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Asia e Oceania

Diplomatic Network
6 March 2019
Indonesia – Jakarta: Italian excellence in research and technology

“Italy: The Beauty of Knowledge”, an exhibition on Italian excellence in research and technological innovation, was inaugurated in Jakarta by the Ambassador of Italy to the Republic of Indonesia, Vittorio Sandalli.The exhibition, hosted at the National Museum of Jakarta, which will remain open to the public until 31 March 2019, is a showcase of Italian know-how and […]

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In detail
1 March 2019
ASEM Day

The 23rd anniversary of the Asia – Europe Meeting (ASEM) is celebrated on 1 March. ASEM is a platform for cooperation between Asian countries and Europe, uniting 51 countries in addition to the European Union and the ASEAN Secretariat. It is a forum for informal dialogue on political, economic, social and cultural matters. Together, the […]

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Diplomatic Network
1 March 2019
Progress is made on setting up a “Museum of the Mind” in Sydney

Progress has been made on setting up a “Museum of the Mind” in Sydney based  on the “Museum of the Mind” in Rome. The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney hosted a focused and effective meeting on the project, which was attended by the Director of the Santa Maria della Pietà Museum in Rome, psychiatrist Pompeo Martelli, and anthropologist […]

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Diplomatic Network
28 February 2019
China: a cinema and social media star travels across Italy

A Chinese cinema and social media star becomes the testimonial for tourism to Italy thanks to a campaign developed and launched by the Italian Embassy in Beijing. Liu Haoran, 21 years old and 30 million followers won through his cheerful and positive image, toured Italy for five days in November, documenting his entire itinerary. Before […]

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Diplomatic Network
26 February 2019
China: Holocaust Remembrance Day in Chongqing and Chengdu

The Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Primo Levi were celebrated with two events at the White Elephant 303 City Theatre in Chongqing and at the Yunduan Theatre Tianfu Concert Hall in Chengdu, organised by the Italian Consulate General in Chongching, in cooperation with the Consulate General of Israel in […]

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Press Releases
20 February 2019
North Korea

Following the requests for clarification on the case of North Korea’s former Chargé d’Affaires in Italy, Jo Song Gil, the Foreign Ministry specifies the following: last 3 January, the Foreign Ministry already informed that it had received, through diplomatic channels, a notice relative to the official’s transfer from the Embassy of North Korea in Rome. […]

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Diplomatic Network
15 February 2019
Vienna: Italian-Chinese satellite for studying earthquakes

The Italy-China scientific cooperation for the Chinese satellite CSES (China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite) was presented in Vienna during the meeting of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space of the United Nations (COPUOS). Ambassador Maria Assunta Accili, Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations, presented the project while the more technical aspects of […]

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Diplomatic Network
14 February 2019
Opening in Beijing of the series of concerts “L’Opera prima dell’opera'”

The cycle of concerts called “L’Opera prima dell’opera”, has opened in Beijing. It presents to the Chinese public previous versions of works in the Italian tradition, such as “The Barber of Seville” by Giovanni Paisiello, which came out 34 years before the more famous “Barber of Seville” by Gioacchino Rossini. Many of the more famous and popular […]

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Diplomatic Network
12 February 2019
Italian Food Festival arrives in Myanmar for the first time

​The ​Italian Food Festival opened in Yangoon for the first time and was a big success. Organised by the Italian Embassy to Myanmar, the event enabled all Italian restaurants operating in Yangoon, along with importers and distributors of Italian food and wine products, to set up a common platform with a view to promoting and […]

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Diplomatic Network
12 February 2019
Agreement between the Milano-Bicocca University and the Republic of Maldives

The Agreement between the Milano-Bicocca University and the Government of the Republic of Maldives to renew the presence of the University in Magoodhoo Island through its MaRHE Research Centre was signed at the presence of Italian Ambassador Rita Giuliana Mannella, the Rector Cristina Messa, the pro Rector Andrea Giovanni Maria Biondi and the Director of the […]

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Diplomatic Network
11 February 2019
A new paediatric and gynaecological clinic is about to open in Kabul

The new paediatric and gynaecological clinic is about to become operational at the Kabul National Military Hospital. The clinic, which an Italian 8.5 million dollar contribution has made possible, will provide health care services for women serving in the Army and their children. The facility is designed to protect these women’s right to health as […]

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Diplomatic Network
8 February 2019
Azerbaijan assigns a twinning project to Italy

“A result of strategic value” were the words used by Italian Ambassador in Baku, Augusto Massari, to define the important Twinning project with the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan awarded to the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and Tourism (MIPAAFT). The project will be entirely sponsored with funds from the European Union. […]

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