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25 November 2014

Dei/Sole 24 Ore – China: January-April Italian fashion exports + 28%

China: January-April Italian fashion exports + 28% Italian exports to China peaked at over EUR 11 billion in 2013, and those of the textiles and apparel sector came in at around 2 billion. In the first four months of the year, the apparel sector showed a 28% rise over the same period of the previous year. […]

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24 November 2014

Vietnam – System mission to Southeast Asia gets under way (23-26 November 2014)

An official system mission led by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Della Vedova began today, and consists of a delegation of 75 firms and business associations in the sectors of infrastructure, mechanics, medicine and biomedicine, energy, and others. The initiative, planned by the Cabina di Regia per l’Italia Internazionale in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic […]

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24 November 2014

Italy-Japan – Collaboration on earthquake studies

The National Physics Institute (INFN) and National Geophysics and Volcanology Institute (INGV) signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Tokyo’s Institute for Earthquake Research (ERI) in the margins of the Muographer2014 workshop held at the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo. Participants in the signing included Italian ambassador to Tokyo Domenico Giorgi and Ambassador […]

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24 November 2014

Vietnam – Italy support for SMEs

Italy will be offering technical support to SMEs in southern Vietnam to help improve their competitiveness, according to the Director of the Italian Cooperation’s office in Vietnam, Riccardo Mattei during a meeting with the people’s committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the province of Dong Nai. “Italy”, he explained, “with its strong points in […]

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21 November 2014

China – Real Italian food, 35 restaurants awarded

A total of 35 Italian restaurants in China received awards from the “Italian Hospitality” quality certification project promoted by Unioncamere, with the support of the National Tourism Research Institute and 5 Italian ministries (Foreign Affairs, Cultural Assets, Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture). The award ceremony, organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Italy, was […]

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17 November 2014

Hanoi – Exhibit “Vietnam-Italy: Distant colours”

Photographer Maurizio Cofini’s passion for Italy and Vietnam goes on display in Hanoi with the exhibition “Vietnam-Italy: Distant colours”.The exhibit is being promoted by the Italian embassy at the Casa Italia Cultural Institute will remain open through Monday next. The artist’s intention is to show how two geographically distant countries can resemble one another culturally […]

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11 November 2014

Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Grecia: avvia gare per gas e petrolio offshore (in translation)

Grecia: avvia gare per gas e petrolio offshore E’ stato lanciato il bando di gara per la concessione di licenze di esplorazione e sfruttamento di giacimenti di idrocarburi siti in tre distinte aree della Grecia occidentale. Il termine per la presentazione delle manifestazioni di interesse e’ stato fissato al 6 febbraio 2015. Nei prossimi giorni […]

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7 November 2014

Kazakhstan, Italian mission to Astana and Almaty

An Italian business delegation left for Kazakhstan on a fact-finding mission set to run from 9 to 12 November, with an eye on opportunities for collaboration offered by the Kazakh market in the sectors of apparel, agri-industry and building materials. The initiative, organized by the Ministry of Economic Development, Agenzia ICE and Confindustria, will be […]

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6 November 2014

Tokyo – Italian works in Japanese, Suga Atsuko prize

The ceremony for the award of the Suga Atsuko prize for translation will be held at 18:30 on 13 November in the Umberto Agnelli auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, which has organised the event. The prize for the translation of Italian works into Japanese was instituted this year and is dedicated to […]

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5 November 2014

Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Malaysia: upcoming call for tenders for Kuala Lumpur ATMS

Malaysia: upcoming call for tenders for Kuala Lumpur ATMS The Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation announced the call within the next two months for tenders by the Ministry of Transport for the supply of a new air traffic management system (ATMS) that is an integral part of the modernisation plans for the Kuala Lumpur International […]

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Press Releases

5 November 2014

Gentiloni condemns crimes against Christians in Pakistan

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni condemned the brutal burning alive of two Christians in Pakistan. “A shameful act that provokes deep indignation”, asserted Gentiloni, who urged the Pakistani government to do everything possible to bring the guilty to justice. “What has happened in Pakistan is the latest unacceptable aggression against Christians, […]

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5 November 2014

Manila – Death penalty, ‘No justice without life’ conference concludes

The international conference “No Justice without life”, organised by the Community of Sant’Egidio with the participation of the Embassy of Italy, was recently held in the city of Manila. The event, following up on a conference on the same topic in Tokyo, aimed to raise awareness of the cause in the countries of Asia using […]

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