Asia e Oceania

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30 August 2012

10 Italian publishers at the beijing bookfair

Celebrated works from the past alongside contemporary and children’s literature, as the Beijing International Book Fair opens, and Italy had to be there. Indeed, Italian literature is a growing market in China, particularly in children’s book publishing, where exports to China account for 21% of total Italian sales.To read more select ITALIANO at the top […]

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Press Releases

28 August 2012

Case of Italian servicemen: Terzi welcomes New Delhi Supreme Court deliberation

“The launch of deliberations by the Supreme Court of New Delhi is an important stage in the case of our servicemen Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, since it concerns the fundamental aspect of the case, i.e. the ascertainment of jurisdiction in the judgement of our men”, underscored Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi. “The Italian […]

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28 August 2012

AUSTRALIA – Finazzer Flory stages “Promessi Sposi”

“I Promessi Sposi” opens tonight in Brisbane Australia, directed by and starring Massimiliano Finazzer Flory. This version of the celebrated novel by Alessandro Manzoni was met with critical and public acclaimed on its tour last year through the cities of world’s various continents that included Cairo Tel Aviv, Montecarlo, Istanbul, Copenhagenm Brussels and Paris, and […]

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14 August 2012

Marines: “Intensive activity to achieve our goal”, Terzi tells Pianetta. “Parliament’s support is vital”

“The Hon. Pianetta is right: Italy intends to act according to the rules of international law and with full respect for these rules will continue to demand – with firm determination – that India come into line with them. That is the line we are following, prompted not by prudence or by boldness, but by […]

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9 August 2012

SEOUL – Italy and Korea join forces on ICT in maritime transport

Ambassador of Italy in Seoul Sergio Mercuri and Deputy Minister for Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs of Korea JOO Sung-ho signed Memorandum of Understanding today on ICT and Innovation in Maritime Transport creating a direct line of communication between Italian and Korean Single Points of Contact (SPOC) as a first step in an effort aimed […]

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3 August 2012

Cina: designer italiani al lavoro per meno densita’ urbana (in translation)

Trovare soluzioni per risolvere il problema della densita’ urbana in Cina. E’ questo l’ obiettivo centrale del bando “Obbligo di sosta/0% density”, appena pubblicato e aperto a tutti gli architetti e designers italiani che operano nel paese asiatico. A emetterlo l’ ambasciata d’ Italia a Pechino, in collaborazione con la Beijing design week (Bjdw) e […]

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2 August 2012

YEOSU: The Four Seasons for Italy Day

The Fondazione LiricaGiuseppe Verdi of Trieste opened Italy Day at the Auditorium of the Yeosu International Expo. The Theatre’s Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Prof. Stefano Furini, performed Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” for an enthusiastic audience of over 1000, who gave a warm welcome to the Theatre and its musicians. Present also were high level […]

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30 July 2012

”Longitude”: India, un colosso che si dibatte (in translation)

”India: the fluondering colossus”: perché l’India, un colosso per popolazione e tassi di crescita, considerato tra i paesi emergenti, secondo solo alla Cina, non riesce ad esprimere se stessa come una grande potenza? All’interrogativo, cerca di dare un’esauriente risposta l’analisi, riassunta nel titolo di copertina, del nuovo numero della rivista ”Longitude” diretta da Pialuisa Bianco, […]

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30 July 2012

ITALY-CHINA: Zhengzhou celbrates the 100th anniversary of the Don Luigi Calza hospital

The city of Zhengzhou is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the local People’s Hospital, founded by Italian priest and later bishop Don Luigi Calza, who worked until his death building schools and training centres, and who also set up numerous orphanages during the famine of 1911-1913. Present at the ceremony were Vice President of the […]

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27 July 2012

BANGKOK – 2nd Italian Film Festival a success

After five very intense days of screenings that included a retrospective on Sergio Leone, the 2nd edition of ‘Moviemov’ came to an end, one of top events of the Italian Film Festival in Thailand, organized by the Italian Embassy. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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26 July 2012

ITALY-CHINA: 6th Sino-Italian Exchange Event in Naples

Innovation and new technologies, with a special focus on smart cities, renewable energy and sustainable environment will be the themes of the 6th edition of the Sino-Italian Exchange Event to be held from 20 to 22 November in Naples. The SIEE, promoted by Idis-Città delle scienze, ENEA, INVITALIA, GSE, Campania Innovazione and Toscano Promozione in […]

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Press Releases

24 July 2012

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“The recent bombings that took the lives of dozens of people in Iraq deserve our firmest condemnation”, asserted Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, according to whom, “those criminal and cowardly minds that strike during Ramadan, intending to break the pace of democratic institution-building in Iraq and undermine peaceful co-existence between the various components of […]

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