Asia e Oceania

Press Releases

28 March 2019

Deputy Minister Del Re meets Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela del Re, met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Ramiz Hasanov, at the Farnesina today. The meeting was an opportunity to confirm the attention Italy pays to Azerbaijan as a sound political, economic and energy partner. The talks also focused on upcoming visits that […]

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Press Releases

27 March 2019

Undersecretary Di Stefano visits Turkmenistan

  A private sector delegation led by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, visited Turkmenistan today. The delegation included representatives from the plant and industrial component manufacturing, oil and gas, defence, space and telecommunications sectors. Together with the delegation, the Undersecretary met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign […]

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In detail

22 March 2019

Tokyo presents MIND to celebrate Italian design

The presentation of the MIND (Milan Innovation District) project was hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo to celebrate the Italian Design Day in the World. MIND is the new innovation hub that will be built in the area where the 2015 EXPO was located. It covers a million square metres and it is […]

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Diplomatic Network

22 March 2019

Chengdu: Forum on River Basins on World Water Day

“Economic Development and Environmental and Ecological Protection of Large River Basins – Yangtze River” is the theme of the China Ecology and Environment Forum 2019, organised by ECOMONDO in Chengdu, with the support of the Italian Ministry of the Environment and the Italian Consulate General in Chongqing. It is a two-day event held on the […]

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In detail

22 March 2019

South Korea shows a growing interest for Italian design

​South Korea celebrates the “Italian Design Day in the World”, an integrated promotion programme developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation which focuses on the theme “Design and the City of the Future” and now at its third edition.   Prof. Arch. Davide Fassi, one of the most renowned experts in the […]

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21 March 2019

Australia: Sydney Design Festival

On the 3rd Italian Design Day in the World and the Sydney Design Festival 2019, the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney will feature Milan-based architect and computational designer Arturo Tedeschi in the Symposium dedicated to Accessing Design, the theme of the Sydney Design Festival 2019. Other participants in the symposium will be Berto Pandolfo, industrial designer and Director of Product […]

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20 March 2019

Italian Design Day is celebrated in Shenzhen and Hong Kong

Architect Carlo Ratti was the Ambassador of the 2019 edition of the Italian Design Day in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Ratti, Curator of the upcoming Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture of Shenzhen, which is due to open in December 2019, is professor at MIT in Boston where he manages the “Sensible Cities Lab” and […]

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Diplomatic Network

12 March 2019

Myanmar, Italian music to celebrate the 8th of March

The music of the Italian Viotti Quartet was chosen by the Italian Embassy in Yangon to celebrate the 8th of March with an event at Nay Pyi Taw dedicated to promoting a better knowledge of the rights of women in Myanmar and their role in the peace process. Arias by Paisiello, Rolla and Mercadante were preceded […]

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Diplomatic Network

11 March 2019

Kimonomania, creations of young Italian designers in Tokyo

Japanese kimonos reinterpreted through the creativity of young Italian designers are now on show at the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo. “Kimonomania – Young Italian Designers Pay Tribute to Kimono” is an exhibition curated by Stefano Dominella, the President of Gattinoni and of the Textile, Clothes, Fashion and Accessory Section of Unindustria (Union of the […]

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Diplomatic Network

11 March 2019

Bangkok kicks off the Italian Festival

Bangkok kicked off the 14th edition of the Italian Festival in Thailand, the cycle of integrated promotion cultural events organised by the Italian Embassy. The Festival began with a jazz concert by the Gianluca Petrella & Pasquale Mirra duo and will wind up in December with flute player Gianni Biocotino. Between the two, there will […]

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Diplomatic Network

7 March 2019

Quartetto Viotti performs at the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong

​Quartetto Viotti performed last night at the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong. The event, which was promoted jointly by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Consulate General, featured a rich repertoire including Giovanni Paisiello, Alessandro Rolla and the Ouverture and selected arias from Mozart’s Don Giovanni. The ensemble, which was well received by […]

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Diplomatic Network

6 March 2019

Japan: Italy takes centre stage at FOODEX 2019

Italy takes centre stage at the 44th edition of FOODEX Japan, the most important agri-food fair in Asia. Thanks to the commitment of ICE Agency, numerous Italian companies were welcomed to the Fair by Italian Ambassador in Tokyo, Giorgio Starace. The 2,000 sq. m Italy Pavilion is the largest and most impressive and hosts almost 190 […]

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