Asia e Oceania

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26 October 2015

Azerbaijan – Italy a leading exhibitor at “Baku Build”

Italy was a leading exhibitor at the “Baku Build” construction and design fair, with 82 Italian companies out of a total of over 500, from 27 countries. Our country is the biggest foreign group at the event, which is accompanied by two secondary events: “Aqua-Therm” Baku and the “Caspian International Protection, Security and Rescue exhibition”. […]

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23 October 2015

Italy-Thailand:Milan hosts first Business Forum dedicated to economic and commercial collaboration by the two countries

In the splendid setting of Palazzo Clerici in Milan, the first meeting of the Italy-Thailand Business Forum took place today. The Forum was set up at the initiative of the Italian Embassy in Bangkok and the Thai Chamber of Commerce. The Forum was co-chaired by Italcementi, for Italy, and, for Thailand, the Central Group, a […]

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Press Releases

23 October 2015

Gentiloni meets Foreign Minister of Mongolia

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Lundeg Purevsuren, at the Farnesina today. Minister Purevsuren is visiting Italy during the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Italy and Mongolia. The meeting was an opportunity to recall the continuous progress in all […]

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23 October 2015

Dei – China: BCube and Chongqing accord on logistics and goods transport

An agreement was signed between the Chongquing Economic and International Cooperation Commission (COFTEC) and the Italian logistics firm BCube. The agreement could be a turning point for BCube in both sectors in which it is engaged in China: goods transport and factory logistics. In regard to goods transport, the agreement calls for COFTEC’s commitment to […]

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22 October 2015

Melbourne – 7-way challenge for the ‘Grande Olio d’Oliva’

Seven Italo-Australian virgin olive oil producers faced off in Melbourne for the “Grande Olio d’Oliva 2015” competition. All participants use Italian machinery to ensure the high quality of a product through which they seek to maintain their ties with Italy. The jury chose the Trovatello family, originally from the city of Nicastro in the province […]

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21 October 2015

Gaiani new Director General for Global Affairs

Massimo Gaiani is the Director General for Global Issues and for Asia, Sub Saharian Africa, Latin America at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as of 20 October 2015. He previously served as Ambassador of Italy to Albania (since December 2011). He entered the diplomatic service in 1982. Since then, he has […]

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19 October 2015

Tokyo – From baroque to jazz, Italians in concert

Italian artists conquered the musical scene in Tokyo with 90 minutes of performances ranging from baroque to contemporary classical to pop and jazz music, hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute. The event concluded with an unplanned performance in which Danilo Rea offered a Japanese version of the Italian song “parole, parole”. Read more, in Italian

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16 October 2015

World Food day – Chinese-Italian dialogue in Beijing

Food security, the quality of agri-food production and consumers’ health are topics on which Italian and China have developed a fruitful relationship. A relationship that will be reinvigorated in Beijing on 16 October 2015 with the “3rd Chinese-Italian Dialogue on Food Security”, marking World Food Day. Organised by the Italian Embassy in China in collaboration […]

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14 October 2015

Tokyo – Italian design evening at the Ambassador’s residence

The Italian Ambassador in Tokyo, Domenico Giorgi, opened up his residence for a special evening to mark the visit to the city by architect and designer Mario Bellini. Over 300 guests attended the evening promoting the designer’s new “Cab Chairs” collection, sold in Tokyo by Cassina. The Ambassador’s residence, a showcase for Italian design thanks […]

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13 October 2015

DEI – Singapore/Kuala Lumpur: Second stage of high-speed rail project under way

The second stage of the high-speed rail project linking Singapore and Kuala Lumpur is under way. The authorities in Malaysia and Singapore have launched an international awareness-raising campaign to attract expressions of interest from the relevant enterprises on the technical and commercial aspects of the project. The works, which should be completed in 2020, include […]

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8 October 2015

Indonesia – The Great War commemorated in music

The centennial of the Great War will be celebrated with music on 11 October in a concert arranged by our embassy and cultural institute in Jakarta at the institute’s auditorium. “A’ la vie!”, composed by Roccardo Piacentini (composer-pianist) and Tiziana Scandaletti (soprano) and staged by Duo Alterno, is an homage to two pivotal artists of […]

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6 October 2015

DEI – China: University of Roma Tre collaborates with Chinese universities on infrastructure

The development of research and industrial applications for large-scale infrastructures is the goal of a new laboratory that is the collaborative effort of the Universities of Fuzhou (Fujian), Guangzhou and Roma Tre, and FIP Industriale. The project was launched by Prof. Bruno Briseghella of the University of Padova and with the support of the Superior […]

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