Buenos Aires: immigration and identity – a concert at the Park of Remembrance
Immigration, exile and the construction of identity, starting with the memory of the communities who emigrated to America. Questions that are keenly felt in Argentina, as they are in Italy. And which are now the subject of the concert “In the Blood: dreams of water and landfall”. Virginia Innocenti takes centre stage The performance features […]
Read moreASEAN Forum: New investment opportunities in southeast Asia
The Secretary General of ASEAN, Surin Pitsuwan, and the member states’ heads of delegation, have expressed their great satisfaction with the outcome of the ASEAN Awareness Forum. The Forum took place at the Foreign Ministry on 22-23 March 2012. The Forum was the first “awareness-raising” initiative organised in Europe and involving all the ASEAN countries. […]
Read moreMaputo: opportunities in Mozambique, trade mission by Udine Chamber of Commerce
Udine’s Chamber of Commerce has staged a trade mission led by the Chamber President, Giovanni Da Pozzo, and organised in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Maputo and the Italian-South African Chamber of Commerce. The mission includes representatives from 14 Friuli-based companies interested in investment opportunities in Mozambique. The companies took part in B2B meetings […]
Read moreHong Kong: the Italian Academy of Cuisine opens a delegation
The Italian Academy of Cuisine opened a delegation in Hong Kong on 30 March 2012. Hong Kong, a city with over 7 million inhabitants, has over 11,000 restaurants. Of these, over 70 are good or excellent authentic Italian restaurants (i.e., run by an Italian chef or owner). At least 150, however, are defined “Italian” without […]
Read moreCooperation: new classrooms for South Sudan’s schools
The handover ceremony to deliver the infrastructure for the St. Theresa, East Torit and West Torit primary schools to the South Sudanese Education Ministry is taking place today, 4 April 2012. The structures include toilet facilities, at St. Teresa and West Torit, and a four-classroom pavilion, with offices, in East Torit. The works were carried […]
Read moreMaribor – Exhibition on Missoni opens the “italian month”
The European City of Culture for 2012 is the Slovenian city of Maribor. Part of the programme of events is dedicated to “cultural embassies”, with April reserved for Italy. The Italian month will open at 18.00 on 4 April with an exhibition on “Ottavio Missoni. A genius with colour”, housed in the Vetrinjski dvor Mansion […]
Read moreSnamprogetti wins project for rainwater drainage system
The Province of Mecca has awarded Snamprogetti (Saipem Group) a contract worth 1.319 billion Saudi Riyals (about 263.8 million euros) to build a rainwater drainage system serving King Abdulaziz International Airport to the north of Jeddah. The project will see the construction of a 56 km pipeline of around 3 metres in diameter; 3 outlets […]
Read moreYemen: the forgotten spring and help from the Italian Embassy
Under the title “Yemen: the forgotten spring and help from the Italian Embassy”, Repubblica on-line has published a feature on the aid brought in from Rome by the Italian Embassy. The aid is intended “to address the needs of the people displaced as a result of on-going conflicts throughout the country”. “A concrete gesture of […]
Read more“Green” Embassy in Brasilia: second stage of project now under way
The “Green Embassy” project at the Italian Embassy in Brasilia is entering its second stage, launched by Environment Minister Corrado Clini. The Minister is in Brazil to prepare the Rio+20 international conference on sustainable development, which will be taking place in June 2012. The project envisages energy trading between the Italian diplomatic mission and the […]
Read moreBurma: Italy confirms the line of dialogue. Terzi to visit from 24 to 26 April
Italy has confirmed its line of dialogue with Rangoon, a line also supported in Europe. Indeed, Foreign Minister Giulo Terzi will be visiting Burma on 24-26 April. The western world, and Italy, have welcomed Aung San Suu Kyi’s election to the Burmese Parliament, which they view as a “very positive step”. And President Giorgio Napolitano […]
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