An exhibition showcasing ancient Greek history and culture opened in Beijing on Thursday, offering a rare glimpse of artifacts on loan from Greek museums.

Titled "The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great," the exhibition will run at the Capital Museum of China until May 18, 2025, before moving to Shanghai.

An exhibition featuring dozens of artifacts on loan from Greek museums opened to the public on Thursday in Beijing, offering a panoramic view of the history and culture of ancient Greece.

"The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great" will run until May 18, 2025, at the Capital Museum of China, before moving to its next stop in Shanghai.

BELGRADE - On Friday, Air Serbia carried its four millionth passenger since the beginning of 2024, the national airline said in a statement.

"This achievement was reached almost a month earlier than the previous record in 2023, when the four millionth passenger was recorded on December 13," it said.

SHANGHAI - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic met on Tuesday in Shanghai with Chinese PM Li Qiang, with whom he confirmed the steely friendship between the two countries, inviting him to visit Serbia next year.

Li accepted the invitation, also inviting Vucevic to an official visit to China.

SHANGHAI - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said on Tuesday the Shanghai Import Expo was a unique trade show for development and business and that Serbia was China's greatest friend in Europe.

China's Premier Li Qiang speaks during the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2024.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday he was "fully confident" the country would hit its economic goals this year, lauding recent stimulus measures and suggesting there was still room for more.

SHANGHAI - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic met with Chinese Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai Chen Jining on Monday.

Vucevic said he was very honoured Serbia was again participating in the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, launched in 2018 at the initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping.