Asia e Oceania

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16 February 2017

India – Italy participates in India’s Design Week showcasing the “Under 35” exhibition

Italy participates as a “Partner Country” in India Design ID 2017, which takes place in New Delhi from 16 to 19 February. The event forms part of a campaign launched by the Italian Trade Agency with a view to promoting  ‘Made in Italy’ products in India.The Triennale Design Museum showcases the “Under 35. Italian Design” exhibition, curated by Silvana Annicchiarico, with installations by […]

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15 February 2017

Sydney, two Italian films at the Mardi Gras Film Festival

Italian cinema will once more take centre stage abroad: the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney, in association with Queer Screen, will present the screening of the films “Me, Myself and Her” (“Io e lei”) by Maria Sole Tognazzi and starring Margherita Buy and Sabrina Ferilli, and “Arianna” by Carlo Lavagna and featuring Ondina Quadri, at […]

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Press Releases

14 February 2017

Foreign Ministry expresses condolences for attack in Lahore, Pakistan

The Foreign Ministry expresses its condolences for yesterday’s suicide bombing in Lahore, in which many people died – including several police officers – and many were injured.  Italy confirms its closeness to the Government of Pakistan, which has again been hit by a violent terrorist attack.

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13 February 2017

The Foreign Ministry expresses great concern over news of the ballistic missile launched by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

The Foreign Ministry expressed great concern over the news of the ballistic missile that was launched last night by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The Country’s repeated nuclear tests, along with the stockpiling of a nuclear arsenal, constitute a threat to global peace and security.  The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has once again […]

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9 February 2017

Japan – Music, Vito Clemente pays tribute to Niccolò Van Westerhout

Vito Clemente will take centre stage in Tokyo with a tribute to the great Apulian composer Niccolò Van Westerhout. The event will take place on Monday, 27 February, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Auditorium Umberto Agnelli of the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Tokyo. The concert is organised by the Organising Committee of […]

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Press Releases

8 February 2017

Alfano: “condolences and consternation for the attack on members of the International Red Cross in Afghanistan”

“We wish to express out profound grief for the vile killings of six members of the International Red Cross Committee, and our consternation for the fate of the two members still missing. Italy reiterates its firm condenmation of any form of violence.” These are the words expressed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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6 February 2017

Australia – Galileo Galilei, conference on the man who stopped the Sun

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney opens its 2017 activities with a scientific lecture. The first event offers a conference on one of the most internationally renowned Italian geniuses and perhaps one of the most controversial: Galileo Galilei. The conference lecture has been assigned to Francesca Battista, a physicist, and will be held on 9 […]

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3 February 2017

Afghanistan – Herat-Chist-e Sharif, a 155 km-long road to come out of isolation

A one-hundred and fifty-five kilometre road will facilitate connections between Herat and Chist-eSharif in western Afghanistan, helping thousands of citizens come out of isolation, representing an important stretch of road connecting the eastern area to the western area of the country. The Italian government, with the support of Development Cooperation,  allocated over 92 million euro for the construction of […]

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2 February 2017

Country Presentation: Myanmar, a new market for Italian enterprises

Today the Farnesina hosts a Country Presentation dedicated to the cooperation and investment opportunities offered by the Union of Myanmar, one of Asia’s most promising markets for the growth and expansion perspectives of foreign companies. The lifting of American sanctions, the passing of a new law on investments and a policy fostering the attraction of […]

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30 January 2017

Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 30 January: latest news from the world

Armenia: Yerevan hosts conference on photovoltaic investment opportunities  The capital of Armenia hosted a conference which targeted potential investors in the photovoltaic sector. The initiative, organised by the local Fund for Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency (R2E2) and sponsored by the Ministry of Energy, the World Bank and the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs), focused on […]

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27 January 2017

Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 27 January: latest news from the world

Focus Myanmar: the Farnesina hosts a country presentation dedicated to the Asian Country on 2 February 2017  The spotlights are on Myanmar: next 2 February the Farnesina will host a Country Presentation dedicated to the cooperation and investment opportunities offered by the Union of Myanmar, one of Asia’s most promising markets for the growth and […]

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23 January 2017

Singapore – The Italian Cultural Institute presents ‘the Elena Ferrante phenomenon’ in Singapore

‘The Elena Ferrante fever’ lands  in Singapore: the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Singapore will organize a lecture by Jennifer Gargiulo, Ph.D., Lecturer at the Singapore Yale-Nus College, entitled “The Elena Ferrante Phenomenon: The Power of Translation and the Desire for Anonymity.” The event will take place at the Arts House in Singapore on 16 […]

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