August 2025

Brief News Review

As Israeli’s endless military bombardment intensifies, at least 61 people were killed on 28 August in the eastern and southern neighborhoods of Gaza City, including 19 aid seekers, medical sources told Al Jazeera, according to Aljazeera news. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis due to malnutrition and starvation in the enclave is worsening day by day. The Israeli military has been preparing to take Gaza City, despite international calls to reconsider the move over fears of significant casualties and tragic displacement.  UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is appealing to the Israeli government to drop the plan. (20250829) October 7th, 2024 marks one year…


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…