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Press Releases
1 July 2013
Under-Secretary Giro: “Culture a resource for the country’s recovery. Every euro invested in the Italian Cultural Institutes generates 1.39 in private resources

Speaking in the margins of the Federculture national assembly, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro stated that “Italy is an unwitting and sometimes reluctant cultural power. We have to change. Culture is an opportunity for economic growth in terms of exports, internationalisation and foreign investments. In order to tap that potential there has to be […]

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1 July 2013
CHINA – Italy on China’s airwaves for 7 days

Italy goes on the air with Radio China International, which will dedicate a week on its broadcast calendar to Italy. The Chinese language broadcaster covers most of continental China as well as Hong Kong and Macao, and has a listener pool of over 200 million people. Broadcasts will feature Italian excellence in automotive, sports, tourism, […]

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1 July 2013
JAPAN – Italian restaurant week

Italian Restaurant Week in Japan is scheduled to run from 2 to 17 November and aims to promote Italian food and wine. Organised by Diners Club Japan and created in collaboration with the Associazione di cuochi della cucina italiana (Acci) and the support of a series of Italian firms, the event was presented by Ambassador […]

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1 July 2013
HANOI – Anna Borghi’s “Heavy Rain” opens

Italian art comes to Vietnam. From 1-14 July, Hanoi’s Casa Italia will host the exhibition “Heavy rain” by Artist Anna Borghi. After ealier studies and a stint in Spain, the artist went to Vietnam in 2010, where she met the children of the “Pho Cap” School for street children, located in Ho Chi Minh City. […]

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1 July 2013
Italy- Latin America: a credible partner, more dialogue, says Giro

“With partners that have become more credible and assertive, Italy intends to deepen dialogue at all levels, both bilaterally and multilaterally – this latter being a context that promises important synergies, and we wish to take advantage of common cultural sensibilities in promoting targeted efforts in the areas of environmental protection, human rights and global […]

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28 June 2013
GUATEMALA – Young people and football: cooperation “on the pitch”

Young people plus football equals development and social inclusion. That’s the equation devised by the “Escuelas Metropolitanas de Fu’tbol” project in Guatemala City. The project includes workshops for local coaches and practical sessions in which around 2000 young footballers took part. Read more, in Italian.

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27 June 2013
Bonino, italiani all’estero contributo essenziale per Paese (in translation)

“Il vostro contributo e’ essenziale, noi siamo un Paese che non ha risorse prime, ma abbiamo un’unica risorsa, quella umana”. Così il Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino si è rivolta all’Assemblea Plenaria del Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all’Estero (Cgie) organizzata dal 26 al 28 giugno alla Farnesina. Un’assemblea che, quest’anno, va a coincidere con la […]

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27 June 2013
SAN FRANCISCO – Italian design showcased

Italian design is being showcased in San Francisco, with the work of over 124 cutting-edge designers. The New Italian Design, organised by the Triennale Design Museum in Milan, will run until 11 August 2013. The exhibition includes product design, graphics, fashion accessories, toys, research, food design and interior design. The event is promoted by the […]

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27 June 2013
MADRID – Technical University of Madrid-cnr agreement on joint laboratory

The Technical University of Madrid (Spanish initials UPM) and the National Research Council (CNR) in Rome have signed an agreement to set up a joint Italian-Spanish laboratory to study complex biological systems. The new lab will be located in Florence at the CNR’s Complex Systems Institute (ISC). Read more, in Italian.

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27 June 2013
SLOVAKIA – Kuasar String Kuartet to close the “Dolce Vitaj” Festival

The closing concert of the 6th Italian “Dolce Vitaj” Festival will take place on Saturday 29 June 2013 at the National Gallery in Bratislava. The concert will feature Italy’s Kuasar String Kuartet. The National Gallery is also hosting an exhibition of Italian paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries, which will run until 17 November […]

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26 June 2013
BULGARIA – Great success in Plovdiv for Verdi’s Attila

The premiere of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Attila” was a great success in Plovdiv, in Bulgaria. The performance, organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, attracted an audience of about 1500 and is part of the Italian Festival Bulgaria 2013. Read more, in Italian.

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