https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed More than 50 Italian nationals flown back from China amid the outbreak of the coronavirus will be held at a military base in the south of Rome, as Italy works to contain the spread of the infection. https://www.thelocal.it/20200203/coronavirus-italians-evacuated-from-china-quarantined-rome Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:17:34 +0100 coronavirus-italians-evacuated-from-china-quarantined-rome Prominent figures in Chinese communities in Italy warned on Thursday of episodes of "latent racism" against their compatriots by Italians fearful of a deadly virus which originated in China. https://www.thelocal.it/20200130/coronavirus-spike-in-reports-of-racist-abuse-of-chinese-people-in-italy Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:57:32 +0100 coronavirus-spike-in-reports-of-racist-abuse-of-chinese-people-in-italy The Italian government announced it will be sending a plane to evacuate citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the SARS-like coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200129/italy-to-airlift-citizens-out-of-coronavirus-hit-chinese-city Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:17:37 +0100 italy-to-airlift-citizens-out-of-coronavirus-hit-chinese-city Italian detectives have dismantled a mafia plastic-recycling ring headed by a murderous mobster that sent toxic materials to China to make shoes which were then sold in Italy, police said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20191025/italian-mafia-caught-turning-toxic-plastic-into-shoes Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:00:25 +0200 italian-mafia-caught-turning-toxic-plastic-into-shoes Italy's football federation (FIGC) on Sunday signed an agreement with the Chinese government to develop footballing ties between the two countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20190325/italian-football-federation-signs-deal-with-chinese-government Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:33:37 +0100 italian-football-federation-signs-deal-with-chinese-government Italy's participation in China's giant "Silk Road" infrastructure project sparked an outcry in Germany on Sunday, including a call for the European Union to block such deals with a veto. https://www.thelocal.it/20190324/call-for-eu-veto-as-germany-eyes-italys-china-deal-warily Sun, 24 Mar 2019 18:35:02 +0100 call-for-eu-veto-as-germany-eyes-italys-china-deal-warily Italy on Saturday signed a "non-binding" protocol with China to take part in Beijing's new "Silk Road" of transport and trade links stretching from Asia to Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20190323/italy-china-sign-new-silk-road-protocol Sat, 23 Mar 2019 16:01:26 +0100 italy-china-sign-new-silk-road-protocol Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a whistle-stop European tour in Rome on Friday amid growing Western unease over Italy joining the ever-expanding Asian giant's new Silk Road project. https://www.thelocal.it/20190322/chinese-president-in-italy-to-sign-silk-road-deal Fri, 22 Mar 2019 10:05:25 +0100 chinese-president-in-italy-to-sign-silk-road-deal Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Italy, Monaco and France this week, the foreign ministry said on Monday, with Rome expected to join his global trade infrastructure programme despite reservations in other European countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20190318/chinese-president-to-visit-italy-as-rome-backs-silk-road-deal Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:53:49 +0100 chinese-president-to-visit-italy-as-rome-backs-silk-road-deal Italian officials have confirmed they'll sign the New Silk Road 'memorandum' with China later this month, dividing opinion within the country's coalition government and prompting warnings from the US. https://www.thelocal.it/20190312/italian-government-split-over-investment-accord-wth-china Tue, 12 Mar 2019 11:45:18 +0100 italian-government-split-over-investment-accord-wth-china A huge liner designed entirely for Chinese tourists around the ever-romantic theme of Venice sets sail from Italy this week hoping to consolidate Costa Cruises in the vast and burgeoning Chinese tourism market. https://www.thelocal.it/20190302/venice-themed-ship-cruises-to-burgeoning-china-market Sat, 02 Mar 2019 15:29:13 +0100 venice-themed-ship-cruises-to-burgeoning-china-market Dolce and Gabbana mixed checks, furry gloves and shimmering dressing gown-style coats on Saturday at Milan Fashion Week, branding it Italian oomph. https://www.thelocal.it/20190113/dg-unveil-italian-oomph-at-milan-after-china-fiasco Sun, 13 Jan 2019 11:36:04 +0100 dg-unveil-italian-oomph-at-milan-after-china-fiasco The Vatican on Saturday announced an historic accord with China on who appoints bishops in the Communist country, paving the way for rapprochement between the Catholic Church and the world's most populous nation. https://www.thelocal.it/20180922/vatican-announces-historic-deal-on-bishops-with-china Sat, 22 Sep 2018 19:21:44 +0200 vatican-announces-historic-deal-on-bishops-with-china Chinese tourists are big spenders and with the numbers visiting Europe set to soar by nearly 70 percent over the next five years, the countries of the Old Continent are rolling out the red carpet to make the guests feel welcome. https://www.thelocal.it/20180120/europe-brings-on-charm-and-blue-skies-to-lure-chinese-tourists Sat, 20 Jan 2018 15:10:54 +0100 europe-brings-on-charm-and-blue-skies-to-lure-chinese-tourists Police in Italy say they have cracked open a violent Chinese criminal group which had infiltrated the national transport sector and expanded into France, Germany and Spain. https://www.thelocal.it/20180118/italy-chinese-mafia-china-truck Thu, 18 Jan 2018 15:51:37 +0100 italy-chinese-mafia-china-truck China has lifted a longstanding import ban on Italian beef, officials said on Tuesday, paving the way for Florentine steak and other specialities to enter to Chinese kitchens for the first time in 16 years. https://www.thelocal.it/20171219/china-beef-italy-meat-imports Tue, 19 Dec 2017 18:06:53 +0100 china-beef-italy-meat-imports China's Forbidden City and the Vatican Museums are set to swap 40 works of art as part of efforts to bolster diplomatic relations between the Communist country and the seat of the Catholic Church. https://www.thelocal.it/20171121/vatican-art-china-forbidden-city Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:14:10 +0100 vatican-art-china-forbidden-city China has reopened its borders to Italian Gorgonzola and other smelly European cheeses after a two-month ban on imports. https://www.thelocal.it/20171023/china-gorgonzola-cheese-ban Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:22:48 +0200 china-gorgonzola-cheese-ban On paper it seems as obvious a pairing as a glass of spicy Gewurztraminer with crispy duck and pancakes. Yet Italy, the world's biggest wine producer, is lagging in the fight for sales in China, tipped to become the world's second biggest importer of wine by 2020. https://www.thelocal.it/20170416/how-italys-wine-industry-is-poised-to-china-thanks-to-prosecco Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:47:06 +0200 how-italys-wine-industry-is-poised-to-china-thanks-to-prosecco Prada on Monday reported a ten percent fall in sales for the year through January but said it was encouraged by a better second-half performance, notably in mainland China. https://www.thelocal.it/20170213/prada-china-growth-low-sales Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:17:10 +0100 prada-china-growth-low-sales