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4 August 2016
Italian Economic Diplomacy – 4 August: latest news from around the world​

Australia: Government releases Perth transport plan with a focus on infrastructure West Australia’s Transport Minister Dean Nalder presented “Transport @ 3.5 Million”, a plan for the development of infrastructure in Perth. The plan aims to meet the mobility needs of the growing population of Perth and to enhance efficiency by relying on public transport, car sharing […]

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2 August 2016
Italy and Japan join forces to develop a “tractor” laser beam

A laser beam capable of attracting and trapping quantum objects: it is not science fiction but the result of a study revealed in the article “Quantum coherent tractor beam effect for atoms trapped near a nanowaveguide” recently published on Scientific Reports (Springer-Nature Publishing Group). Sandro Wimberger, of the Department of Physics and Earth Sciences of […]

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Press Releases
29 July 2016
Minister Paolo Gentiloni meets with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, Yun Byung-Se. Korea will open a Cultural Institute in Italy next October​

This morning at Villa Madama, Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received YUN Byung-se, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. Mr Gentiloni and Mr YUN Byung-se took stock of the excellence of the current bilateral relations between Italy and the Republic of Kore in every sector of […]

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21 July 2016
​South Korea: Italian Foreign Ministry presents integrated promotion strategy

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has launched a new platform for integrated promotion in science, technology and innovation to support and coordinate activities of research centres, universities and Italian companies in South Korea. It was launched at a meeting at the ministry headquarters with experts and representatives of the Ministry of […]

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19 July 2016
Melbourne – Translating Erri De Luca to win an Italian literary prize in Australia

Translators will have till August 31 to apply to take part in the Literary Translation Award promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne. The award is addressed to Australian translators in the states of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia, with the aim of promoting Italian literature translated into English and rewarding excellence. […]

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19 July 2016
Kyoto – Panta Rei, the Collettivo C13 on show at Task Museum

(18 luglio 2016). From August 6 to 30, Tokyo’s Task Museum will host the exhibition entitled “Panta Rei”, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka in partnership with the Task Museum. “Panta Rei” is an aphorism attributed to Greek philosopher Heraclitus which means “everything flows”, which means that it is impossible to dive twice into […]

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18 July 2016
Beijing – Roberto Goffi’s photograpy show on 21st Milan Triennale staged in China

Roberto Goffi’s photography exhibition, designed to portray the complexity and richness of La Triennale di Milano, opened at Beijing’s Times Art Museum on Sunday. Goffi’s exhibition guides visitors on a journey through the milestones of the 21st Milan Triennale, which has been a reference point for international design ever since it opened in 1923. It […]

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14 July 2016
Foreign Minister Gentiloni in Ulaanbaatar for 11th Asia-Europe Meeting

Italy’s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni will attend the eleventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) on July 15 and 16 in Mongolia. Discussions at the summit will focus on economic cooperation, connectivity, and global and regional challenges. A total of 31 European and 22 Asian delegations are expected to attend. Two years after the previous summit in Milan, […]

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14 July 2016
Beijing – Vinitaly takes centre stage at the Shanghai Wine & Dine

Vinitaly International is the main feature of the Italian Area at the second edition of the Shanghai Wine & Dine Festival, the most important business-to-consumer (B2C) event in the agro-food sector. Organized by the Shanghai Morning Post, Gewara – the Chinese TicketOne – and UnionPay, the event will take place at Expo Park in Shanghai […]

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12 July 2016
Indonesia – Andrea Ponsi’s watercolors on show in Jakarta

Andrea Ponsi, a Tuscan architect, designer and painter, is about to go on show in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 21 July. The Italian Cultural Institute in Jakarta will host “Florence – A Map of Perceptions”, an exhibition of the Tuscan artist’s watercolors. Essential and yet deeply evocative, his watercolors portray landscapes and architectural landmarks of Florence […]

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