Reading with Wolfgang Kubin in the Café Museum, Vienna

On Friday, August 9, 2024, Bacopa Verlag organised a special literary event at Café Museum in Vienna. The renowned sinologist and author, Prof. Wolfgang Kubin, read from his latest works and had a conversation with the participants of the event. About the author: Wolfgang Kubin, a globally recognized expert in Chinese literature and culture, has made a name for himself with his translations and own literary works. His autobiography “Des Heiligen Urschrei. Mein Leben im Abriss. Band 4 ” illuminates the Bonn years from 1985 to 2010 and offers a relentless insight into his life and work. He also introduced…


Linyi’s Traditional Hand-Made Cloth Tigers and New Year’s Wooden Paintings Travelled to Seoul, South Korea

Recently, Linyi’s traditional hand-made cloth tigers and New Year’s wooden paintings travelled to Seoul, South Korea, adding a strong Chinese cultural color to this vibrant city. The aim of cultural exchange with handicraft gifts, realized through (Zhu) Sun Travel, is to deepen the friendship and understanding of the two peoples.  As famous traditional Chinese folk toys, cloth tigers are the mascot of auspiciousness and disaster-avoidance. The symbolism is loved by the Koreans. The wooden version of the New Year’s painting with its bright colors, rich patterns and unique production techniques, shows the superb skills of traditional Chinese artform, and conveys…


United Nations: Member States Finalize a New Cybercrime Convention

After three years of work, the committee established by the UN General Assembly to negotiate a new convention on cybercrime agreed today on a draft convention text. The draft convention is expected to be adopted by the General Assembly later this year, thus becoming the first global legally binding instrument on cybercrime. This achievement represents the culmination of a five-year effort by UN Member States, with the input of civil society, academic institutions and the private sector. UNODC served as the substantive secretariat for the negotiations. “The finalization of this Convention is a landmark step as the first multilateral anti-crime…


Summer Tourism Enthusiasm in Linyi’s Langya Ancient Town

 “Watermelon bubble patrol”, “Bubble celebrities interact”, “Melon duel”, „Guagua summer market”, “Famous water swift wars”, “Summer retreat wine night market”, “Langya electronic water-pouring” … there are endless attractions offered in the ancient town of Langya these days. In addition, the visitors can enjoy a variety of national-styled performances or interact with the so-called “Langya Celebrities” around the corner. The panoramic scrolls of Langya at night with its ancient image were a dreamland. With “Langya Celebrity + China Fashion + Absolute Beauty + Fun” as its core concept, Langya has carried out special series of theme activities like “Langya Celebrities · Heart-Opening…


Two Waters and One City: A New Pattern of Tourism in Hedong, Linyi

Recently, the signing ceremony of tourism projects was held in Linyi City at the Cultural Tourism Promotion Conference. The successful hosting promoted high-quality development of the cultural tourism industry. “Hospitality in Shandong · Passion in Hedong” became the eye-catching business card of Hedong District in Linyi, aiming at accelerating the new tourism pattern around the “two waters and one city” design in the region. Hedong District is an important part of Linyi Central City. In order to strengthen the cultural tourism projects, the district focuses on the hot springs of Tangquan Tourism Resort, the “city flower” Yizhou Begonia of Tanghe…


Forum Alpbach 2024 Planned to Start on 17 August

The European Forum Alpbach engages key actors of various fields and generations to take part in fruitful discussions. Together, they experience the power of open dialogue and a common purpose. By driving ideas and sparking action for a strong and democratic Europe, the EFA24 is bound to become a transformational event in building strong and sustainable relationships, connecting in field of expertise, expanding professional horizon, gaining visibility for cause and sharing a table with like-minded individuals and people with different opinions. At the intersection of Finance and Economy track with all other EFA tracks (Climate, Security, Democracy and the Rule…


International Seminar on “Belt and Road” Held in Linyi, Shandong Province

On July 24, the International Seminar on jointly building the “Belt and Road” was held in Linyi City, Shandong Province. Proposed in 2013, the “Belt and Road” has been a great international economic cooperation initiative. Participating countries have achieved fruitful results in infrastructure construction, industrial investment, green and low-carbon development, digital economy and health, laying a solid foundation for future industrial cooperation and development. Located in the southeast of Shandong Province. Linyi has a long history and cultural tradition. It is rich in natural resources and strong in development momentum. In the past years, it has cultivated China’s largest market…


UNPA Issuing Postage Stamps and Souvenir Sheets Featuring Lunar Missions

To commemorate International Moon Day the United Nations Postal Administration, UNPA, is issuing six postage stamps and three souvenir sheets featuring various pictures from lunar missions. The UN General Assembly declared International Moon Day to be observed annually on 20 July in its resolution on “International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space”. The day was chosen to honor the anniversary of the first landing by humans on the Moon, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, and to raise awareness about the commitment to sustainable lunar exploration on the part of national and international space programmes worldwide. The…


Announcement of the Upcoming Forum on “ZOOM and EU Security”

We are proud to announce our next online forum on the topic of “ZOOM and EU Security”. A popular online video conference platform, Zoom has been widely used in Europe. It offers advanced features for hosting webinars and large meetings. In comparison to Cisco Webex Meetings or Microsoft Teams, Zoom has presumably much more power and scale in collecting personal and cooperate data, though. Based in the USA, Zoom is subject to the cloud act, the Patriot Act and the FISA Act, which means that it must pass on all data from non-US citizens to the US secret services. Therefore,…


2024 “FIVB Volleyball Men’s Challenger Cup” Was Held in Linyi

On7. July, the final match of Chaoxi/Yaoling Shandong 2024  “FIVB Volleyball Men’s Challenger Cup” was held at Linyi Olympic Sports Park Stadium. The Chinese team won the championship by defeating the Belgian team with 3:1.  It is reported that the event lasted for 4 days and a total of 8 teams participated, namely the host China plus Ukraine, Belgium, Egypt, Qatar, Croatia, Chile and Mexico. The Chinese team won three games in a row during the competition, resulting in winning the championship and succeeding in qualifying for the 2025 World Men’s Volleyball League. The Belgian team won the runner-up and the…