Asia e Oceania

Economic Diplomacy

25 July 2024

India, al lavoro per creare filiere complete, dal campo alla tavola

L’India, tra i primi produttori mondiali di cibo, si sta progressivamente muovendo per uscire dall’isolamento dal mercato globale agroalimentare in cui è rimasta per anni per soddisfare le priorità di autosufficienza alimentare e di contenimento dell’inflazione. Tra i segnali che testimoniano questa volontà, il Governo indiano ha avviato diversi programmi, come il Pradhan Mantri Kisan […]

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Press Releases

25 July 2024

Mission to New Zealand by Undersecretary Giorgio Silli (July 24-25)

Undersecretary of State Giorgio Silli visited New Zealand on 24-25 July, marking the first visit by an Italian government official to the country since 2009. The visit took place shortly after New Zealand’s participation in the G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting under the Italian Presidency (Villa San Giovanni, 16-17 July). During his visit, Undersecretary Silli held […]

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Economic Diplomacy

18 July 2024

Malaysia – 4.9 billion euros allocated as part of the National Semiconductor Strategy

As part of the National Semiconductor Strategy, the Malaysian Government will allocate at least 25 billion Malaysian ringgits (about 4.9 billion euro) over the next ten years, with the aim of fostering talent and boosting local businesses. These funds will come from the Malaysian sovereign wealth funds – such as Khazanah Nasional – but the […]

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In detail

12 July 2024

Milano Cortina 2026 svelerà la torcia olimpica e paralimpica al Padiglione Italia a Expo 2025 Osaka

Un palcoscenico mondiale per uno dei simboli più iconici in vista dei Giochi. Nel mese di aprile il Comitato Organizzatore dei prossimi Giochi Invernali svelerà, in contemporanea a Milano e nel Padiglione Italia a Expo 2025 Osaka, la Torcia delle Olimpiadi e Paralimpiadi 2026. Un’occasione unica per trasmettere in un contesto internazionale e proiettato al […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

10 July 2024

Carlo Scarpa nella fotografia di Sekiya Masaaki

L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo presenta fino al 5 settembre 2024, nei suoi spazi espositivi, la mostra “Carlo Scarpa / Sekiya Masaaki. Lo spazio dei giardini tra progetto e fotografia”, con due opere di Carlo Scarpa fotografate dal giapponese Sekiya Masaaki: “Il giardino della Fondazione Querini Stampalia” a Venezia e “La Tomba Brion” a […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

3 July 2024

Malika Ayane in concerto a Pechino

Lo scorso 23 giugno, in occasione della Festa della Musica 2024, presso l’Auditorium dell’Istituto italiano di cultura di Pechino si è tenuto il concerto della celebre cantante italiana Malika Ayane, a cui hanno assistito circa 500 giovani cinesi. Per Malika Ayane si è trattato di un ritorno in Cina dopo che, nel 2022, ha interpretato […]

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Diplomatic Network

1 July 2024

Dhaka – Embassy hosts ceremony in memory of the victims of the 1 July 2016 attack

The Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Antonio Alessandro, hosted in his Residence a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the 1 July 2016 attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, where nine Italian citizens lost their lives. Italy’s Director General for Italian Citizens Abroad, Luigi Maria Vignali, who was on a mission to Bangladesh to […]

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Economic Diplomacy

1 July 2024

Japan, government support for the semiconductor industry

Japan wants to return to the forefront of the crucial semiconductor industry, by positioning itself as a new global manufacturing hub thanks to substantial government funding. The Land of the Rising Sun counts among its industries the leading manufacturers of materials and equipment for semiconductor production, but has seen its share of the global chip-making […]

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Economic Diplomacy

1 July 2024

China, new measures to stimulate consumption and investment

China aims to boost consumption and investment through new economic support measures after last year’s weak performance. According to some estimates, the fiscal stimulus manoeuvre would be worth around USD 7 billion in the form of tax credits and direct subsidies, financed by drawing on the central budget, to which around USD 20 billion in […]

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Press Releases

28 June 2024

Expo 2025 Osaka. Deputy Prime Minister Tajani and Archbishop Fisichella sign agreement to host the Holy See at the Italian Pavilion

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelisation in the World, signed today at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs a Memorandum of Understanding governing the Holy See’s participation in Expo 2025 Osaka inside the Italian […]

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Press Releases

27 June 2024

First meeting of the Italy-India Joint Working Group on Migration

The Italy-India Joint Working Group held its first meeting at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina). The Group is in charge of implementing the bilateral Migration and Mobility Agreement signed by Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani with India’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on 2 November 2023. The […]

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Press Releases

27 June 2024

Undersecretary Tripodi welcomes Zahid Rastam, Chair of the ASEAN Committee, in Rome

Italy’s Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi today received Zahid Bin Tan Sri Rastam – current Chair of the Rome Committee of Representatives of the member countries of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that has been promoting political, economic, and cultural cooperation in the region […]

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