Asia e Oceania

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5 May 2015

Shanghai – display of masterpieces by Renzo Piano

The Auditorium of Rome, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, Osaka’s Kansai airport, Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, the New York Times Building and London Bridge Tower: these are just some of the masterpieces of architectural design by Renzo Piano on display in Shanghai. The exhibition “Piece by Piece, Renzo Piano Building Workshop”, at the Power […]

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4 May 2015

Nepal earthquake: Crisis Unit identifies the last Italians reported missing and not yet traced

The Farnesina’s Crisis Unit has managed to identify the last Italians reported as missing in the Nepal earthquake and not yet traced. The constant monitoring of the situation by the Unit and by our Embassy in New Delhi and the Consulate General in Calcutta continues, so that they are ready for any new developments. The […]

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1 May 2015

Nepal earthquake: Italians’ arrival at Pratica di Mare airport

A group of Italian nationals is expected to arrive this afternoon from Nepal on a military flight arranged by the Farnesina Crisis Unit and the Interforces Operational Command. The flight will also be carrying over 30 EU citizens whose transport was arranged within the context of collaboration with the Crisis Units of various other nations […]

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30 April 2015

Kyoto – Fosco Maraini exhibition “Ama” staged

An exhibition was staged in Japan of a photographic series by Fosco Maraini entitled “Ama”, which grew out of an anthropological study conducted in the 1950s on the community of underwater fisherwomen of the islands of Hegurajima and Mikuriyajima. Speakers at the event, one of the headliners of “Kyotographie”, included consul general of Italy in […]

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29 April 2015

Nepal earthquake: Crisis Unit continues efforts to repatriate Italians

Efforts continue by the Farnesina Crisis Unit to repatriate Italian nationals by any means possible, including military ones, thanks to the collaboration of the Interforces Operational Command, and commercial flights out of Kathmandu. The first group are expected to arrive on a commercial flight to Milan in the early hours of tomorrow; another two flights […]

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29 April 2015

Nepal Earthquake: Crisis Unit search continues. Contact made with 5 Italians

The Farnesina Crisis Unit’s  unceasing search for Italian nationals  has made it possible in recent hours to contact 5 more Italians that had previously been unaccounted for, bringing the rmaining number down to 5

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28 April 2015

Nepal earthquake: contact made with many Italians who had been cut off

In recent hours, thanks to the partial restoration of mobile telecommunications and the fact that rescue teams have managed to reach several remote areas of Nepal, the Farnesina Crisis Unit has been able to establish contact with many Italian nationals that it was unable to reach before, bringing the number of those it is still […]

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28 April 2015

Islamabad – Italy co-sponsor of Literature Festival

Italy continues to flank Pakistan in the promotion of culture by co-sponsoring the Islamabad Literature Festival. The event draws Pakistani writers, professors, artists and readers, and is the third of its kind after those of Karachi and Lahore. The festival’s aim is to promote culture as a factor in peace, development and growth, a conviction […]

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28 April 2015

Jakarta – Asian tour for Stefano Bollani, tomorrow Jakarta

Renowned and eclectic musician Stefano Bollani’s Asian tour, which began in the context of New Age Productions’ “Suoni Italiani” project, includes four stops. After performing in Kyoto and Tokyo in Japan, he will be in Hong Kong this evening and go on to Jakarta tomorrow. The Indonesian event, organised by the Italian embassy and cultural […]

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27 April 2015

The Farnesina Crisis Unit’s unceasing search for Italian nationals involved in Nepal earthquake

The Crisis Unit of the Italian Foreign Ministry continues its active search for all Italian nationals in Nepal, which began immediately following the news of the earthquake, and is in contact with their families. Based on statements by their companions, four Italians have died in the Langtang area, which remains difficult to reach. An advance […]

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27 April 2015

Dei – Georgia: SACE to be advisor for new export credit agency

Following an international bidding process, SACE has been awarded the advisory contract for the establishment and launch of the new export credit agency the Georgian government intends to create in order to develop exports, not least through insurance instruments for businesses and banks. SACE will supply consulting services and a technical training programme focused on […]

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27 April 2015

Italian Cooperation sends humanitarian aid to Nepal earthquake victims

The Italian Cooperation has arranged for a load of humanitarian aid consisting of emergency equipment earmarked for the people of Nepal to be flown out of the UN base at Dubai. The flight, organised in collaboration with the UN base in Brindisi, and in partnership with various UN agencies (WFP, UNICEF and WHO ) and […]

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