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4 June 2015
Tokyo – “L’incanto delle donne del mare” in photos by Fosco Maraini

Japan is paying homage to Fosco Maraini, father of the writer Dacia Maraini, with an exhibition entitled “L’incanto delle donne del mare”. The exhibition, which runs from 16 to 30 June 2015 at the Italian Cultural Institute, features 30 black and white photos taken by Maraini in Japan in 1954. Read more, in Italian.

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3 June 2015
Hanoi – Celebrations to mark Italian National Day, 2 June, and friendship with Italy

Italian National Day was celebrated in Hanoi with an event organised by the Vietnam-Italy Friendship Association and attended by its president, Nguyen Van Nam. Italy was represented by the “second in command” at the Italian Embassy, Natalia Sangitini, who assured attendees of Italy’s commitment to strengthening relations and cooperation between the two countries. Italy and […]

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26 May 2015
Dei – China: Marposs doubles its presence with a new factory in Nanking

Marposs has doubled its presence with a new factory in Nanking. A worldwide leader in precision equipment for measurement and quality control, the company has sales of 500 million euro per year, of which about 20% in China. The outlook for growth is high, especially in sectors linked to information technology, vehicles and biomedicine. Marposs […]

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26 May 2015
From Pesaro to Sydney – “Viva Rossini” travels to Australia

Australian audiences will have an opportunity to “meet” Gioachino Rossini with a series of films based on the great composer’s works. The event is organised through a collaboration between the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney and the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. Screenings will include “L’Italiana in Algeri”, “Il turco in Italia”, “L’equivoco stravagante”, “La […]

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22 May 2015
Afghanistan, members of the Afghan parliament “at school” in Italy

A training course for members of the Afghan parliament was organized by the Italian Lower House (Chamber of Deputies) in collaboration with the Luis-Libera Università Internazionnale delle Scienze Sociali Guido Carli, with the contribution of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The session opened with a comparative training module on how a legislative […]

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20 May 2015
Japan – Festival of Italian Cinema a success

The Japanese public’s traditional appointment with the Festival of Italian Cinema –15 films and 26 screenings at the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo – enjoyed the support of the Italian embassy and the close cooperation of Japanese daily newspaper Asahi Shimbun and the Istituto Luce-Cinecittà. Read more, in Italian.

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Press Releases
17 May 2015
Gentiloni firmly condemns Kabul attack

“I firmly condemn today’s attack near the international airport of Kabul on a EUPOL mission convoy which took the life of a British citizen”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Gentiloni regarding the attack this morning in Afghanistan. “This despicable attack hits us even harder as Europeans because it was against a civilian mission being carried […]

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15 May 2015
Hong Kong: Coop Italia enters with Park and Shop supermarkets

Coop Italia makes its entrance onto the Hong Kong market through the Park and Shop supermarket chain within the framework of a broad expansion plan into Asian markets. This is an important opportunity for Coop to increase its visibility in Hong Kong as a producer of Italian food and wine. Starting in June, the firm […]

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Press Releases
13 May 2015
Nepal: Italian Cooperation pursues humanitarian efforts

A flight carrying a load of 16 tonnes of emergency supplies (valued at 160,000 EUR) from the Italian Cooperation arrived in Kathmandu today. The dispatch, arranged in collaboration with the UN logistical base in Brindisi (UNHRD) and INTERSOS on behalf of a consortium of Italian NGOs known as AGIRE, is part of a broader Italian […]

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13 May 2015
Shanghai – A journey across Italy on display

A series of portraits by 21 photographers will offer a unique way to explore Italy to visitors in Shanghai. The itinerant exhibition “Discover Italy”, as explained by its creator Lorenza Scalisi, “came from the idea of uniting our points of tourism excellence for the first time ever with images of some of the well known […]

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