January 15, 2012
A handout from the Italian Guardia de Finanza shows the Costa Concordia, after the cruise ship ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio. Two South Korean honeymooners were rescued Sunday from a cruise ship that hit rocks and keeled over off the west coast of Italy, but three were confirmed dead [...]
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January 14, 2012
A Vietnamese fan expresses her love for Italian football veteran Fabio Cannavaro (R) at Ho Chi Minh City's Youth Culture House on Sunday. Italian football legend Fabio Cannavaro said during a meeting with football fans at Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Culture House that he wishes he could stay longer in Vietnam. Sunday was the [...]
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January 9, 2012
Former Italian football star Fabio Canavaro will visit Ho Chi Minh City on Friday. Photo by Dan Tri. Fabio Canavaro, the best player of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and member of the Italian squad as the Cup champions, will come to Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, January 6. Canavaro will meet the media [...]
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December 22, 2011
Italian mouth harp artist Mathias Esnault. A music night of mouth harp by Italian artist Mathias Esnault will take place at the Hanoi Cinematheque at 8:30 p.m. on December 19, according to an announcement on his private web site. Mathias Esnault, 28, is a mouth harp virtuoso and a passionate collector, who plays and learns how [...]
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November 26, 2011
Picture shows Milan’s stock exchange with a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan in front. The European Commission warned Italy’s high borrowing costs could hit growth after bond yields surged to new records and France and Germany warned a blow-out on Italian debt could kill the euro. “If the bond yields continue to be this [...]
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November 26, 2011
A worker assembles a new Piaggio at a factory inside the Binh Xuyen Industrial Park in Vinh Phuc Province. Italian group Piaggio inaugurated the vespa factory in 2009. Italy, besides improving cultural cooperation with Vietnam, is seeking ways to boost economic ties with the country. Italian companies are interested in sectors like leather, footwear, [...]
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October 29, 2011
Basilico restaurant at InterContinental Asiana Saigon offers authentic Italian cuisine. Last Sunday we went to Basilico at the InterContinental Saigon Asiana for an Italian meal. “In Italy, Sunday is our day for pizza. The servings (at Basilico) are quite big so we could share,” suggested my friend from Torino, Italy. With its fountain, stone columns, [...]
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October 28, 2011
An ongoing photo exhibition in Hanoi, featuring UNESCO-recognized heritage sites in Italy, celebrates 150 years of Italian unity.  Held under the framework of "Y-Viet 2011," the exhibition will remain open until November 18.  According to a press release issued by the Italian Embassy, the exhibition represents UNESCO’s 911 World Heritage Sites of which 45 are [...]
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September 18, 2011
Italian artist Andrea Centazzo On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, the Embassy of Italy in Hanoi presented Italian artist Andrea Centazzo’s Multimedia Concerts in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.  The shows commemorated the places and people involved in the historical expedition of 1000 volunteers led by General [...]
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August 20, 2011
Dr. Robert De Castro (L) examines a child patient at the Hanoi Medical University Hospital on August 16, 2011. Dr. Roberto De Castro, a famous Italian specialist in pediatric genital reconstruction, is in Hanoi to provide free examination for 86 Vietnamese child patients with genital deformities. After arriving in Hanoi on Tuesday, Dr. De Castro has [...]
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