Asia e Oceania

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2 September 2016

Australia: Adelaide Consul General guest of honor at evening event organised by the Dante Alighieri Society

Italian Consul General Roberta Ronzitti was a guest of the Dante Alighieri Society at an opera evening last night. It was a pre-opera event ahead of the staging of “Puccini Spectacular” at the Adelaide Town Hall from 2 to 4 September. The evening was an interesting journey through the life, anecdotes and career of the […]

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30 August 2016

​Afghanistan – New road opens between Kabul and Bamyan

A lengthy trip lasting 13 hours or more will now take just two and half hours thanks to the new Kabul-Bamyan road, which the Italian Development Cooperation helped build by donating more than 100 million euros. The opening ceremony was attended by Afghanistan President, Ashraf Ghani, the Minister for Public Works, Mahmoud Baligh, and the […]

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Interviews

25 August 2016

Gentiloni: “Economic challenges unite us” (Corriere della Sera)

Dear Editor, today is the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between Italy and Japan, which was signed on 25 August 1866 and marked the start of bilateral diplomatic relations.   Despite the geographical distance, the ties between our populations date back, at the very least, to the mid-1500s, long before the […]

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Press Releases

24 August 2016

North Korea: Foreign Ministry expresses concern over news of a new missile launch from a submarine towards Japan

The news of a new launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine towards Japan by North Korea last night increases the concern already expressed by the Italian Foreign Ministry at the beginning of this month. It is yet another act of provocation threatening international peace and security and openly violating pertinent UN Security Council […]

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23 August 2016

Australia – Piano Recital by Cinzia Bartoli for the “Vivacissimo! 2016” cycle

For the fifth edition of the “Vivacissimo! 2016” cycle, the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Sydney has programmed a recital by pianist Cinzia Bartoli, who will perform a repertory of music by Chopin, Liszt, Ravel and Bruni. The concert will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on 25 of August at the premises of […]

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22 August 2016

Japan – Music that unites: a concert to narrate the past and present of Italy and Japan

Music will represent a “bridge” between Italy and Japan, especially during the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the two Countries’ diplomatic relations. At 6:30 p.m. on 7 September, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo will host a concert by Federica Lotti (flute), Takeda Keigo (piano), with the participation of flutist Sakuramoto Ayumi. The aim […]

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18 August 2016

Australia – “Dante Alighieri” Society in Melbourne celebrates 120th anniversary​

The “Dante Alighieri” Society in Melbourne celebrated 120 years of activity in an event attended by the Consul General, Marco Cerbo, and the Minister for Industry of the State of Victoria, Lily D’Ambrosio,  in addition to many more local dignitaries and representatives of the Italian community and of the academic world. The Dante Alighieri’s head […]

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16 August 2016

Australia – “Italy, a regional power”

Italy will be the focus of a debate in Sydney on how the Country evolved into a regional power and on how it has changed from the Unification of Italy to date. The debate will follow the presentation of Gabriele Abbondanza’s book “Italia potenza regionale: il contesto africano dall’Unità ai giorni nostri” (“Italy, a regional […]

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Press Releases

13 August 2016

Italy condemns bomb attacks in Thailand

Italy firmly condemns the recent bomb attacks in Thailand and expresses its sympathy to the family of the victims and its closeness to the wounded and to the people of Thailand in a spirit of solidarity. The Italian Embassy in Bangkok, that provided immediate assistance to two wounded Italian nationals now recovering, continues to monitor […]

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11 August 2016

South Korea – Davide Bramante presents “No East, No West”

Seoul is to host “No East, No West”, a photography  exhibition by Italian artist Davide Bramante. The exhibition, co-hosted by the Korea Foundation and the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Seoul, runs until 28 August. It features a set of highly evocative photographs Bramante shot in unique sites across the world, from Seoul and Busan in […]

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10 August 2016

Japan – ‘Panta Rei’, works by Italian and Japanese artists on show at Task

Tokyo’s Task Museum will be hosting “Panta Rei”, an exhibition of ceramic pieces, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka in partnership with the Task Museum. “Panta rei” the famous assertion ascribed to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus, reminds us that everything flows, nothing abides and as a result it is not possible to step […]

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5 August 2016

Italian Economic Diplomacy – 5 August: latest news from around the world​

India: the Parliament passes new taxing system The Indian Parliament has passed an amendment to the Constitution that will make indirect taxes uniform throughout India. The aim is to drastically simplify the current mechanism whereby every State of the Union sets its own tax rates on goods and services. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) […]

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