Asia e Oceania

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4 April 2016

Dunhuang – Matera to unite with China through a twinning inspired to history and culture

Matera, the City of the “Sassi” (stone houses carved out of the caves), has twinned up with Dunhuang, the city whose name means “shining beacon”, one of the most famous cultural and historical cities of China’s Jiuquan Prefecture, known as the “Singing-Sand Mountain”. Matera will take part in the Expo of cultural cooperation scheduled to […]

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4 April 2016

China – Italian Consulate in Chongqing holds photo competition for Chinese tourists

The Italian Consulate General in Chongqing recently organised a photographic competition for Chinese nationals who applied for Italian visas in 2015. The aim was to reward Chinese tourists who have visited Italy and highlight their stories and the emotions they experienced on their trips, in a bid to attract new visitors. The “Meeting with You […]

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1 April 2016

Jakarta – Giovanni Allevi debuts in Indonesia

Composer and pianist Giovanni Allevi will make his debut in Indonesia performing live at Usmar Ismail Hall (PPHUI) in Jakarta, on 8 April. The concert is organized by the Embassy of Italy in Jakarta and the  city’s Italian Institute of Culture (IIC). Maestro Allevi will meet students of the “Ananda Sukarlan Center” Conservatory on 7 April at […]

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31 March 2016

Pakistan Trade and Investment Forum to take place in Rome on 5 April

Strengthening economic and industrial relations between Italy and Pakistan, illustrating opportunities the country offers and tools available to Italian businesses: these are the aims of the Pakistan Trade and Investment Forum that will take place on 5 April at the International Conference Room of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The Forum is […]

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30 March 2016

China – New Board to coordinate the promotion of Italy in China

The Italian Embassy in Beijing has established an executive Board for the strategic planning and coordination of all the initiatives promoting and providing economic and commercial support to Italian companies in China. The Board – which includes the Embassy, the Consuls General in Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong and the coordinator of the Italian […]

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29 March 2016

China – 400 years of Venetian art in Beijing Museum

Venetian paintings from the last 400 years have arrived in Beijing for the exhibition “Glory of Light and Colour. Four Centuries of Painting in Venice”. The show was officially opened at the National Museum of China in Tiananmen Square by Italian Ambassador to China, Ettore Sequi, and a delegation from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage […]

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Press Releases

28 March 2016

The Farnesina’s comment on the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s summons of European diplomats in Ankara

With reference to the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s summons of European diplomats in Ankara to protest against the attendance of some European diplomatic and consular representatives at the first hearing in the trial against two journalists of the Cumhuriyet, Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, which was held in Istanbul on Friday, the Farnesina informs that the […]

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25 March 2016

Bangkok – Italian Festival in Thailand to hold over 50 events

A packed programme of more than 50 events will take place in Thailand over the course of 2016, including art, music, design, architecture, cinema, dance, photography and the promotion of brand “Italy”. The calendar of events was developed by the Italian embassy in Thailand. “Bangkok, which now has over 15 million inhabitants, is a dynamic […]

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Press Releases

24 March 2016

Minister Gentiloni meets the Heads of Mission of Asian countries belonging to UNESCAP

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni today met the Group of Heads of Mission of Asian countries belonging to UNESCAP  – UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. The group includes the ambassadors of Bangladesh – which has chaired the group since 2015 – Afghanistan, Australia, China, South Korea, Philippines, […]

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24 March 2016

Ulaanbaatar – Italy-Mongolia, Ambassador Sequi presents his Letters of Credence

Gioacchino Criaco, an attorney during his time off and a full-time writer, was born in Africo, in the province of Reggio Calabria. He writes for several newspapers and is the promoter of a project to upgrade the Aspromonte Mountains and the ancient hamlet of Africo, which was abandoned after the 1951 floods. The stories narrated […]

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24 March 2016

Australia – Italian pianist Marco Tezza in Sydney for the 2016 Vivacissimo concerts

For the “Vivacissimo” cycle of concerts in Sydney the Italian Institute of Culture in Sydney hosted widely acclaimed Italian pianist and conductor Marco Tezza, who presented a programme with music from the great Romantic composers Frank Schubert, Frederic Chopin and Robert Schumann. Maestro Tezza, who has had a magnificent career and has won many prizes […]

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23 March 2016

Chongqing – “Italian Enters Schools” as the Consulate donates text books

The Italian Consul General in Chongqing, Sergio Maffettone, spoke at the book donation ceremony in the city’s Renmin Primary School on March 16. “For children, studying the Italian language can pave the way towards several sectors like design, architecture, sculpture and singing: these are all fields of study in which Italian is an important and […]

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