China – Food Safety, 4th Italo-Chinese Dialogue on beef
The Italian Embassy in China confirms its commitment to support Italian agrofood companies interested in accessing the Chinese market. The 4th Italo-Chinese Dialogue on Food Safety took place today in Beijing. It represents an important forum of debate between high-level experts of the Italian Ministry of Health and of the China Food and Drug Administration, […]
Read moreLaunch of the ‘First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World’
Promoting Italy’s culinary tradition abroad as one of the most distinctive features of Brand Italy. This is the aim of the ‘First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World’ initiative which will be presented this morning at Villa Madama. The event intends to provide continuity to the themes successfully developed by Expo Milano 2015 and […]
Read moreRelations between Italy and Japan
Today and tomorrow Rome will play host to two seminars celebrating the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan. The seminars, to be respectively held at the Chamber of Deputies and at the Luigi Sturzo Institute, will discuss the economic and political issues that bind the two Countries together. The Italian Foreign Ministry […]
Read moreItaly and Kenya renew the “Luigi Broglio” Space Centre Agreement (Trento, 24 October 2016)
Fabrizio Nicoletti, the head of the Unit for Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), commented the renewal of the agreement between Italy and Kenya for Malindi’s “Luigi Broglio” Space Centre. He said: “Supporting our points of excellence in the aerospace sector – at bilateral and multilateral level […]
Read moreSerbia – “Concerts in Galleria” at the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade
The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC), in partnership with the KCB, the Cultural Centre of Belgrade, will host ‘Concerts in Galleria’, a series of concerts scheduled every Monday. A notice posted on the IIC website reads: “Thanks to this cooperation with the KCB, a relevant cultural institution in the city, the Institute confirms to be a […]
Read moreSudan – Course on Peacekeeping and conflict management winds up in Khartoum
A course on the Italian experience in peacekeeping has just wound up in Khartoum. The first course on “Training Programme for Conflict Management” was closed at the presence of the director of the Peace Research Institute of the University of Khartoum, the Italian Ambassador to Sudan and the coordinator of the international activities of the […]
Read moreTurkey – Vinicio Capossela celebrates his 25-year career in Istanbul
Vinicio Capossela, Italian artist, singer and entertainer, will stage his “Qu’Art de Siecle” show to the Teatro della Casa d’Italia in Istanbul on October 28. The event, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Istanbul, will celebrate his 25 year-long career dedicated to music. It began in 1990 with his debut album “All’una e […]
Read morePostcards from the other Italy – In Prague with a passion for Human Resources
A degree in Philosophy, a passion for Human Resources and the will to continuously face up to new challenges. Giulia, born in Rome 29 years ago, landed in Prague after having spent a period in Dresden, Stuttgart and London. In the city “with 100 towers”, she works at the Share Service Center, an American multinational […]
Read moreChina – Fashion speaks Italian to celebrate Italian Language Week
“Fashion speaks Italian” and is inspired by art: this is the theme of the fashion show the students from Beijing’s Fashion School, hosted by the Italian Culture Institute, have organised within the framework of the events for the Italian Culture and Language Week in China. The work of over 30 designers-to-be, led by Professor Yanh […]
Read moreFinland – Modigliani’s retrospective in Helsinki features 200 masterpieces
Helsinki’s Ateneum Art Museum will host an extensive retrospective of Amedeo Modigliani’s works starting from 28 October until 5 February, 2017. An installation of almost 200 masterpieces of the famous Italian painter and sculptor will be shown on the Museum’s third floor. This is Modigliani’s largest exhibition ever launched in a Scandinavian country. Modigliani, who […]
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