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The year 2015 will be one to adjust the trade balance between Italy and China, which currently places the Asian giant well ahead of our country. This is the goal of the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai for the year of the Milan EXPO. “All the components of our country system”, Italian Consul General […]
Read moreThe exhibition entitled “Small Utopias: Italian architecture in the third millennium between history, research and innovation” opens tomorrow, 7 February 2015, in Hanoi. The initiative was organised by the Italian Embassy in Vietnam, headed by Ambassador Lorenzo Angeloni, as part of the Y-Viet 2015 programme. Hosted by Casa Italia, the exhibition consists of 10 panels […]
Read moreA call for expressions of interest was announced for the ForrestField-Airport Link rail connection from the centre of Perth to the city airport. The project is valued at an estimated AUD 2.2 billion (approx. EUR 1.54 billion) and calls for the construction of 8.5km of railway, including 8km of underground tunnels, as well as 3 […]
Read more“The sacrifice of Kenji Goto will not halt the struggle against terrorism and religious extremism, which continues at the side of the Japanese government”. Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni firmly condemned the decapitation of journalist Kenji Goto, extending Italy’s solidarity to his family and the entire Japanese population.
Read morePalestrina, Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Verdi and Puccini are only some of the composers to be discussed and analysed in a course on Italian music history organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka. The 6-meetings course, from 18 February to 6 March, will traverse the music and lives of the composers and musicians who wrote the […]
Read moreWithin the framework of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, an agreement on the liberalisation of services was recently signed between Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China’s Guangdong Province covering 58 sectors that include real estate and environmental services and computer support installations, with a partial extension to another 75 sectors. The most prominent […]
Read moreThe Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received a phone call today from the Japanese Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida, for a consultation on the threat of international terrorism. Gentiloni extended full solidarity for the two Japanese citizens kidnapped in Syria. He also expressed his appreciation of the 200 million euro allocated by […]
Read moreThe Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation welcomes the decision by the Indian Supreme Court to annul the life sentence issued against Tomaso Bruno and Elisabetta Boncompagni, who have been in prison in Varanasi since 2010. The Farnesina has been following the case closely, both directly and through the Italian Embassy in New Delhi. […]
Read moreVietnam: 2014 growth of 5.9%, a trade surplus and a B+ rating Vietnam closed 2014 out with macroeconomic indicators confirming significant progress on macroeconomic stabilisation. During the Vietnam Business Forum, Prime Minister Dung was able to confirm that the government had hit its main targets for 2014: growth of 5.9% and inflation brought down to […]
Read moreDjibouti: USD 10 billion in infrastructure projects, focus on Ethiopia The government of Djibouti recently announced major new infrastructure projects over the next 3 years valued at approximately 10 billion US dollars. Their purpose is to strengthen the country’s role as logistical hub between Eastern Africa and the rest of the world and to […]
Read moreMinister Gentiloni, there an infinite number of issues are on the table for 2015. Shall we begin with Russia? «Alright». Regarding the Moscow sanctions “for illegal actions in Ukraine”, is there a softer European approach and a harsher U.S. one, and can you tell us how Italy has chosen to act? «To tell the truth […]
Read moreGentiloni: “IS a serious threat. Europe must do more for persecuted Christians” (Avvenire) Real terrorism risk in Italy also by Arturo Celletti The threat of terrorism exists. It is real. But careful not to equate Islam or immigrants with terrorism. Paolo Gentiloni pauses a moment to think, then underscores those two points even more […]
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