SEOUL – Italy and Korea join forces on ICT in maritime transport
Ambassador of Italy in Seoul Sergio Mercuri and Deputy Minister for Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs of Korea JOO Sung-ho signed Memorandum of Understanding today on ICT and Innovation in Maritime Transport creating a direct line of communication between Italian and Korean Single Points of Contact (SPOC) as a first step in an effort aimed […]
Read more2013 – The Year of Italian Culture in the United States
The decision to make 2013 the Year of Italian Culture in the United States has created a golden opportunity to showcase our cultural and scientific legacies and promote the cultural and production (Brand Italia) components of our Country Development Plan. Research, discovery and innovation The goal of the Year’s theme is to present Italy as […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – The US celebrates the art and genius of Antonioni
The US is celebrating the birth of Michelangelo Antonioni (Ferrara 29 September 1912) with a retrospective of his best known films to be shown at Washington’s National Gallery of Art, American Film Institute and Italian Cultural Institute. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.
Read moreStrong support and solidarity with Greece, asserts Terzi
Italy offers its “strong support and solidarity” to the Greek government and to Greece in the reform process undertaken, as Minister Terzi commented in a press conference at the end of a meeting in Rome with his Greek colleague Dimitris Avramopoulos, who expressed his appreciation for Italy’s role, which he defined as “a leader” in […]
Read moreCina: designer italiani al lavoro per meno densita’ urbana (in translation)
Trovare soluzioni per risolvere il problema della densita’ urbana in Cina. E’ questo l’ obiettivo centrale del bando “Obbligo di sosta/0% density”, appena pubblicato e aperto a tutti gli architetti e designers italiani che operano nel paese asiatico. A emetterlo l’ ambasciata d’ Italia a Pechino, in collaborazione con la Beijing design week (Bjdw) e […]
Read moreYEOSU: The Four Seasons for Italy Day
The Fondazione LiricaGiuseppe Verdi of Trieste opened Italy Day at the Auditorium of the Yeosu International Expo. The Theatre’s Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Prof. Stefano Furini, performed Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” for an enthusiastic audience of over 1000, who gave a warm welcome to the Theatre and its musicians. Present also were high level […]
Read morePirateria: a New York la riunione del gruppo di contatto (in translation)
Torna a riunirsi il gruppo di contatto sulla pirateria a largo delle coste somale. Alla riunione, che si tiene a New York a livello di alti funzionari, partecipano sessanta Paesi e una decina di organizzazioni internazionali. L’Italia è rappresentata da Gianni Ghisi, Inviato speciale del Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi per il contrasto alla pirateria […]
Read moreSyria: the humanitarian situation is dramatic, says Terzi – Obama-Monti: Collaboration to keep up the pressure on Assad
“A dramatic humanitarian situation”. That is how Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi defined the exodus of hundreds of thousands of people from the Syrian city of Aleppo, which has been under fire from the Syrian army for days now. Terzi pointed out Italy’s commitment to helping the refugees taken in by Jordan by, inter alia, sending […]
Read moreTerzi in Belgrade: Europe and bilateral relations – Italy fully supports Serbia’s closer EU integration
Italy’s support for Serbia’s closer European integration, and bilateral relations, were the key issues in Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s talks with the Serbian leadership in Belgrade. Minister Terzi had taken a scheduled flight to the Serbian capital for the talks, in the run-up to the installation of the new government there. Terzi is the first […]
Read more”Longitude”: India, un colosso che si dibatte (in translation)
”India: the fluondering colossus”: perché l’India, un colosso per popolazione e tassi di crescita, considerato tra i paesi emergenti, secondo solo alla Cina, non riesce ad esprimere se stessa come una grande potenza? All’interrogativo, cerca di dare un’esauriente risposta l’analisi, riassunta nel titolo di copertina, del nuovo numero della rivista ”Longitude” diretta da Pialuisa Bianco, […]
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