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Asia e Oceania

Diplomatic Network
18 September 2018
Food culture event in Turin with Herat abjosh raisins

From 20 to 24 September, Turin will once again play host to “Terra Madre – Salone del Gusto”, one of the most important international food culture events. It will feature hundreds of products from all over the world, including the Herat abjosh raisins (Afghanistan), which are at risk of possible extinction. “In an increasingly inter-connected […]

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Diplomatic Network
18 September 2018
Contemporary Italian paintings showcased in Beijing​

Beijing has just opened the 14th edition of the Day of Contemporary Art, the series of events that the Association of Italian Museums of Contemporary Art (AMACI) organises every year to promote Italian contemporary art. The event, organised by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MIBAC) with the active support of the Ministry of […]

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Press Releases
13 September 2018
Undersecretary Di Stefano meets with an institutional and entrepreneurial delegation from the Osaka Prefecture

Manlio Di Stefano, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received at the Farnesina an institutional and entrepreneurial delegation from the Osaka Prefecture led by Governor Ichiro Matsui. The Osaka Prefecture is one of Japan’s most dynamic and appealing regions, especially in spearheading economic sectors and technological research and innovation. The meeting […]

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Diplomatic Network
10 September 2018
The Italian healthcare system helps China manage their growing senior population

 As is widely known, Italy is a Country of senior citizens: this is why China, faced with a growth in the population of over-60s, expects an active collaboration from our health organisations. This is the reason why Italy will be the Guest of Honour Country at the West China International Fair (Changdu, 20-24 September). In […]

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Diplomatic Network
4 September 2018
Uzbekistan: Danieli is awarded a 160 mln euro contract

​Danieli, an Italian multinational corporation headquartered in Buttrio (Udine), is one of the world leaders in the construction of iron and steel ‘turnkey’ plants. The Italian company was  awarded a 160 million euro contract for the construction of a tender in the new industrial plant located in the Bekabad iron and steel complex in Uzbekistan […]

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Diplomatic Network
31 August 2018
China calls on Italy for archaeological heritage defence

The know-how and professional expertise of ​Italian archaeologists to protect  Chinese cultural heritage. This is the objective of the workshop organized by the Consulate General in conjunction with the Italian Embassy in China in Chengdu, capital of the South-Easten province of Sichuan. The event, scheduled to take place  on 21 and 22 September, will be part […]

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Diplomatic Network
28 August 2018
Filipino artist wins Embassy of Italy award

Young Filipino artist Jel Suarez has won the “Embassy of Italy award” at the “Ateneo art awards 2018” in Manila, the most prestigious Filipino award for visual arts organised and coordinated by the Ateneo University of Manila. A fourth award, assigned by the Embassy of Italy, was added to the three traditional awards, starting this […]

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Diplomatic Network
8 August 2018
Afghanistan: Minaret of Jam exhibition opens at Embassy

An exhibition on the Minaret of Jam, one of the first Afghan sites to be selected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has opened at the Italian Embassy in Kabul and will run until 25 August. The exhibition compares three-dimensional documents made during a recent archaeological expedition to the Minaret with photographs taken in the […]

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Events
2 August 2018
Italy-Malaysia Consultations

Bilateral consultations, held today at the Farnesina at the officials level,  confirmed the dynamic phase of the relations between the two Countries. A desire was clearly stated to develop more structured forms of dialogue, as well as to explore the large potential of growth in economic and trade relations. Italy and Malaysia share a commitment […]

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Events
18 July 2018
“China in 2018 – Scenarios and perspectives for businesses”

The Farnesina today hosts the presentation of the Annual Report “China in 2018 – Scenarios and perspectives for businesses”, now at its ninth edition.   The Report, drafted by the Centre of Corporate Studies of the Italy China Foundation (CeSIF), surveys the political and economic scenarios and how to access the business sector in China, with […]

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Diplomatic Network
16 July 2018
Midwives deployed to remote Afghanistan to lower maternal death rate

By midnight, Khurshid, 35, was in serious trouble. Five months pregnant and bleeding heavily, she had passed out at home. Her family carried her unconscious body to the nearest – and only – health station in Afghanistan’s remote, mountainous Chesht-e Sharif District. “Her state shocked me, but I knew quickly that it was a miscarriage,” […]

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