Paris Climate Change Deal: Good for the Planet, Good for China

Paris Climate Change Deal: Good for the Planet, Good for China

From November 30 to December 12, Paris hosted the 21st annual session of the Conference of Parties (COP 21) to the 1992 United Nations Framework…

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Luca Raineri on China's presence and interests in West Africa

Luca Raineri on China’s presence and interests in West Africa

Luca Raineri is a PhD candidate at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. His work focus on the geopolitics of the Sahel region and on implausible borders in…

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6th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation: Xi’s pledge raises mixed reactions

6th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation: Xi’s pledge raises mixed reactions

The 6th Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) took place last week in Johannesburg, where leaders from more than 40 African countries gathered on December 4…

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China introduces two-child policy: what to expect?

China introduces two-child policy: what to expect?

During the recent Fifth Plenum of the 18th Party Congress in Beijing, Chinese leaders took the decision of ending an over three decade-old policy that…

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Cross-strait Relations: An historic meeting to be held on Saturday

Cross-strait Relations: An historic meeting to be held on Saturday

Every China observer will be watching closely the meeting awaited for November 7th: for the first time in history China’s President and Taiwan’s President will…

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Michele Geraci's opinion: "Do not expect big changes"

Michele Geraci’s opinion: “Do not expect big changes”

Michele Geraci is a managing director-level investment banker with vast international experience, having worked over the last 20 years in fund management, equity research, corporate…

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Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar: China’s RMB to be included in IMF’s Special Drawing Right basket

Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar: China’s RMB to be included in IMF’s Special Drawing Right basket

Every five years the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reviews its decision on which values to add to its basket of reserve currencies or special drawing…

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CILS Examination -  December 3rd, 2015

CILS Examination – December 3rd, 2015

各位考生: 2015 年 12 月意大利语等级考试 CILS 将于本周四(12 月 3 日)在重庆大学 A 区举行。 现将有关考试事宜通知如下: 考试时间:12 月 3 日 (全天) 上午 8:30 前进考场 考试地点:重庆大学 A 区第八教学楼 (地址:重庆市沙坪坝区沙正街…

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“Italian Opera: A Journey inside Italian melodrama”

“Italian Opera: A Journey inside Italian melodrama”

The second workshop of the seminar about Italian culture focused on Italian opera. At the link below you can find the presentation held during the…

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2nd MOVIE NIGHT "LA LEGGENDA DEL PIANISTA SULL'OCEANO" BY GIUSEPPE TORNATORE

2nd MOVIE NIGHT “LA LEGGENDA DEL PIANISTA SULL’OCEANO” BY GIUSEPPE TORNATORE

November 12, 2015 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Chongqing University, A Campus, Main teaching building, Room 213 Please share:

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1st WORKSHOP "THE GREAT BEAUTY OF SMALL: ITALIAN ECONOMY EXPLAINED"

1st WORKSHOP “THE GREAT BEAUTY OF SMALL: ITALIAN ECONOMY EXPLAINED”

October 29, 2015 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Chongqing University, Campus A, Main Teaching Building, Room 328 Please share:

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1st MOVIE NIGHT "LA VITA E' BELLA"

1st MOVIE NIGHT “LA VITA E’ BELLA”

October 21st, 2015 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Chongqing University, A Campus, Main teaching building, Room 213 Please share:

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Global terrorist threat: is Beijing reconsidering its foreign policy principles?

Global terrorist threat: is Beijing reconsidering its foreign policy principles?

The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and in Bamako, together with the shot down of a Russian jet by the Turkish air force, have shaken…

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China’s Double Eleven: not just Singles, Alibaba is celebrating too

China’s Double Eleven: not just Singles, Alibaba is celebrating too

In China, November 11th is the “Singles’ Day”. According to the fact that numbers have always played a significant role in Chinese culture, the date…

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President Xi’s British tour and China’s nuclear industry

President Xi’s British tour and China’s nuclear industry

For the first time in the last ten years, this week a Chinese President paid an official visit to the U.K. There has been high…

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Italian Cultural Events

Italian Cultural Events

Galileo Galilei Italian Institute, with the support of the School of International Education of Chongqing University, organizes monthly seminars to promote the knowledge of Italian…

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China’s deadliest habit

China’s deadliest habit

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there are more than 300 million smokers in China, nearly one-third of the world’s total. A new study…

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Tu Youyou: the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in Science

Tu Youyou: the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in Science

After the much acclaimed Mo Yan, who won the Nobel prize for literature in 2012, the name of Tu Youyou is going to be echoing…

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National Day

National Day

October 1st is the Chinese National Day (one of the seven legal holidays in China), the memorial day for the founding of the People’s Republic…

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