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Welcome to Casa Asia
For many Spaniards, the Asia and Pacific region is still perceived as a distant, little known area full of mystery...
Casa Asia at Expo Shanghai 2010
Casa Asia began its participation in Expo Shanghai 2010 last 12th of July with a working breakfast about Social Corporative Responsability (RSC), which tried to organise a mission of Spanish company managers that promote relations between Spain and China within this field.
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9th Asia Festival
The ninth edition of the Asia Festival, organised by Casa Asia, is held between the 16th and 26th of September in Barcelona. Its broad programme is addressed to all the public, with more than 30 Asian-origin shows and activities, and can be enjoyed in the heart of the city. During these days, Barcelona will approach the Asian continent through diverse disciplines such as theatre, dance, cinema, fashion, sport or gastronomy.
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Casa Asia Courses for Autumn 2010 (Barcelona)
Barcelona.
01-10-2010
> 01-06-2011
In September Casa Asia offers a broad variety of courses of language and culture of Asian countries such as China, India and Japan for all ages and all levels.
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Cursos de Casa Asia para otoño 2010 (Madrid)
Madrid.
13-10-2010
> 20-12-2010
Casa Asia vuelve a ofrecer a partir de septiembre una amplia variedad de cursos de lengua y cultura de países asiáticos como la India y Japón.
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Exhibition "North Korea: The Weight of History"
Barcelona.
26-04-2010
> 03-10-2010
The exhibition project dedicated to North Korea consists of images that are the result of the graphic products developed in this country, during the course of six decades, since the signing of the armistice in 1953 to the present.
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Exhibition: "More to Love. Thinking about AIDS from Art"
Madrid.
16-04-2010
> 03-10-2010
This exhibition is the result of the collaboration of Casa Asia with the ArtAids Foundation to promote the reflection on AIDS from the area of visual arts. The works that have been brought together have been produced by the Dutch collector Han Nefkens, a resident of Barcelona. With the purpose to stimulate the intercultural dialogue, they have coexisted works proceeding from Thai artists and western artists
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The International Dunhuang Project and the Philippine Senator Edgardo Angara, winners of Casa Asia Award 2010
The jury has decided to award, on the one hand, the project Dunhuang for its enormous task in the recovery, preservation and exhibition of information and images of the manuscripts, paintings and textiles found in the Chinese city of Dunhuang and of the Silk Route. On the other hand, the jury has also awarded the Philippine Senator Angara, for his committment in the strengthening of relations between Spain and the Philippines.
Antoni de Montserrat programme 2011
Casa Asia calls for applications for the 2010 grants of the Antoni de Montserrat Programme, wich main objectives include promoting activities and projects that contribute to a better understanding (political, economic, cultural, institutional, commercial, academic and social) between the societies of Asia, The Pacific and Spain.
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Exhibition of the Scale Model of the Spanish Pavilion for the Shanghai Universal Expo 2010
Barcelona.
01-07-2010
> 28-11-2010
Owing to the exhibition that is opened at Palau Robert regarding the Spanish Pavilion for the Shanghai Universal Expo 2010, Casa Asia will install on the 1st of July a scale model of this pavilion on the ground floor of its headquarters.
Kurosawa Year 2010
Different cities in Spain.
03-03-2010
> 30-12-2010
The Kurosawa Year, which goes around 12 Spanish cities, and where 26 institutions and entities collaborate with the organization of commemorative activities, is made up of film series, seminars and lectures, a drawing exhibition by Kurosawa, the launch of a book about the film maker and other activities such as courses, demonstrations and theatre performances. In total, more than a hundred events devoted to this Japanese film maker.
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Exhibition: "A Life in Batik. From the Sultan's Palace to the Villages of Java"
Terrassa, Premià de Mar and Arenys de Mar.
01-12-2009
> 26-09-2010
It consists of a collection of Indonesian batiks, all of which are unknown, and that recover the traditional techniques with vegetable dyes of the region of Jogjakarta. It includes more than 1400 drawings, some of which are inscribed in the millennial bas-relief of the Hindu Buddhist temples and on the walls of the mosques north of the island of Java.
Winning essay of the Marco Polo Award 2010
The jury of the literary contest Marco Polo Award of Casa Asia and the Embassy of Kazakhstan decided to grant the award to Glòria Macià Muñoz, student of 4th year of ESO of Instituto La Industrial de Sabadell for her essay called "The crossroad of two worlds". The award consists of a 6-day trip to Kazakhstan for the winner, together with her parents.
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Expo Shanghai 2010 is opened
Last 1st of May Expo Shanghai 2010 opened its doors, the greatest Universal Exhibition of history with the slogan A better city, a better life. 70 million people are expected -among which, 3.5 million are foreigners- to visit the exhibition until it closes, on the last day of October.
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The Confucius Institute of Barcelona starts up
Casa Asia Headquarters hosted last Thursday 15th of April the official opening of the Confucius Institute of Barcelona (ICB). The starting up of ICB, which aims at spreading the teaching of the Chinese language and culture in Catalonia, is the result of the agreement between the Main Headquarters of the Confucius Institute (Hanban) of China, the University Autonomous of Barcelona, the University of Barcelona and Casa Asia.
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"La Caixa" and Casa Asia Scholarships to study an MBA in China or India (2010)
"La Caixa" and Casa Asia, with the purpose to encourage the development of relations between Spain and the Asian area and to contribute to the training of managers, have decided to jointly finance a scholarship programme for graduates and people with superior degrees to course a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai or at the Indian School of Business (ISB), in Hyderabad.
The report of the East - West Dialogue 2009 can already be consulted
The East - West Dialogue presents the report of its 6th edition carried out by Manuel Montobbio, Ambassador of Spain in Albania and Reporter of the Forum of the East-West Dialogue. Along with globalization, transnational migration is one of the key characteristics of our time and it has attracted growing concern and increased political attention both at international and local levels. The rising scale of international migration has increased social diversity in societies and communities in many parts of the world.
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