Tokyo – Italian works in Japanese, Suga Atsuko prize
The ceremony for the award of the Suga Atsuko prize for translation will be held at 18:30 on 13 November in the Umberto Agnelli auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, which has organised the event. The prize for the translation of Italian works into Japanese was instituted this year and is dedicated to […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Malaysia: upcoming call for tenders for Kuala Lumpur ATMS
Malaysia: upcoming call for tenders for Kuala Lumpur ATMS The Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation announced the call within the next two months for tenders by the Ministry of Transport for the supply of a new air traffic management system (ATMS) that is an integral part of the modernisation plans for the Kuala Lumpur International […]
Read moreRussia – Director Konchalovsky guest of the Italian embassy
Director Andrei Konchalovsky, recent winner of Venice’s Silver Lion with his film “The Postman’s White Nights”, was invited to the Embassy of Italy in Moscow to speak at a public event aimed at underscoring the intensity of Italo-Russian cultural relations. The Russian director chose “The culture of civilisations” as the theme of a speech […]
Read moreCape Town – ‘The New Italian Design’
The exhibition “The New Italian Design”, curated by Milan’s Triennale Design Museum, brought Italian innovation and creativity to Cape Town’s Water Front. Designers, collectors and journalists, tourists and residents and a large number of secondary school and university students were among the visitors. A cycle of seminars with Italian architects was run simultaneously, while the […]
Read moreCopenhagen – Italian opera soloists in concert
Copenhagen’s prestigious Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum was the setting for a concert by soloists of Italian opera, who performed traditional selections, particularly from Verdi, in a musical offering that was the centrepiece of the local events planned in honour of the Italian EU Presidency. Nearly 500 guests included members of the accredited diplomatic corps, local […]
Read moreManila – Death penalty, ‘No justice without life’ conference concludes
The international conference “No Justice without life”, organised by the Community of Sant’Egidio with the participation of the Embassy of Italy, was recently held in the city of Manila. The event, following up on a conference on the same topic in Tokyo, aimed to raise awareness of the cause in the countries of Asia using […]
Read moreLondon – Expo 2015 comes to the World Travel Market
EXPO Milano 2015 arrived at the World Travel Market, under way through Thursday at London’s ExCel Centre. More than 6 million tickets already sold Speaking at a conference organised in the offices of ENIT, EXPO ticketing director Giancarlo Perrella reported to an audience of tour operators and investors from around the world that “more than […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Morocco: Italcementi opens solar heating plant
Morocco: Italcementi opens solar heating plant Italcementi recently opened a solar heating plant in Morocco that will help run the grinding plant of the Ait Baha cement works. It consists of three modules with a total surface of 6,000 square metres and maximum 3,800 KW of power, equivalent to approximately 1,000 MW of electrical power […]
Read moreGeneva – “Italian stories”, seven experiences
Seven notable Italians told the story of their lives and their work as “Storie Italiane” returned to Geneva in its second edition, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute with the support of the Italian Consulate General. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreOman – First Italian language course in Mascate
The first Italian language course was successfully launched at Oman’s Sultan Qaboos University in Mascate, the country’s largest. Two course sections were needed to accommodate the enthusiastic student response, with a total of 58 enrolling just a week after the course was announced. Italian ambassador Paola Amadei commented that “it is legitimate to presume that […]
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