Interviews

Kubin’s 2025 Vienna Reading Session Held again in Café Museum by BACOPA

On 8. August, the Austrian Publishing House BACOPA held again a reading session for the well-known German sinologist Prof. Wolfgang Kubin (Chinese: 顾彬) in Café Museum, Vienna. Wolfgang Kubin has been famed primarily as a translator of Chinese literature and philosophy. At almost 80 years old, he recently launched a new series with BACOPA: Classical Chinese Poets. Following Li Bai (701-762), his Cao Zhi (192-232) has now been published under the title “The Feast of Life.” (German original: Das Fest des Lebens) During the reading session, Prof. Kubin thanked BACOPA for having been – without thinking of profit – supporting his…


“Global Disarmament, a necessary condition for human survival – Special focus on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons”, an Information and Discussion Meeting Successfully Convened at Vienna International Center

On June 26th, 2025, “NGO COMMITTEE ON PEACE – VIENNA” organized an information and discussion meeting at Vienna International Center (VIC) on “Global Disarmament, a necessary condition for human survival – Special focus on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons”. Two speakers were invited to the meeting, including Dr. Klaus Renoldner, IPPNW – International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Medical doctor and sustainability researcher, and Ambassador Alexander Kmentt, Director of the Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Department of the Austrian Foreign Ministry. Author of the book “The Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons: How it was Achieved and…


The Significance of Education for Today’s Global Security, an Online Talk with Madame Helga Zepp-LaRouche

On July 3, 2025, SINOPRESS held an online dialogue with Ms Helga Zepp-LaRouche, Founder and chairwoman of Schiller Institute in Germany, concentrating on the topic of “The Significance of Education for Today’s Global Security”. As a decade-long activist for historical investigation, world economic modules and dialogue of cultures, Ms Helga Zepp-LaRouche has, not without controversy, been devoting herself to the intercultural talks with people from different regions holding different mentalities. Open-minded, she is by all means a person of courage.  The talk with her will focus on education as the most sustainable policy to secure the global peace, in contrast…


“Great Beauty of Funing” 2025 –Yu Guangming Watercolor Studio Started its Europe Tour in Vienna

“Funing, my hometown, is a place of beauty. Landscaped with mountains, sea, and the Great Wall, it is my big artistic inspiration”, said Mr. YU Guangming, an established watercolor painter from China. “The magnificent Jieling Xiongguan Pass, the vast Tianma Lake, the rich-in-history sites of Tianma,Tuer and Zijin Mountain, the blossom- filled Ninghai Avenue, and the Nandaihe Beach – every inch of Funing offers inexhaustible source for my creativity”, he continued. On 15 June 2025, the opening ceremony of “Great Beauty of Funing” 2025 featuring works from Yu Guangming Watercolor Studio was held in Vienna, highly successful und fruitful. The…


UPF Conference on “Family-Orientated Policies for Sustainable Development” Successfully Held in Vienna

In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to celebrate May 15th as “International Day of Families” worldwide. To mark the occasion, the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) Austria, together with the Family Federation for World Peace, the Austrian Women’s Federation, and the Iranian Wisdom House Vienna, organized a conference on May 17th addressing the topic of “Family-Orientated Policies for Sustainable Development”. The conference, held at the venue of Seidengasse 28 in Vienna and moderated by MC Marinela Stefanc, saw an international crowd as well as renowned speakers who presented and discussed the importance of the concept of family…


Climate Change, Its Impact on Tibetan Plateau and the Corresponding Educational System

While global warming is causing fatal disasters in Europe, America, Asia and other continents, the climate issue needs urgent acknowledgement, responsible discussion, and quick action-taking. Yet, there is enough discrepancy in opinions around the world, be it political, economic, ecologic, or social. People from different cultural backgrounds would naturally react to changes in different ways. The global problem of the climate crisis, however, cannot be solved without the global consensus holding onto the agreed principles. Complication wins the stage when geopolitics comes into play, unfortunately. For instance, when Tibet becomes a key word in discussion, the focus is often automatically…


The 2025 Chinese Opera Festival Grandly Opened in Vienna

On January 23, the grand opening ceremony of the 2025 Chinese Opera Festival in Europe was held in the University of Vienna. With huge curiosity, the Viennese from academic circle, media outlets, art and culture fields, business world as well as other professionals crowded into the auditorium, Hof 1 of the Altes AKH campus, located at Spitalgasse 2/Alser Straße 4, 1090 Vienna, to see the World Heritage Site of the Chinese Opera, and to experience the legendary charm embodied in it. While the concept of “Gesamtkunst” by Richard Wagner is more than familiar on the European opera stage, the comprehensive…


Announcement of Online Forum on “Climate Change and Its Impact on Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures”

We are proud to announce the upcoming forum on 20. December 2024 on the topic of „ Climate Change and Its Impact on Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures”, an event co-organized by URBAN FORUM and SINOPRESS.  Agenda: While global warming is causing fatal disasters in Europe, America, Asia and other continents, the urgent climate issue needs acknowledgement, discussion, and action-taking around every corner of the world. The Tibetan regions are not to be ignored, either. Likewise, the wildlife there is threatened due to disappearing Himalayan glaciers. And the prevailing temperature trends are affecting human life. There are, furthermore, concerns shown for Tibetan Autonomous…


Peter Mahler Opened his Exhibition “Mahler Malt Malher” in Vienna

On 17th of October 2024, Peter Mahler opened his exhibition “Mahler Malt Mahler” in Grand Hotel in the heart of Vienna. Some meters away stands the Vienna State Opera House (Wiener Staatsoper), where the cousin of his grandfather Gustav Mahler led the classic music world to its new era.   (Photo: Karla Mahler) Born in New York, however, Peter Mahler knew nothing of this until he travelled to Europe as a young man. Neither his father nor his Jewish grandparents, who had to flee from Waldviertel in Lower Austria in 1938, wanted to be reminded of their Austrian past in the new…


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…