The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austrian court upholds acquittal for cashing in scrap euros An Austrian court confirmed on Wednesday the acquittal of a man accused of fraud after he cashed in dozens of kilos of scrap euro coins imported from China. https://www.thelocal.at/20181206/austrian-court-upholds-acquittal-for-cashing-in-scrap-euros Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:43:20 +0100 austrian-court-upholds-acquittal-for-cashing-in-scrap-euros Austrian guests pack Mozart's childhood violin for state visit to China The violin that Mozart used as a child left Friday for a state visit by Austrian government members to China, where a seven-year-old girl will play it for President Xi Jinping. https://www.thelocal.at/20180406/austrian-guests-pack-mozarts-childhood-violin-for-state-visit-to-china Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:43:02 +0200 austrian-guests-pack-mozarts-childhood-violin-for-state-visit-to-china Europe brings on charm and blue skies to lure Chinese tourists Chinese tourists are big spenders and with the numbers visiting Europe set to soar by nearly 70 percent over the next five years, the countries of the Old Continent are rolling out the red carpet to make the guests feel welcome. https://www.thelocal.at/20180120/europe-brings-on-charm-and-blue-skies-to-lure-chinese-tourists Sat, 20 Jan 2018 15:10:54 +0100 europe-brings-on-charm-and-blue-skies-to-lure-chinese-tourists Chinese Lantern Festival delights and amazes Making its Central European debut, the traditional Chinese lantern festival highlights music, dance, costumes and the amazing art of the illuminated lantern, opening September 1st on Vienna's Donau Insel. https://www.thelocal.at/20160824/chinese-lantern-festival-delights-and-amazes Thu, 25 Aug 2016 01:50:18 +0200 chinese-lantern-festival-delights-and-amazes Austrian ball in Shanghai 'true Viennese Ball' A Viennese ball featuring the best of Austrian culture was held in Shanghai over the weekend, to great acclaim. https://www.thelocal.at/20140610/viennese-ball-in-shanghai Tue, 10 Jun 2014 14:53:00 +0200 viennese-ball-in-shanghai Consul general to host Viennese ball Silvia Neureiter, the current Austrian consul general in Shanghai who took up her post in February, was very excited when she heard she would be transferred to China. https://www.thelocal.at/20140603/austrias-consul-general-to-shanghai Tue, 03 Jun 2014 13:51:00 +0200 austrias-consul-general-to-shanghai