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7 December 2016

Pakistan – Investments and cooperation: government and enterprises on mission in Pakistan

More than 35 enterprises, six associations and over 80 participants will take part in a Country Promotion mission in Pakistan which took off yesterday and will travel to Islamabad and Lahore tomorrow. The aim of the mission is to explore investment and cooperation opportunities between the two Countries. The mission was promoted by the Italian […]

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6 December 2016

China – Faenza pottery lands in China

Selected pieces from the Museo Internazionale di Ceramiche (Mic – International Pottery Museum) in Faenza are about to fly to China where they will tour several museums. The travelling exhibition, running from 9 December to 25 March, will be hosted by five major Chinese museums: Henan Museum,  Zhejiang Provincial museum,  Liaoning Provincial Museum, Shanxi Museum and […]

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6 December 2016

“Postcards from the other Italy” – A taste of the South in the heart of Singapore

Giuseppe, a 32 year old Sicilian has turned his passion for food and Italian gastronomy into a profession that has led him to export the products of his land to Singapore where he has a small business that produces mainly the focaccia bread from the South of Italy. “The emotions of the past are present […]

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5 December 2016

Directors of “reputed competence” appointed at Italian Cultural Institutes in Beijing and Tokyo​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has appointed the new Directors of two of the most important Italian Cultural Institutes abroad: Beijing and Tokyo. The appointment was made pursuant to the procedure established to appoint the directors of Italian Cultural Institutes among professionals of “reputed competence”. The candidates are selected by […]

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1 December 2016

The Farnesina hosts the presentation of the ‘ReStArt – Regenerative Art in the Spirit of EurAsia’ Project​

As part of the integrated promotion action of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Foreign Ministry hosted the presentation of the ReStArt – Regenerative Art in the Spirit of EurAsia Project, developed in cooperation with the Rosini Gutman Foundation. The presentation of the Project was introduced by the Director General for Cultural and Economic […]

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29 November 2016

China – Testimonial for Chef Carlo Cracco during the Week of Italian Cuisine

The first Week of Italian Cuisine in the World has just come to an end in China, featuring over 70 events across the country. The special testimonial of the Week was for star-rated Chef Carlo Cracco, who participated on 25 and 26 November in several events in Beijing that indulged Chinese households in Italian culinary […]

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29 November 2016

Australia – Vivacissimo mandolin concert in Sydney

The Anna Schivazappa-Claudio Fontana duo will have the task of enlivening the ninth edition of ‘Vivacissimo 2016’, the music programme that the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney organises every year. The two musicians, who respectively play the mandolin and the piano, will present a programme mainly focused on mandolin music composed by Raffaele Calace, Vittorio […]

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29 November 2016

Japan – Tokyo celebrates famous cartoon based on De Amicis novel

Forty years since the release of the first Japanese TV episode adapted from De Amicis’ novel ‘Cuore’, Tokyo will celebrate the book by screening 52 episodes of the animation series “Marco -Dagli Appennini alle Ande” [Marco, from the Appennines to the Andes]. The cartoon is considered to be a milestone in the world history of […]

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28 November 2016

China – A course for new Ambassadors of Italian wine closes with awards for 80 sommeliers

Italian wine exports to China have increased by 30.4% in the first 8 months of 2016, compared to an average rise of 24% in the rest of the world. With a view to supporting the internationalisation of Italy’s wine-producing sector, ICE-Agency, in conjunction with the Ministry of Economic Development, is carrying out several promotional activities […]

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23 November 2016

Japan – Advanced robotics, a new scientific agreement between Italy and Japan

Cooperation between Italy and Japan in consolidating in the development of new joint advanced robotics projects, particularly humanoid, and in promoting the exchange of teachers and researchers. A new agreement has been signed in  Tokyo between the Institute of BioRobotics of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa and Waseda University, one of Japan’s most prestigious universities […]

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23 November 2016

Australia – Footwear, clothing and design: Made in Italy wins in Australia

Footwear, leather goods and clothing, as well as design and homeware are the Made in Italy products with the greatest potential in Australia. The market survey – commissioned to Colmar Brunton by the Consulate General in Melbourne – was presented to the public during a visit to Australia by Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, at […]

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21 November 2016

Italy – Vietnam. Gentiloni meets Pham Binh Minh: goal to reach 5 billion euro bilateral trade volume

“Vietnam is our privileged strategic partner in Asia. The state visit of President Tran Dai Quang, in return for President Mattarella’s visit to Hanoi last year, following Prime Minister Renzi’s visit in 2014, testifies to the excellent relations between the two countries. The aim is to meet the 5-billion euro target for bilateral trade between the […]

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