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Asia e Oceania

Diplomatic Network
22 May 2019
Melbourne hosts book club meetings dedicated to women writers

Seven meetings will be dedicated to women’s literature during the 2019 edition of Melbourne’s Book Club. The Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne decided to focus on Italian women writers to allow readers in other countries to get to know the many women writers of contemporary Italian literature. This year Kylie Doust, a specialist in Italian studies […]

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Diplomatic Network
20 May 2019
Thirty thousand people attend the Darwin Italian Festival in Australia

Cultural exhibitions, musical and artistic performances, including the Gruppo Sbandieratori from San Sepolcro (Italy), as well as a rich food tasting menu of Italian gastronomic specialties, have enriched the fourth edition of the Darwin Italian Festival, which has attracted more than 30,000 visitors. The Northern Territory’s main authorities – Administrator Vicky O’Halloran, Prime Minister Michael […]

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In detail
16 May 2019
Seoul hosts the screening of three titles from ‘Fare cinema’

​The Italian Cultural Institute in Seoul, in partnership with the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), organized a screening in Seoul as part of ‘Fare Cinema’, an Italian Film Festival that is included in the Foreign Ministry’s ‘The Italian Way of Life’ programme. The JIFF has traditionally paid great attention to Italian films and welcomed the […]

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Diplomatic Network
15 May 2019
Beijing: a children’s painting contest dedicated to Leonardo

The fifth edition of the national children’s painting contest organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing is dedicated to the anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. The ‘Paint Italy Prize’ proposes to young contestants the theme of the figure of the Italian genius in his attempt to transmit to children “that insatiable yearning […]

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Press Releases
10 May 2019
Undersecretary Di Stefano meets with the Malaysian Minister of Primary Industries, Teresa Kok Suh Sim

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, today received at the Farnesina the Malaysian Minister of Primary Industries, Teresa Kok Suh Sim, whom he had already met in Kuala Lumpur last December. The Undersecretary congratulated the Minister over the excellent bilateral relations that recorded sizable trade volumes worth 2.3 billion euros […]

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Press Releases
10 May 2019
Minister Moavero on a diplomatic mission to Vietnam and Singapore

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, returned to Rome from his mission to Vietnam and Singapore. Arranged several months ago and preceded by a thorough preparatory work, the mission offered the opportunity to corroborate Italy’s political and economic relations with two key States in an area of the world – […]

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Diplomatic Network
7 May 2019
Seoul: ‘Star of Italy’ conferred upon soprano Sumi Jo

Korean soprano Sumi Jo, one of the most renowned and widely acclaimed opera singers in the world, received the medal of the Order of the Star of Italy (OSI), pursuant to the decision of the President of the Republic Mattarella. The Star was conferred upon the artist by Ambassador Federico Failla at a ceremony held […]

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Press Releases
6 May 2019
Foreign Minister Moavero Milanesi visits Vietnam and Singapore​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will visit Vietnam and Singapore from today 6 May until Thursday. As previously stated by the Ministry, “the aim of the visit is to strengthen ties with the two countries in the South-East Asia region, which are of particular interest to Italy from the […]

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Diplomatic Network
2 May 2019
Italy and Myanmar sign agreement for national electrification

An important Soft Loan Agreement of 30 million euros was recently signed in Nay Pyi Taw between Italy and Myanmar, as part of the national electrification programme supported by the World Bank. Thanks to the Italian contribution, which focuses mainly on Chin State and surrounding areas, that among the country’s poorest and most remote parts, at […]

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Diplomatic Network
26 April 2019
“The Year of Leonardo da Vinci” kicks off in Beijing​

The rich programme of initiatives organised in China by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing, to mark the 500th Anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci has kicked off. The first event is “Leonardo Week” and it began on 15 April concomitantly to the “Italian Research Day in the World.” […]

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Diplomatic Network
23 April 2019
Italian photographer participates in the International Photography Festival in Osaka

Paolo Pellegrin’s photographic exhibition entitled ‘Antarctica’ is showcased at Osaka’s “Kyotographie” International Photography Festival thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka. The exhibition is the result of a work the Italian photographer conducted in cooperation with a NASA expedition to document the impact of climate change on the Antarctic. Pellegrin, Rome-born […]

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Diplomatic Network
18 April 2019
Washington: Exhibition on Enrico David at the Hirshhorn Museum

An exhibition of installations, sculptures, paintings and tapestries by artist Enrico David was inaugurated at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington. The exhibition “Enrico David: gradations of slow release”, organized with the support of the Italian Embassy, ​​in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA Chicago), was opened by a conversation between the artist […]

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