Asia e Oceania

Cultural Diplomacy

20 August 2026

Beijing, strengthened collaboration for the promotion of Italian culture

The Memorandum of Understanding between the Italian Cultural Institute of Beijing and the Italy-China Foundation, represented respectively by Director Federico Roberto Antonelli and Chief Operating Officer Federico Pasini, was signed at the headquarters of the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing. The agreement consolidates a collaboration already developed in recent years through numerous cultural, exhibition and […]

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Press Releases

16 August 2026

Earthquake in Indonesia: information for Italian nationals

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Embassy of Italy in Jakarta and the Crisis Unit, continues to provide information to Italian nationals present in the areas affected by the earthquake that struck Indonesia. More than 2,000 Italian citizens registered with AIRE and approximately 6,000 non-resident Italian nationals registered on Dove siamo nel mondo are currently […]

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Press Releases

15 August 2026

Earthquake in Indonesia: support for Italian nationals has been strengthened

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its Crisis Unit and in close coordination with the Embassy of Italy in Jakarta, is closely monitoring developments in Indonesia following the violent earthquakes that struck the country, causing casualties and extensive damage, particularly on the island of Flores. There are approximately 5,000 Italian citizens in Indonesia; of […]

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Press Releases

12 August 2026

Nepal: Consulate working to repatriate the bodies of Italian mountaineers

Following the recovery of the bodies of Italian mountaineers Marco Di Marcello and Markus Kirchler, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to provide assistance to their families. An official from the Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over Nepal, remains in Kathmandu to assist the families and liaise with the Nepalese […]

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Press Releases

11 August 2026

Mission to Nepal for the repatriation of the bodies of the Italian mountaineers

The discovery of the bodies of the Italian mountaineers Marco Di Marcello and Markus Kirchler, who were swept away by an avalanche in Nepal on 3 November 2025, was confirmed yesterday. The bodies have been transferred to Kathmandu, where they have been formally identified. They will now undergo the post-mortem examination required under local law […]

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Press Releases

10 August 2026

Italy–Philippines: Protocol on the conversion of driving licences signed

The Protocol amending the Agreement between Italy and the Philippines on the conversion of driving licences was signed today at the Farnesina. The agreement was signed, on the Italian side, by the Director-General for Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Asia and Oceania, Ambassador Nicoletta Bombardiere, and, on the Philippine side, by the Ambassador of the Philippines […]

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Diplomatic Network

7 August 2026

Ulaanbaatar: Order of the Star of Italy awarded to baritone Amartuvshin Enkhbat

On 27 July 2026, the Ambassador of Italy to Mongolia, Giovanna Piccarreta, presented the Mongolian baritone Amartuvshin Enkhbat with the honour of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy. The ceremony and reception (organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Beijing) were attended by representatives from the Mongolian Ministry of Culture, […]

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Press Releases

4 August 2026

Third round of bilateral political consultations between Italy and Bangladesh. Focus on migration cooperation

The Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, co-chaired the third session of bilateral political consultations between Italy and Bangladesh today at the Farnesina, alongside the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Ambassador Asad Alam Siam, as provided for in the 2023 Memorandum of […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

29 July 2026

Ulaanbaatar: the exhibition ‘Embracing the infinite’ has opened

The photo exhibition ‘Embracing the infinite. The eternal search of Giuseppe Tucci’, dedicated to the figure of the great orientalist, explorer and tibetologist, was inaugurated on Monday 27 July 2026, in the presence of the Ambassador of Italy to Mongolia, Giovanna Piccarreta. The exhibition will remain open to the public until 5 August 2026. The […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 July 2026

Beijing, ‘Chinese voices on Palladio’ Exhibition

As part of the series of events dedicated to Andrea Palladio, organised in Beijing by the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute, the exhibition ‘Chinese Voices on Palladio. From Classical Architecture to Contemporary Experiment’ was recently opened at the Tsinghua University Art Museum. The exhibition is organised by the Polytechnic University of Turin […]

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Diplomatic Network

17 July 2026

Italian alternative music in Mongolia and China with Ferretti and Zamboni

The project “C.S.I. Preludio: Ferretti/Zamboni – The Journey Starts, Across the Mongolian Steppes and Beijing Skylines” has come to an end. It featured one of the most iconic acts in Italian alternative music – Giovanni Lindo Ferretti and Massimo Zamboni, accompanied by the band Lostatobrado – performing in Mongolia and China. The initiative (conceived and […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

6 July 2026

Beijing, Song Contest in Tribute to the Sanremo Music Festival

The fourth song contest dedicated to the Sanremo Italian Music Festival, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing, came to an end. The initiative was matched by exceptional success: approximately 300 spectators in the Institute’s auditorium and over 5,000 users connected online via live streaming on Instagram and Weibo. The contest, open to non-professional […]

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