Asia e Oceania

Diplomatic Network

10 August 2023

Italy brings La Città Ideale (The Ideal City) by Mario Cucinella to Expo 2025 Osaka. Tajani: “Our pavilion will be an outstanding instrument for growth diplomacy”

The call for tenders for designing and building the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has been awarded: the winning project was submitted by the group led by architect Mario Cucinella, a renowned professional and winner of numerous international awards. The Italian Pavilion will be a modern version of the Ideal City, an iconic symbol […]

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Press Releases

10 August 2023

Italy brings La Città Ideale (The Ideal City) by Mario Cucinella to Expo 2025 Osaka. Tajani: “Our pavilion will be an outstanding instrument for growth diplomacy”

The call for tenders for designing and building the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has been awarded: the winning project was submitted by the group led by architect Mario Cucinella, a renowned professional and winner of numerous international awards. The Italian Pavilion will be a modern version of the Ideal City, an iconic symbol […]

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Press Releases

7 August 2023

Scouts gathered at the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea to be evacuated

The evacuation of the numerous contingents of scouts from all over the world gathered in South Korea for the World Scout Jamboree will begin tomorrow, Tuesday 8 August, due to the expected impact of Typhoon Khanun in the area. The Italian Embassy in Seoul, in agreement with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in […]

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Press Releases

5 August 2023

World Scouting Jamboree in South Korea

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Italian Embassy in Seoul and in agreement with the local authorities, is closely monitoring the condition of its compatriots taking part in the 25th World Scout Jamboree underway in South Korea. The region has been hit in recent days by a strong heat wave that has caused […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 July 2023

Australia, Mosa-Nakagawa music duo in concert

Italian cellist Emanuela Mosa and Japanese pianist Mayaka Nakagawa will perform in a mini Australian tour organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney in collaboration with the Italian Music Council in Rome (CIDIM). After the break imposed by the pandemic, the programming of the “Suono italiano” music series, which sees emerging artists, but already […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 July 2023

Perugino’s work on display in Jakarta

The Italian Cultural Institute of Jakarta is hosting an exhibition on Italian artist Pietro Vannucci, known as Perugino, in its premises until 28 July. The initiative, organised on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the painter’s death, aims to illustrate to a non-specialist public the life and places that influenced the artist’s work. The […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 July 2023

Tokyo, Conference on the history of the Italian Embassy garden

On 20 July the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo is organising a Conference on the history of the garden surrounding the Italian Embassy. The building located on a hill in Mita, Minato-ku, is a precious place from a historical viewpoint: formerly the residence of the daimyo of Matsudaira in the Edo period, it is surrounded […]

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Press Releases

13 July 2023

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement – On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms North Korea’s brazen launch of another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) conducted on July 12, 2023, following the launch using ballistic missile technology conducted […]

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Press Releases

13 July 2023

G7 Ministers of Foreign Affairs’ statement condemning the new ballistic missile launch by North Korea

The G7 Ministers of Foreign Affairs have signed a statement condemning a new ballistic missile launch by North Korea into the Sea of Japan. “This act of provocation by North Korea represents a serious threat to regional peace and international stability, yet another act by North Korean authorities that undermines the non-proliferation policy”, commented Italian […]

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Press Releases

7 June 2023

Bilateral political consultations with Bangladesh

Today at the Farnesina, Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi opened bilateral political consultations between Italy and Bangladesh. The meeting, held the day after the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Italy-Bangladesh diplomatic relations, provided an opportunity to sign a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a mechanism for political dialogue […]

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Press Releases

6 June 2023

Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli opens the Italy-Uzbekistan Business Forum

Today, the Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, opened the Italy-Uzbekistan Business Forum, an event organised at the headquarters of Confindustria by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency – ICE and Confindustria. The event was attended by over 90 Uzbek companies and 215 […]

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Diplomatic Network

5 June 2023

Geronimo Stilton, A Thousand Wonders from Italy in Vietnamese language

The Vietnamese edition of Geronimo Stilton A Journey to Discover Italy – A Thousand Wonders was presented today in Hanoi. The publishing project promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and made in collaboration with the Italian National Commission for UNESCO aims at disseminating the Italian artistic and cultural treasures. The book […]

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