DEI/Sole 24 Ore – ASEM: Asia-Europe Business Forum opens at Assolombarda
The 14th Asia-Europe Business Forum (AEBF14) opened today, 15 October 2014, at the Assolombarda offices in via Pantano, no. 9, in Milan. The event runs in tandem with the ASEM summit of European and Asian Heads of State and Government. Organised by Confindustria in collaboration with BusinessEurope, the organisation representing Europe’s main business associations, AEBF14 […]
Read moreItaly-Chile – “Fiesta de los Idiomas” will showcase the Italian language
The 9th edition of the “Fiesta de los Idiomas” will take place in Providencia, in the metropolitan region of Santiago, on 25 October 2014. The event will give 10 countries a chance to showcase their culture and language, with half-hour lessons in German, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Catalan, Galitian, Basque, Hebrew, English, Italian, Japanese and Russian. […]
Read moreJapan – Uffizi make their debut with an exhibition in Tokyo
The Uffizi make their debut in Japan, with an exhibition entitled “Arte a Firenze da Botticelli a Bronzino: verso una ‘maniera moderna’” at the Metropolitan Art Museum in Tokyo. 76 works from the Uffizi and other Florentine museums are featured, including Botticelli’s “Pallas and the Centaur”. The opening was attended by Lorenzo Morini, chargé d’affaires […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore – ASEM: vertice AEBF imprenditori Europa e Asia in Assolombarda (in translation)
ASEM: vertice AEBF imprenditori Europa e Asia in Assolombarda Nella sede di Assolombarda (via Pantano , 9) si apre domani a Milano, in parallelo con il vertice ASEM dei capi di Stato europei e asiatici, l’Asia Europe Business Forum (AEBF) organizzato da Confindustria in collaborazione con BusinessEurope, l’associazione che rappresenta le principali associazioni industriali europee, […]
Read moreUruguay – Italian architecture in the spotlight in Montevideo
Italian architecture in the spotlight in Montevideo, with the presentation of a photography book entitled “Divino Salvo”, edited by Alejandra Dixon and Anibal Andrade. The book features Palazzo Salvo, an iconic building in Montevideo designed by Milanese architect Mario Palanti. The book was published through a crowd-funding initiative to which the Italian Cultural Institute of […]
Read moreItalia-Argentina – A Buenos Aires la conferenza “Umbria mistica” (in translation)
The Umbrian Centre in Buenos Aires is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a conference on “Umbria Mistica”, an exploration of the region’s religious tradition organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute. The conference, which will be held on 14 October, will also provide an opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “L’Ombelico del Mondo”, […]
Read moreEthiopia – Italy working to improve health in south-central Ethiopia
Italy’s commitment to improve health inEthiopia has made further progress with the opening of the building that will host the local health department for the Oromia region, in the country’s centre-south. The opening was attended by the Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Mistretta, and Don Dante Carraro, director of Doctors with Africa–CUAMM, a non-governmental organisation (NGO). The […]
Read moreA dialogue among peoples – Events at the Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh
Culture as a channel for dialogue amongst peoples. That was the message sent out by the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh with its project “Journeys: viaggio nell’arte e nello spirito di culture e tradizioni diverse” (Journeys: travels in the art and spirit of different cultures and traditions), which commemorates the outbreak of the First World […]
Read moreUSA – Treasures recovered by the Guardia di Finanza Art Recovery Team on display in Wilmington
“Treasures and Tales of Italy’s Guardia di Finanza Art Recovery Team” is the title of an exhibition that has opened in Wilmington, Delaware and will run until 21 December 2014. On exhibit are 120 Etruscan and Greco-Roman artefacts dating from around 2700 years ago, recovered by the finance police over the years, as well as […]
Read moreBusiness – Mexico meets Italy
Business opportunities in Italy for Mexican entrepreneurs. That was the topic of a conference organised by our Embassy in Mexico City in collaboration with PWC Mexico. The goal is to promote inward investment to Italy. About 50 Mexican business people were invited to the event, opened by the Italian Ambassador in Mexico, Alessandro Busacca. Speakers […]
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