Asia e Oceania

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2 December 2013

China – European research system showcased

The European research system has been showcased in China, with a campaign organised by the European Union Delegation’s office for Science and Technology in collaboration with the embassies of EU countries. The “Research & Innovate with Europe! Awareness raising and information tour of China 2013” campaign, which also presented the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, closed […]

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28 November 2013

Afghanistan: future lies in strengthening women’s role, says Bonino

The future of Afghanistan lies in “strengthening women’s role in the society”, Minister Emma Bonino underscored in a speech at the conference “Afghanistan 2014, a year of change: status and prospects for Afghan women”, sponsored by Actionaid, an international NGO working to combat poverty and social exclusion. Major advances but must remains to be done […]

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28 November 2013

Vietnam – Fashion and Wine, Showcase for Italy

Vietnam provided the setting for a showcase of Italian excellence in the fields of fashion and wine -making. More than 100 “B2B” meetings took place in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Delegations also enjoyed an exhibition on the fashion and stars of the “Hollywood years along the Tiber” that featured costumes and photographs from […]

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27 November 2013

Expo2015 – New visa centre opens in Beijing

A new outsourced Italian visa centre – “Spazio Italia” – opened in Beijing for the purpose of the rapid issuance of tourist, business and investment visas, which are increasingly in demand, and will be even more so with the approaching EXPO 2015, which is expected to bring millions of visitors to Milan and across the […]

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26 November 2013

Japan – Italian wine a success

The 2103 edition of “3000 year of Italian wines” was a great success. A major event on the industry’s agenda, it was included on the calendar of “Italy in Japan 2013”, and took place in various Japanese cities, to the delight of over 1,000 participants. Read more, in Italian.

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25 November 2013

Hong Kong tours and workshops to discover Botticelli

Conferences, workshops and guided tours were the various offerings of the Italian Consulate, which joined forced with the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong for the opening of the exhibition of Sandro Boticelli’s “Venus”. Read more, in Italian. Lezioni, visite guidate e workshop Il programma e’ stato ideato in collaborazione con la University Museum and […]

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21 November 2013

Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Vietnam: Tajani’s visit provides new impetus for Farnesina-UNIDO cluster project

The Vice-President of the European Commission, Antonio Tajani, has led a Growth Mission to South-East Asia, visiting first Vietnam and then Myanmar/STRONGurma and Thailand. The delegation included numerous European companies, many of them Italian, who took part in B2B meetings in Ho Chi Minh City. In the same city, Tajani opened the European Business Centre […]

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21 November 2013

Italy – China : Contemporary Art Biennale project launched

The plans for the second Italy–China Contemporary Art Biennale, the first large-scale contemporary art event by the two countries, were presented recently in Beijing. Those attending the ceremony included our Ambassador to Beijing, Alberto Bradanini; the Director of Changping District, Xu Junsheng; the owner of the Bei Zhou art centre, Chen Xiangguo; the head Italian […]

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21 November 2013

Islamabad – Polytechnic Institute holds its first “Italian Day”

The Polytechnic Institute in Islamabad organised a packed programme of events with its first “Italian Day”. Events focused on universities, culture and business, and on the increasingly important links between the business and academic worlds. The Italian Ambassador, Adriano Chiodi Cianfarani, thanked the Polytechnic for the initiative and underscored the importance of links between Italy […]

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20 November 2013

Afghanistan: training course for 20 Afghan police officers draws to a close

The third training course for officials and customs officers from the Afghan border police has concluded with a certification-award ceremony. The course, for 30 trainees, took place at the Finance Police training centre in Orvieto and was organised in collaboration with the Farnesina. Operational issues and international law The 3-week course covered operational issues and […]

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Press Releases

20 November 2013

Philippines: new Italian Development Cooperation flight

A new Italian Development Cooperation flight – the third since the onset of the emergency in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan – left the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi today, headed for Cebu. The plane is carrying 42.5 tons of supplies such as tents, emergency shelters, water containers and purification equipment, […]

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19 November 2013

Fund-raising efforts going well, says Pistelli

“The United Nations have praised Italy, because it earmarked over 1 million euros for the Philippines even before they asked us to. But in 15 days time the Filipinos will still be needing us: let’s hope we don’t get distracted by Christmas shopping”. That was the appeal sent out by Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli, urging […]

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