Asia e Oceania

Press Releases

6 November 2025

Nepal – Contact established with five Italian nationals on a trekking expedition

The Consulate General in Kolkata, temporarily redeployed to Nepal, has received confirmation that the travel agency in Milan and its Nepalese counterpart have successfully re-established contact with the group of five hikers from the province of Como, with whom communication had been lost for several days. The Italian nationals have reported that they are in […]

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Press Releases

5 November 2025

Nepal – Consul General in Kolkata arrives in Kathmandu. Three Italian nationals confirmed deceased, searches continue for others.

The Consul General of Italy in Kolkata Riccardo Dalla Costa, who is competent for Nepal, arrived in Kathmandu this morning to coordinate directly with the Nepalese authorities and search teams, in close liaison with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Farnesina). At this stage, the local authorities have confirmed the deaths of […]

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Press Releases

4 November 2025

Nepal: two Italian nationals dead. Others missing

Since Friday 31 October, contact has been lost with two Italian mountaineers, Alessandro Caputo and Stefano Farronato, who were climbing Panbari Peak in Nepal. Their death was confirmed this morning by the local authorities. The two men head been  caught in heavy snowfall at Camp 1 (5,000 metres above sea level). Other compatriots are missing […]

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Diplomatic Network

31 October 2025

India, Italian Fashion Days in the World

The excellence and creativity of Italian fashion arrived in India with the first edition of the Italian Fashion Days in the World, an initiative promoted by the Italian Embassy in New Delhi, the Consulate General in Mumbai, and the Italian Cultural Institute of New Delhi, in collaboration with The Platform, an Italian fashion media publisher. […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

24 October 2025

Capitoline Museums – exhibition “Ancient civilisations of Turkmenistan”

Turkmenistan is a land of ancient civilisations and of outstanding historical and archaeological significance. Owing to its strategic location between Mesopotamia, the Iranian Plateau and the Indus Valley, the region has, since the 3rd–2nd millennium BC, served as a vital crossroads along the main trade routes linking East and West. These routes not only facilitated […]

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Economic Diplomacy

22 October 2025

La Corea del Sud corre ai ripari per ridurre la dipendenza dai minerali esteri

Tra i leader mondiali in diversi settori ad alta tecnologia, la Corea del Sud ha annunciato una strategia per assicurare l’approvvigionamento di minerali critici, un piano che mira a ridurre la sua dipendenza dalle importazioni da parte di pochi Paesi. La strategia prevede l’aumento della produzione interna, investimenti in economia circolare e riciclo, maggiore cooperazione […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

21 October 2025

Mumbai, Caravaggio’s “Mary Magdalen in Ecstasy” on Display

The exhibition “The Invention of Light. Caravaggio. Mary Magdalen in Ecstasy” has opened in Mumbai, hosted at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai, the city’s oldest museum (founded in 1857), which has always been committed to the mission of presenting contemporary Indian art, going well beyond mere neocolonial interpretations. The precious centerpiece of […]

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Diplomatic Network

15 October 2025

Melbourne: Week of the Italian Language in the World

The Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne today presented the event Donne di Sicilia – A celebration of the centenary of the birth of Andrea Camilleri, in collaboration with the University of Melbourne. The initiative forms part of the 25th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

8 October 2025

Abu Dhabi, seminar on the Canticle of the Creatures

On 26 September, under the patronage of the National Committee for the Celebration of the Eighth Centenary of the Death of Saint Francis of Assisi, a seminar was held in Abu Dhabi on the Canticle of the Creatures, marking 800 years since its composition and in anticipation of the commemorations of the saint’s passing on […]

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Press Releases

8 October 2025

Italy–China: Tajani and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi open the 12th session of the “Intergovernmental Committee”

The 12th session of the “Italy–China Intergovernmental Committee” is taking place today at Villa Madama, co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The Committee is the main instrument for advancing the “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” launched in 2004. Its purpose is to […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

30 September 2025

Beirut: Urban Regeneration models with “Città in Scena”

The Italian Embassy in Lebanon and the Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut are presenting the exhibition “Città in Scena. Urban Regeneration: the Italian way to a sustainable future”, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and organised by ANCE, Associazione Mecenate 90 ETS, and Fondazione Musica per Roma. The historic Abroyan Factory […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

26 September 2025

Kazakhstan, first translation of the “Canticle of the Creatures” presented

The first ever translation of Saint Francis of Assisi’s celebrated poem Canticle of the Creatures into Kazakh has been published in Kazakhstan by R.S. Publishing. The translation, by the poet Korganbek Amanzhol, marks the forthcoming eighth centenary of the death of the Saint of Assisi (1226–2026). The editorial project was conceived and carried out thanks to […]

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