Hong Kong – Success for Italian Cooperation-Science Park
Italy is among the leaders of the “Soft-landing programme for technology and innovation collaboration” of the Hong Kong Science Park (HKSTPC). The purpose of the initiative, supported by our Consulate General in Hong Kong, is to offer universities, research centres and eventual foreign spin-offs a chance to promote and develop their innovative ideas in 5 […]
Read moreBrazil – Arte Pará 2014 opens to registration
Registration has opened for the 33rd edition of Arte Pará, northern Brazil’s largest contemporary art fair, held in the State capital of Belem. The event has the support of our diplomatic network in that Latin American country, and is open to local and foreign artists living in Brazil. Read more, in Italian
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Kenya: Marangoni (tyre retreading) joins the market
A new plant for the retreading of tyres for earthmoving equipment near the Nairobi industrial area opened recently. Local investor AutoXpress, the most important Kenyan business in the tyre sector, has imported the entire retreading system from the Italian Marangoni company (checking systems, buffers, packagers and autoclaves), and the plant employs more than 40 persons. […]
Read moreBolivia – Italy a partner in juvenile justice riform
Ambassador of Italy to La Paz Luigi De Chiara recently attended the opening of the women’s section of the Qalauma rehabilitation centre, financed by the Italian Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of efforts to ensure better prisons in Bolivia. Other participants included Bolivian Minister for Justice Elizabeth Sandra Gutierrez […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – 11 August: Latest World News, compiled in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor
Egypt: Suez Canal enlargement project gets underway In the course of a ceremony attended by President Sisi, Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi and Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim, President of the Suez Canal Authority Ihab Mamish announced the launch of the Suez Canal Development Project, which calls for augmenting of the canal with the construction of a […]
Read moreMogherini, no intervention in Iraq but military support for Kurds being assessed
Italy is assessing “forms of support for the efforts,includingmilitary,” of the Iraqi Kurdistan government.The statement came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini in an interview for “Radio Anch’io” on Radio Uno.Together with our principal European partnersweare assessing “the most effective forms” of stopping ISIS. “The immediate need”, the minister continued, “is to stop the […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – China: Italian Planet lands esclusiva for free port of Lianglu Cuntan
China: Italian Planet lands esclusiva for free port of Lianglu Cuntan Italian Planet (www.italianplanet.it) and the Chongqing Free Trade Economic Cooperation Group (CFTEC), which manages the free port Lianglu Cuntan, signed an agreement giving Italian Planet the exclusive right to treat entry into the free port of Cuntan on behalf of the CFTEC with all […]
Read moreMade in Italy – Italian excellence as reported in the foreign press
A selection of some of the most interesting articles on Italian lifestyle published by major foreign daily newspapers and periodicals in 2013 were considered for the “Ferrari Prize – The Italian Art of Living”, sponsored by the Cantine Ferrari. The initiative aims at foregrounding the foreign press’ best and most original efforts at exploring the […]
Read moreEnvironment – Italo-Serbian Urbesoil project launched
The Urbesoil project, consisting of a team of researchers made up of Italians from ENEA and Serbians from the University of Novi Sad, was launched to study the movement of potentially toxic elements within an urban environment. Approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Urbesoil is an integral part of the Italo-Serbia science and technology […]
Read moreItaly-South Africa – Growing Science and Technology Cooperation
Italy is strengthening cooperation with South Africa through a 2014-16 executive science and technology programme signed during the 5th meeting of the Joint Italy-South Africa Commission in Pretoria. The Italian delegation was led by Italian ambassador to Pretoria Vincenzo Schioppa, while South Africa’s was led by Director General for the International resources of the Department […]
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