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7 February 2016
Nord Korea: missile launch is a new provocation and a threat to international peace and security

“The launch of a long-range missile last night constitutes a further provocation by North Korea which, only one month after running a nuclear test, has once again openly violated the Security Council resolutions, jeopardising international and regional peace and security,” said Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, after receiving news of […]

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1 February 2016
Melbourne – University, Turin Polytechnic cooperates with Australia

“The collaboration between universities is one of the fundamental building blocks on which the mutual understanding of two nations sharing ideals is based. At the same time, it enables a great many young men and women to better understand a new context, building a baggage of knowledge, relations and experience that will last for many […]

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28 January 2016
China – Minister Lorenzin promotes food security cooperation with China

Italy and China have agreed to strengthen their bilateral cooperation in the sector of health and food and nutrition security. Italian Health Minister, Beatrice Lorenzin, had a series of high-level meetings in Beijing during a visit organised by the Italian Embassy in Beijing led by Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi. The day’s agenda opened with an […]

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27 January 2016
Shanghai – The Consul General commemorates Holocaust victims

“Not forgetting the past is the premise for a better future,” were the words used by Stefano Beltrame, the Italian Consul General in Shanghai, to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust at the celebration of the International Remembrance Day in Shanghai. He also mentioned the important role Shanghai played as the last port to remain […]

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26 January 2016
Sydney – Pianist Alessandra Garosi to open ‘Vivacissimo!’

Pianist Alessandra Garosi will play “Italian Rhapsody” to open the 2016 season of the “Vivacissimo!” series organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney. The programme of recitals has been conceived and created to present internationally acclaimed artists in alternation with new talents whom the Institute is seeking to make more visible outside Italy. On […]

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25 January 2016
Italian Chamber of Commerce opens office in Chongqing

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in China will open its new office in Chongqing tomorrow. This rapidly growing metropolis in the southwest of the country has a population of over 30 million people. The office is in the Foreign Business District, the economic heart of the city, which also houses the offices of some big […]

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21 January 2016
Osaka –The “Da Vinci, the Legacy of a Genius” exhibition is a big hit

An exhibition entitled “Da Vinci, the Legacy of a Genius” is being held in Osaka to celebrate 35 years of twinning between the Japanese city and Milan. The event, which focuses on “Leonardo the scientist”, runs until Feb. 14. It is divided into sections: the first, dedicated to the past, includes reproductions of machines designed […]

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21 January 2016
India – “Stampone-Banerjee and The Third Meaning” exhibition opens in New Delhi

An exhibition called “Stampone – Banerjee and The Third Meaning” has been opened at the Italian Cultural Institute in New Delhi. The project, created by curators Eugenio Viola and Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi, is an opportunity for dialogue between two artists, two curators and between two different methods, more generally consolidating cultural exchanges between Italy and […]

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20 January 2016
Shanghai – Milan Furniture Fair presented in Shanghai

The Milan Furniture Fair was presented on Wednesday in Shanghai. The Fair will be held from 12 to 17 April 2016. In his speech, Italian Ambassador to China, Ettore Sequi, expressed the full support of Italy’s institutions for this important export event. Italy is China’s  No. 1  furniture exporter  with 300 million dollars worth of […]

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20 January 2016
Sydney – Documentary film “L’orologio di Monaco” is released in Australia

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney will screen  Mauro Caputo’s film  “L’orologio di Monaco” on January 27 to kick off its 2016 programme.  Young director Caputo  has been inspired  by a collection of short stories written by Giorgio Pressburger – playwright and film director, born in a Hungarian Jewish family, now an Italian Citizen – […]

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18 January 2016
Ho Chi Minh – Italian medical volunteers on an international mission in Vietnam

Interethnos Interplast Italy, an Italian association of volunteers in reconstructive plastic surgery went  on a mission to Bien Hoa for two weeks, in the southern province of Dong Nai. The mission was organized by the Italian Consulate General scheme in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the town’s general hospital and local authorities and […]

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