Asia e Oceania

Diplomatic Network

14 March 2022

Seoul: female Italian Studies student is Ambassador for a day

Kim Chaewon, a student at the Italian Studies Department of the Busan University of Foreign Studies, is the winner of the first edition of “Ambassador for a Day”. The project, launched by the Italian Embassy in Seoul together with the Italian Cultural Institute, is targeted to female students interested in pursuing a diplomatic carrier. The […]

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Diplomatic Network

9 March 2022

Sydney, a Symposium on Dante Alighieri

A symposium on Dante Alighieri has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney and the Australian Catholic University (ACU) for next Friday, March 25, at the Ramsay Centre of the said university (North Sydney Campus). The event is the conclusion of the 2022 initiatives dedicated to the celebrations of the 700th anniversary of […]

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Diplomatic Network

7 March 2022

Ambassador to Hanoi attended a ceremony in memory of Carlo Urbani

Italy’s Ambassador to Hanoi, Antonio Alessandro, travelled to the province of Thua Thien Hue today, March 7, to attend a ceremony to honour the memory of Carlo Urbani and revive relations with one of the most dynamic and historically rich regions in central Vietnam. The moving ceremony dedicated to Carlo Urbani – the Italian WHO […]

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Diplomatic Network

3 March 2022

The Italian Embassy in Singapore donates books on Dante and Rodari

The Italian Embassy in Singapore, with the support of APICS, has donated to the National Library Board some 15 Italian children’s books translated into English. These include books on Dante and The Divine Comedy, Gianni Rodari’s Telephone Tales and books on Italy’s major art cities, including Venice, Florence and Milan. Ambassador Mario Vattani and NLB […]

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In detail

23 February 2022

L’Indo-Pacifico: mai (o sempre) così vicino?

Quali sono le relazioni tra l’Indo-Pacifico e il resto del mondo e come incide questa area del mondo sugli equilibri geopolitici, i traffici commerciali e la crescita economica a livello globale? Perché questa macro-regione è ed è sempre stata così importante per l’Italia e per l’Europa? Ne parlano, in questa nuova puntata di Voci dalla […]

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Diplomatic Network

22 February 2022

“Expert Hands” in Nur-Sultan: tales of Italian creativity

The Embassy of Italy in Nur-Sultan has launched a new integrated promotional programme entitled “Mani esperte” (“Expert Hands”). With its innovative format, the programme aims to recount the union between Italy’s creative spirit and the quality of its workmanship. About ten events are planned for 2022, as part of the broader programme of initiatives to […]

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Press Releases

19 February 2022

Diplomatic mission of the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, to Malaysia and Singapore

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano yesterday concluded his official visit to Singapore first and then to Malaysia, the first visit by a representative of the Italian Government to Southeast Asia since the outbreak of the pandemic. “Last year Italy entered into an Italy-ASEAN development partnership and will shortly submit its official action plan structured into specific […]

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Diplomatic Network

17 February 2022

Singapore, webinar on new technologies in sustainable agriculture

The Italian Embassy in Singapore organised a webinar on new technologies in sustainable agriculture, in tandem with SGInnovate. The “Uncovering Agriculture 4.0 – Sustainable Technologies” event took place in recent days, and was attended by Gianni Ferretti, professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Chiara Corbo, Head of the Smart Agrifood Observatory and Daniele Benatoff, […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 February 2022

Sydney: a musical journey to celebrate Dante

“In Viaggio con Dante“, a musical show divided into three parts:Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, concluded the initiatives organized to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death. It was presented by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney in collaboration with Vicinity QBV. On February 24, at the Queen Victoria Building, the music performed on the piano by […]

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Diplomatic Network

15 February 2022

“Italian Film Week” in South Korea

An Italian classical film festival is scheduled from 18 to 27 February 2022 in Busan, a port city in South Korea. It is an initiative promoted by “Il Media” and co-organized with the Italian Cultural Institute in Seoul. The “Italian Film Week” will be hosted at the Busan Cinema Centre and will screen nine films […]

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Diplomatic Network

14 February 2022

Shanghai: concert to launch the Language of Opera Programme

On 17 February, the Italian Cultural Institute, in association with the Italian Consulate General of Shanghai, will put on a concert to launch the “Italian, the language of opera: music, arias and classics“ programme at the Tri space in Shanghai with the intention of celebrating the Italian opera tradition in China. “Belcanto“ has always been […]

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Press Releases

11 February 2022

Farnesina Secretary-General celebrates with Ambassador Ahsan 50th anniversary of Italy-Bangladesh diplomatic relations

The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, received Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Italy, Shameen Ahsan at the Farnesina today, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. On 12 February 1972, immediately after Bangladesh won its independence, Italy was one of […]

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