London – Italy on display at world tourism fair
With EXPO by now behind us and the Jubilee on the horizon, Italy is in search of new ways to attract visitors from across the globe. This was Ambassador to London Pasquale Terracciano’s message this morning as he cut the ribbon for the space allotted to ENIT and Italy at the World Travel Market (WTM), […]
Read moreChengdu – Italian firms look to Sichuan
Italy was among those present at the first edition of the international import and investment fair in Chengdu in the province of Sichuan. Our country had its own 200-sqm pavilion, set up and manned by the Italian Consulate General in Chongqing. Approximately 20 firms represented the agro-alimentary, training and urbanisation sectors. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreHanoi – Italian gastronomical excellence wins
Vietnam’s best Italian restaurants and food shops joined forces on an Italian Food Festival, organised by the Italian business community in that Asian country with the patronage of the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (Icham). The event offered the best in Italian culinary and gastronomical excellence from pizza to […]
Read moreCartoline dall’altra Italia – An architect in the paradise of the Norwegian landscape
Next stop Norway for “Cartoline dall’altra Italia”, a web series created by 9colonne with the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies. This week Giuseppe Panzella, Salerno-born architect, who two years ago, after having worked in Romania, the Philippines and China, decided to pack […]
Read moreMexico: Enel Green Power invests 250 mln USD in wind park
ENEL Green Power intends to invest 250 million dollars in Mexico for the construction of the “Energia Limpa” wind park in Paolo Alto. The announcement came from ENEL GP general director Nicola Melchiotti during a press conference for the opening of the 13th edition of ”Cumbre de Negocios” of Guadalajara, Mexico’s principal business forum. This […]
Read more15th Italian Language Week – Andrea Pagani Trio in Kampala for concerts and workshop
Ambassador to Kampala Domenico Fornara opens his residence on Wednesday for a concert by the Andrea Pagani Trio. The group is in the Ugandan capital to present its instrumental project “Songs without voices”, which offers jazz versions of both original and well known Italian songs. Guests will include members of the Ugandan authorities, the Italian […]
Read moreMarseille – Photography, in search of little Naples
The Italian Cultural Institute of Marseille will host an exhibition of postcards picturing what is known as the “Little Naples” of Marseille in an exhibition that runs from 5 to 15 November, and has been organised in collaboration with the collectors of Club Cartofilo, whose director Albert Leibovitch will be on hand for the 5 […]
Read moreGuatemala City – “Associazione delle Dame Italiane” presents new art calendar
Carmen Contreras Colón, Cristine Varadi, Fabián Hernández and Susy Tabush are the artists whose works are featured on the 2016 calendar of the “Associazione delle Dame Italiane” in Guatemala. The works are mounted for viewing at the Italian Cultural Institute of Guatemala City, and the project’s special focus is birds. The association presents books, concerts, […]
Read moreTirana – Literature and emigration, a meeting with Carmine Abate
Calabrian-born writer Carmine Abate emigrated to Germany to then return to Trentino, where she has been living for more than 10 years now. The author spoke about literature and emigration in Tirana on Saturday 31 October in a conversation with Albanian journalist Ben Blushi during the Tirana International Literature Festival (TILF). Read more, in Italian
Read moreMinister Gentiloni in Algiers and Sofia
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni is in Algiers for the third bilateral meeting on Libya with his Egyptian counterpart and Minister Messahel. The meeting is taking place in parallel with a crucial day in the intra-Libyan dialogue that will name a new Deputy Prime Minister, a figure who could facilitate the […]
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