Shanghai – Italy at CMEF medical equipment fair
Italy is participating for the first time at the China International Medicinal Equipment Fair (CMEF) in Shanghai, the largest fair in the medical sector in Asia-Pacific. The event will showcase over 10,000 products, ranging from diagnostic imaging equipment to electro-optical devices for first aid medical treatment. Italy is present with 15 exhibitors hosted at a […]
Read morePretoria – Nicola Piovani to compose music for South African film
Italian pianist and composer Nicola Piovani has given two concerts at the Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria. However, the Italian musician is not in South Africa only for public performance. The winner of the Oscar for the score of Roberto Benigni’s film ‘Life Is Beautiful’, Piovani was in South Africa also for the filming of ‘Liberation’, […]
Read moreStuttgart – Focus on Friedrich Heider’s depiction of Italy, enchanting and picturesque
Friedrich Heider’s love for Italy and art are some of his distinctive features. Heider and Italy are bound by deep-set ties: a love relationship which began and developed during his many journeys to this dreamlike tourist destination, like many other Germans. Italy’s wealth of culture on one hand and, on the other hand, its manifold […]
Read moreItaly’s commitment is a model for all its contingents in Afghanistan, says Minister Gentiloni
Following a visit to Herat, Foreign Minister Gentiloni greeted the Italian contingent in Kabul where he met the President of the Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, and the Foreign Minister, Salahuddin Rabbani.This mission is part of the support programme Italy is offering to Afghanistan, which is being expressed with […]
Read morey-Brazil – Relations tighten around sports
The work of 15 Italian artists living in Brazil and of 15 of their Brazilian counterparts working in Italy will be on show at the exhibition “Atletas and cores, Brasil Itália”, organized by the Italian Embassy in Brazil, the bank “Caixa Econômica” and the association “ACIB – Arte Contemporânea Italo-Brasileira” (Italo-Brazilian Contemporary Art). Two well-known […]
Read moreCzech Republic – La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra gets ovation in Prague
The concert by La Scala’s Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague was a great hit. The orchestra, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung, was received with great acclaim and a ten-minute standing ovation for its performance of Mozart’s Symphony in G Minor KV 5450 and Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. The concert, organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Institute […]
Read moreAbu Dhabi – The Quartetto di Venezia opens the International Book Fair
Italy is this year’s guest of honour at the 26th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, the most ambitious across the Middle East and North Africa, with 500,000 new books presented every year. The International Book Fair, running at the ADNEC – Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre – from April 27 to May […]
Read moreLondon – Italian Embassy hosts meeting to boost investments
Italy bucks the negative economic trend and is prospected as a country in which to invest: a conference called “Equity and Debt Investment in Italy” was held at the Italian Embassy in London this morning. It was organised by the Embassy and the Italian law firm Legance- Avvocati Associati. The discussion focused on Italy’s financial […]
Read moreTokyo: Sixteenth Italian Film Festival sets out to conquer Japan
Italian cinema sets out to conquer the Far East at the Tokyo Italian Film Festival with films such as “Wondrous Boccaccio” by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, “Mediterranea” by Jonas Carpignano, “We and Julia” by Edoardo Leo, “For your sake” by Giuseppe Gaudino, “Quo Vado?” by Gennaro Nunziante and “Suburra” by Stefano Sollim. The 16th edition […]
Read moreDEI – Philippines: April 20, 2016 Webinar on Special Economic Zones
Registration is still available for the live webinar on the opportunities and advantages in the Philippines’ Special Economic Zones. See the webinar section on the InfoMercatiEsteri website: http://www.infomercatiesteri.it/webinar_detail.php?id_webinar=12 for details, agenda and event registration. Companies: Italian Trade Commission’s Internationalisation Roadshow in Lecce on April 20 A new event in the Italian Trade Commission’s Roadshow for the Internationalisation […]
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