Asia e Oceania

Press Releases

16 July 2013

Archi meets with Indonesian Minister for Tourism Pangestu

Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Archi met today in Rome with the Indonesian Minister for Tourism, Mrs. Mari Elka Pangestu, who is also Commissioner General for Indonesia’s participation in the 2015 Milan EXPO. Their friendly discussions touched on prospects for Indonesia’s involvement in the EXPO, as well as areas of common interest in enhancing the promotion […]

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15 July 2013

EXPO 2015: Deputy Minister Marta Dassù in Tokyo

On the second leg of her Asia mission, Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù presided in Tokyo, along Japan’s Deputy Minister for the Economy, Masaaki Taira, at the ceremony for the signing of the contract for the participation of Japan in the 2015 Milan EXPO. Japan is an especially important partner as a result of its […]

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14 July 2013

Clarification from Foreign Ministry on some press interpretations of the expulsion of Alma Shalabayeva and her daughter Alua

With regard to several interpretations that appeared in today’s press on the expulsion of Alma Shalabayeva and her daughter Alua: a) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no authority in matters concerning the expulsion of foreigners from Italy, nor does it have legal access to data regarding foreign citizens who have been granted political refugee […]

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10 July 2013

JAPAN – Michelangelo’s “Madonna of the Stairs” on display in Fukui

The exhibition on “Michelangelo: The Making of a Genius and the 500th Anniversary of the Sistine Chapel” has opened in Fukui, as part of the Year of Italy in Japan. The event, organised in collaboration with the Casa Buonarroti Foundation, has been a huge success with the media and public, with visitors arriving from all […]

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10 July 2013

MADE IN ITALY: Continuity and a change of pace, urges Pistelli. Rome can do great things in the EU, Middle East and Asia.

The Italian “system” can succeed, but we need “a change of pace and continuity in our commercial foreign policy in the international markets and, above all, in China. There’s a great demand worldwide for the ‘Made in Italy’ brand, a demand that exceeds our capacity to respond. Italy can offer much more than the Four […]

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5 July 2013

Myanmar opens to international trade. Country presentation at ICE aimed at economic opportunities

Myanmar is open to international trade. With a view to examining all the possible economic opportunities a country presentation was organised today in Rome at the seat of the ICE Agency for the foreign promotion and internationalisation of Italian businesses. It was a perfect occasion for gaining a better understanding of development projects and international […]

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Press Releases

4 July 2013

Annual meeting in Rome with Ambassadors of UNESCAP

Minister Bonino participated in the 3rd annual meeting in Rome with the ambassadors of the Asian country members of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). Members of the group include the Mission Heads of China, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic […]

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3 July 2013

JAPAN – Made in Italy takes Tokyo

Italian fashion takes over the Japanese scene, with Tokyo hosting the 43rd edition of Moda Italia and the 53rd edition of Shoes from Italy. Read more, in Italian.

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2 July 2013

LONGITUDE: ”Big Data…” (in translation)

”Big Data- Information and its discontents”, e’ il titolo di copertina del nuovo numero di ”Longitude”, la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco, in edicola dal 5 luglio. Si tratta di una serie di servizi dedicati sia agli aspetti propriamente tecnologici della quantità di dati, sia agli effetti politici, economici e sociali che comportano la cosiddetta […]

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1 July 2013

CHINA – Italy on China’s airwaves for 7 days

Italy goes on the air with Radio China International, which will dedicate a week on its broadcast calendar to Italy. The Chinese language broadcaster covers most of continental China as well as Hong Kong and Macao, and has a listener pool of over 200 million people. Broadcasts will feature Italian excellence in automotive, sports, tourism, […]

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1 July 2013

JAPAN – Italian restaurant week

Italian Restaurant Week in Japan is scheduled to run from 2 to 17 November and aims to promote Italian food and wine. Organised by Diners Club Japan and created in collaboration with the Associazione di cuochi della cucina italiana (Acci) and the support of a series of Italian firms, the event was presented by Ambassador […]

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1 July 2013

HANOI – Anna Borghi’s “Heavy Rain” opens

Italian art comes to Vietnam. From 1-14 July, Hanoi’s Casa Italia will host the exhibition “Heavy rain” by Artist Anna Borghi. After ealier studies and a stint in Spain, the artist went to Vietnam in 2010, where she met the children of the “Pho Cap” School for street children, located in Ho Chi Minh City. […]

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