Winners of “Italo Calvino” award in Iran announced
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Everywhere in the world, the prosperity of the English language is ordinary. Following it, we can mention French and German. Chinese language and Arabic language have flourished in universities. But in the last 20 years, two other languages have become popular among Iranian teenagers: Italian and Korean. Korean movies and Italian […]
Why is Italian food popular and famous?
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Whether you care about food or not, you must know about the fame and popularity of Italian food. Wherever you are in the world, when you decide to go to a restaurant, one of the options is usually an Italian restaurant. Why? The country called “Italy” is not very old, but […]
Honoring the most famous Italian writer who traveled to Iran
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Italo Calvino’s 100th birthday celebration was held in the Iranian capital Tehran. This famous Italian writer traveled to Iran about 50 years ago and stayed for two months. In the 23rd week of honoring the Italian language in the world, the Italian Embassy in Tehran organized a series of events dedicated […]
Music, poetry and paintings – Italians, Chinese inspire one another amid traumatic pandemic
By Shan Jie BOLOGNA: While Italy is at its darkest moment in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, many warm-hearted stories often occur, cheering up people here who have been singing on balconies and painting rainbows to look for hope. Elisa Lanari cried when she read an email sent to her workplace, the Ancona-based accordion manufacturer Scandalli […]
Italy to invest 40 million euros for youth development across Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Stefano Pontecorvo said that the Italian government plans investing 40 million euros in Pakistan for the development of youth across the country. The ambassador was speaking at the inauguration ceremony in relation to a week-long Program for Poverty Reduction (PPR) in collaboration with the Italian […]
In a first, Saudi princess leads Italian football club
Italian football has a princess. A Saudi princess who is now leading a football club. Princess Noora bin Saad Al Saud is now the president of Spoleto Calcio, a club located in Spoleto, Umbria, Italy’s Green Heart. The club plays in Serie D, he top level of the Italian non-professional football association. However, Noora, the […]
European scholars of Korean studies open conference in Rome to discuss Korean phenomena
European scholars of Korean studies opened their biennial conference in Rome, Italy, on Thursday to discuss the latest Korean political, social and cultural phenomena. The 29th conference of the Association for Korean Studies in Europe (AKSE), hosted by the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies at Sapienza University of Rome, will continue through Sunday in the […]
Italy hails BRI MOU, expects tangible results
Italian scholars, government organizations and business community applauded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly advance the construction of the Belt and Road signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the country. Xi’s state visit to Italy culminated on March 23 with the signing of the inter-governmental MOU. The two sides realized the […]
Italy return 796 cultural relics back to China
It seems that China and Italy, two countries with the largest number of world heritage sites, are constantly holding cultural exchange activities. Witnessed by visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities of Italy and the Minister of Culture and Tourism of China have signed […]
Italy, Monaco, and France see deeper cooperation with China
The ongoing three-nation visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, his first overseas visit in 2019, will bring new momentum to China-Europe relations. As the world’s largest developing country and the largest national union, China and the European Union (EU) are important forces in the international community to boost economic development and cultural exchange. Italy is […]
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