On 20-21 June 2024 the Consul General Vladislav Spasov visited Nanjing - the capital of Jiangsu province. He was received there by the Mayor of Nanjing Mr. Chen Zhichang. During the meeting both sides spoke highly of the commemoration in 2024 of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and China and discussed topics of mutual interest.

The Consul General of Bulgaria in Shanghai Vladislav Spasov attended the opening ceremony of the Zhejiang Provincial “National Science Week” and China-Europe Innovation Cooperation Conference 2024 in Hangzhou on 25 May 2024. The events were hosted by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Zhejiang Association for Science and Technology and Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government.

On the occasion of the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slavic Literature, on 24 May 2024 the Consul General Vladislav Spasov visited the East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai. He was received by the ECNU President Prof. Qian Xuhong, with whom he discussed future prospects for cooperation between the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and ECNU. In 2023 ECNU ranked 1st between Chinese universities in software engineering, followed by Tsinghua University and Beihang University.

The Consulate General of Bulgaria in Shanghai together with other EU Member States participated in the EU Open House. The event was organized by the Belgium Presidency of the Council of EU with the support of the Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China.

The opening ceremony of the Bulgaria-China art exhibition “Ceramic Transitions” took place in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, on 1 May 2024. It presents artworks of the Bulgarian artists Emilia Emileva, Georgi Milenov, Iva Ivanova, Maria Ganeva, Marta Dimitrova, Mihaela Kamenova, Nadezhda Hristova, Ralitsa Yovkova and Tsvetan Donkovski, as well as the Chinese artists, Qi Zhenyu, Ruan Yuelai, Sun Yiyun, Tan Danwu, Wang Jie, Yu Hui and Zheng Wenqing. The curator of the exhibition, Assadour Markarov is a Bulgarian professor in the Department of Sculpture at the Varbanov Fiber Art Research Centre of China Academy of Art.

The National Day of Bulgaria – March 3rd was celebrated in the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Shanghai on March 1st, 2024. Compatriots from the Bulgarian community in the consular region were present, together with representatives of local authorities, Chinese state-owned enterprises, universities and Chinese citizens who have studied Bulgarian language.

At the invitation of the Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China (MoE), the Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Bulgaria Ms. Marieta Georgieva attended the 2024 World Digital Education Conference in Shanghai on January 29th - 31st. The conference was co-hosted by the MoE, the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO and Shanghai Municipal People’s Government.

The 17th Hangzhou International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo (HICCI) was officially opened on November 23rd, 2023 and is going to welcome visitors for five days. The HICCI is hosted by Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government, Zhejiang University and China Academy of Art (CAA).

The 6th China International Export Expo (CIIE-2023) is taking place in Shanghai from 5th to 10th November 2023.