Asia e Oceania

Diplomatic Network

31 March 2023

Osaka: Italy in the ceramics of master Raku

A new episode of “Italy’s Great Friends”, a series of testimonial videos launched in 2022 by the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka, in which great Japanese masters in various fields of art tell of their personal relationship with Italy. After Tadao Ando, Susumu Shingu and Toshiyuki Kita, the next video interview will feature the famous […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 March 2023

“La Grande Visione Italiana. Collezione Farnesina” in Tokyo

The exhibition “La Grande Visione Italiana. Collezione Farnesina” (“The Great Italian Vision – Farnesina Collection”), organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has landed in Tokyo after Singapore. The exhibition – a journey through the history of Italian art from the 20th century to present day – consists of over sixty […]

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Diplomatic Network

23 March 2023

Bangkok: conference and workshop with sculptor Dionisio Cimarelli

On 27 March, the Italian Embassy in Thailand, in collaboration with the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Bunditpatanasilpa Institute, is hosting a conference by Italian sculptor Dionisio Cimarelli. On 28 March, the artist will hold a workshop. Born in Jesi (in the province of Ancona, Marche) in 1965, Dionisio Cimarelli has taught at the […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 March 2023

Ryder Cup 2023 presented in Hanoi

On 17 March last, the Italian Embassy in Hanoi organised an event dedicated to the presentation of the Ryder Cup, the main international golf competition that takes place every two years between Europe and the United States, which in 2023 will be hosted for the first time in Italy, from 25 September to 1 October, […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 March 2023

Shanghai: Conference on sustainability and beauty

The Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai, together with the Italian Cultural Institute, promoted a conference on “Sustainability and Beauty: Can Design Save the World?” as part of Italian Design Day 2023, in which designer Aldo Cibic also took part. In her speech the Consul General of Italy in Shanghai, Tiziana D’Angelo, emphasised that “Italian […]

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Press Releases

19 March 2023

G7Foreign Ministers’ Statement On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms North Korea’s March 16 launch of yet another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), which undermines regional and international peace and security. Since last year, […]

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Diplomatic Network

10 March 2023

Design Day: workshop on lighting in Hong Kong

The 7th edition of the Italian Design Day in Hong Kong was held in collaboration with the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) – one of the leading Asian institutions of higher education in design and creative industries – and the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED). The companies Goppion S.p.A. and Pagani Automobili were also involved. […]

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Diplomatic Network

7 March 2023

Design Day: “Created in Italy” exhibition in Jakarta

As part of the initiatives planned for the 2023 Italian Design Day, the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Jakarta are presenting the exhibition “Created in Italy. An Aptitude for the Impossible. Stories of Italian Manufacturers” – a journey into modern Italian industry. The exhibition – open to the public from 9 March […]

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Press Releases

7 March 2023

Joint statement on Afghanistan (6 March 2023)

Special Envoys and Representatives for Afghanistan of Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States met in Paris on 20 February, 2023, to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the UNAMA, the Head of the OCHA […]

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Diplomatic Network

7 March 2023

Seoul, the “Ambassador for a Day” initiative organised again

After the success of 2022, once again this year in South Korea, a student was an Ambassador for a day. Thanks to the “Ambassador for a Day” initiative, organised by the Italian Embassy in Seoul to promote gender equality, the selected student experienced a typical day as an “Ambassador”, working alongside the Italian Ambassador in […]

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Diplomatic Network

6 March 2023

Italy Guest of Honour at China International Consumer Products Expo

The Consulate General of Italy in Chongqing has announced that Italy will be a “Guest of Honour” at the third edition of the China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), to be held in Haikou, in the Hainan Province, from 11 to 15 April 202. CICPE is becoming increasingly important as the main Chinese exhibition event […]

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Interviews

5 March 2023

Minister Tajani: “The relaunch of exports from India to the Emirates. And an EU flow decree” (Il Messaggero)

First India, then Abu Dhabi. Deputy-Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, is back from yet another mission abroad and on the eve of the next ones in Bosnia Herzegovina and Israel. A relentless diplomatic action to mend relations, create partnerships, relaunch Italy’s role in the world. From the economy to gas routes, […]

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