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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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2 October 2015
Dei – Brembo: cresce in Cina, acquista 66% Asimco Meilian Braking Systems

Brembo ha siglato un accordo con Asimco (China) Limited e Asimco Technologies Hong Kong Limited Technologies Group Ltd. per l’acquisizione del 66% del capitale di Asimco Meilian Braking Systems (Langfang). Il valore dell’operazione e’ pari a circa 86 milioni di euro e l’acquisizione dovrebbe essere formalizzata nei prossimi mesi, dopo il completamento dell’iter autorizzativo e […]

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1 October 2015
ASEAN Awareness Forum

Il 30 settembre si è tenuta la seconda edizione dell’ASEAN Awareness Forum, organizzato dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, in collaborazione con Promos, azienda speciale della Camera di commercio di Milano. Obiettivo del Forum è stato quello di presentare al mondo imprenditoriale italiano le opportunità e le prospettive in una delle aree […]

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1 October 2015
ASEAN Awareness Forum

The second ASEAN Awareness Forum was held on 30 September, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Promos agency of the Milan Chamber of Commerce. The Forum’s aim is to make inform the Italian business world of the opportunities and prospects in one of the world’s most dynamic […]

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27 September 2015
Gentiloni: Ministerial meeting on Afghanistan

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni took part in a ministerial meeting on Afghanistan co-chaired by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah. The meeting offered an opportunity to highlight the progress made in that […]

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