Chinese Ambassador to Malta Cai Jinbiao (middle) addresses during a press conference. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]

Malta

A press conference for 2016 Happy Chinese New Year in Valletta was held in the China Cultural Center in Malta on Jan 7. From Jan 23 to Feb 3, a series of activities will be staged, which include film screenings, photo contests, parades and other festival celebrations by Chinese artists from Anhui and Shandong provinces. Cai Jinbiao, ambassador of the Chinese embassy in Malta highly praised the great influences of Happy Chinese New Year in promoting mutual understanding and cultural communication between the two nations.