Asia e Oceania

Diplomatic Network

18 October 2021

China: Italy participates in the G20 Entrepreneurship Roundtable

The annual session of the G20 Entrepreneurship Roundtable took place in Suzhou on 13 and 14 October. Inaugurated in 2016, these meetings aim to give the G20 countries the opportunity to interact with companies, incubators, and with exponents of the academic world. The 2021 edition, dedicated to the theme “Reshape the paradigm of entrepreneurship and […]

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Diplomatic Network

15 October 2021

The 21st edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World begins in China

The 21st Week of the Italian Language in the World, which began today in China, is dedicated to “Dante, the Italian”, and coincides with the 700th anniversary of the death of the Supreme Poet. This cycle of events dedicated to the Italian Language was inaugurated in Beijing by the Italian Ambassador to China, Luca Ferrari, […]

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Diplomatic Network

15 October 2021

Teheran, the Italian Embassy celebrates film director Kiarostami

Yesterday, October 14, the Italian Embassy in Teheran hosted a multimedia tribute in memory of Abbas Kiarostami, icon of Iranian cinema. The cultural event consisted of a photographic exhibition, a showing of two video-documentaries on the locations that inspired Kiarostami, and a classical music performance.  In his remarks, the Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Perrone, highlighted the […]

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Diplomatic Network

15 October 2021

Tashkent: Italy photographed by the Alinari to contemporary artists

On 15 October at the premises of the National Institute for Art and Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tashkent, will open the exhibition “ItaliAE. Dagli Alinari ai Maestri della fotografia contemporanea”, organised by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with MAECI, Fratelli Alinari IDEA Spa and the Academy of Fine Arts in Tashkent. […]

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Diplomatic Network

14 October 2021

Melbourne: talking about the relationship between people and trees

Melbourne: talking about the relationship between people and trees On 15 October, as part of the Sustainable Development Festival 2021, the Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne is offering an online conference entitled “We are the Forest – Our special relationship with trees”. Giorgio Vacchiano, researcher in Forest Management and Planning at the State University of […]

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Diplomatic Network

14 October 2021

Tashkent: conference on renewable energy

A conference is scheduled in Tashkent for October 15 on the subject of renewable energy. It is organized by the Italian and British Embassies in Tashkent, jointly with the campuses of the Politecnico di Torino in Italy and Uzbekistan. The event, which will be attended both in presence and online, will feature well-known experts in the field, […]

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In detail

11 October 2021

China – Veneto-based Vetrerie Riunite company, the world leader in glass for domestic appliances, acquires the main competitor thanks to Venture Capital Fund.

Vetrerie Riunite, the world’s leading producer of technical glass for household appliances, is to acquire its main competitor in China in the field of portholes for washing machines, Suizhong Minghui Industrial Technology. Thanks to the acquisition, Vetrerie Riunite – a medium-sized company based in Colognola ai Colli (VR) – will strengthen its presence on the […]

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Diplomatic Network

8 October 2021

Sydney. Italian Language Week, webinars and exhibition on Dante

On the occasion of the 21st edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, which will be held from 18 to 23 October and will focus, this year, on the theme “Dante, the Italian”, the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney has organised two webinars on various aspects of the literary output of […]

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Press Releases

7 October 2021

Deputy Minister Di Stefano meets the UK Vice Minister for Asia, Amanda Milling

Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano met today, on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council in Paris, with the UK Vice Minister for Asia, Amanda Milling. The main topic was the environment-climate, in the wake of the conclusion of the events chaired by Italy in Milan (Youth4Climate and Pre-CoP 26) and on the eve of […]

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Diplomatic Network

5 October 2021

Teheran: Italy donates 1.2 m doses of vaccine to Iran

Italy has donated 1.2 million doses of the Astrazeneca vaccine to Iran. The announcement was made by the Italian Ambassador to Iran, Giuseppe Perrone, during an event organised by the Italian Embassy in Tehran to illustrate to the Iranian authorities and the public our country’s contribution to the fight against Covid-19 in Iran.  “Italy’s donation […]

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Diplomatic Network

4 October 2021

Canton: a journey into the work of Gaetano Pesce

“Nobody’s Perfect”, the first solo exhibition in Asia by the legendary Italian designer Gaetano Pesce, was inaugurated today at the Sea World Culture and Arts Center (SWCAC) in Shenzhen, by the Consulate General of Italy in Canton.   The exhibition, which anticipates the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism 2022, is an explosion of colours […]

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Diplomatic Network

30 September 2021

Jakarta: Italy delivers 796,800 doses of Covid vaccines

Today Italy delivered 796,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Jakarta, donated to Indonesia via the COVAX Facility.The handover ceremony took place this morning in the cargo area of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, in the presence of Ambassador Benedetto Latteri. The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (KEMLU) was represented by the Director for the Countries […]

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