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12 May 2016

China – Italy opens 11 new visa centres

Applying for a visa to Italy is becoming increasingly easier in China, with the opening last month of 11 new visa centres across the country. Fifteen Chinese cities now have visa centres: Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Kunming, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Xi’an. In 2015 Italy issued 541,000 visas in […]

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11 May 2016

Japan – Confers national insignia to Umberto Vattani

The Government of Japan has conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun to Ambassador Umberto Vattani as part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan.   Ambassador Vattani was awarded the Grand Cordon for his long term as Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, […]

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10 May 2016

Chongqing – Italy-China Innovation Week presented to the press

The Italy-China Science, Technology & Innovation Week 2016, which will be held in Italy from Oct. 25 to 27, was officially presented at a press conference in Chengdu by Italian Consul General in Chongqing, Sergio Maffettone, the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province, Tian Yunhui, and the CEO of […]

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9 May 2016

Diplomazia e dintorni – Fare l’Ambasciatore in Estremo Oriente

“Fare l’Ambasciatore in Estremo Oriente” è il titolo della 60a puntata di “Diplomazia e dintorni” che andrà onda Martedì 10 maggio 2016, alle ore 20 su Radio LUISS. I diplomatici sono spesso chiamati a svolgere le loro funzioni in Paesi che sono lontani dall’Italia sia sul piano geografico sia su quello culturale. La distanza dal […]

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9 May 2016

Sydney – Italian Institute of Culture offers a tour of Italy’s famous wine-producing regions

The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Sydney offers a tour of Italian wines across Italy’s most famous wine-producing regions and the excellence of their products. The first event of the series (organised by the IIC in partnership with the Osteria Balla Manfredi) will be hosted at the IIC on 12 May, from 6 to […]

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9 May 2016

Jakarta – 7 Italian films screened at European Film Festival

Seven Italian films are being shown at the European Film Festival in Jakarta. Now at its 16th edition, the festival will screen 78 films by the most acclaimed European directors. The festival opened with “Long Live Freedom” (“Viva la Liberta”) by Roberto Ando’ at the Indonesian capital’s Epicentrum Theatre. A large audience attended the screening […]

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9 May 2016

Tokyo – ‘Napoli Festa’ makes comeback in Kagoshima with a 2-day celebration

The Japanese city of Kagoshima has held its second ‘Napoli Festa’, a tribute to its sister city Naples. For the occasion, the central ‘Napoli dori’ (Naples Street) was closed to traffic and turned into an exhibition area for holiday packages and products from Naples and other parts of Italy. Concerts and talk shows on Naples […]

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9 May 2016

Bangkok – May events: Italian Festival in Thailand 2016

The May billboard of the Italian Festival in Thailand 2016 is particularly dense, with the Italian Embassy in Bangkok offering over 50 cultural and promotional events thanks to the support of 41 Italian and Thai sponsors and 21 local partners. This months’s programme was launched on 6 May with a dual event: the Siam Paragon […]

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5 May 2016

Pakistan – Il Ministro Gentiloni inaugura mostra su opere calligrafiche

Italia e Pakistan sono ancora più vicini, sul fronte delle relazioni culturali. Il Ministro degli Affari esteri e della Cooperazione internazionale Paolo Gentiloni inaugura oggi una mostra di opere di calligrafia araba al Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale “Giuseppe Tucci” a Roma. L’iniziativa è stata promossa dall’Ambasciata del Pakistan in Italia, e all’evento partecipa anche l’Ambasciatore […]

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5 May 2016

Minister Paolo Gentiloni to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today – Italy-China Government Committee and plenary meeting of the bilateral Business Forum

Economic and commercial cooperation is the main theme on the agenda of the talks between the two Foreign Affairs Ministers, which are taking place at a time of intense dialogue between the two Governments, following the recent visits to China by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and to Italy by Premier Li Keqiang, and Minister Gentiloni’s […]

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4 May 2016

China – First overseas stop of the internationalisation roadshow

An internationalisation roadshow for Italian businesses has begun its overseas tour in China. In the presence of 100 companies, consortia and research organisations, the meeting allowed Chinese operators to gain a greater insight into Italy’s strategy for supporting businesses, promoting exports and attracting investments. It also focused on Chinese development priorities and stimuli to which […]

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3 May 2016

Singapore – New productions and classics at the Italian cinema festival

The 14th Festival of Italian Cinema in Singapore has been a major success with film goers. The 10-day event presented the best movies of 2015 along with a series of “classics”, including Federico Fellini’s masterpiece “8½“, co-presented by the Italian Institute of Culture with the Institut Français de Singapour to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Gaumont, […]

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