Apr. 22 – Strengthening economic and institutional relations between Italy and China through training and “traineeship” addressed to managers is possible thanks to the “Italian Regions Project”. The project is promoted by the MFA-Regions-China program, which includes Campania, Emilia-Romagna (region leader), Liguria, Marche and Puglia in Italy, and the province of Guangdong. Involved 22 companies, it aims at encouraging the synchronization of Italian skills supply and demand in the Chinese market, in particular through collaboration and commercial development with entrepreneurship in this country. At the final meeting of “Italian Regions Project,” held in Bologna, saw the participation of the delegates of the Italian and Chinese companies involved in the project, the vice-governor of Guangdong Province Lin Shaochun, the Regional Vocational Training Officer, Patrizio Bianchi, and the Vice-president of the Italy-China Foundation, Mario Zanone Poma. Speakers stressed the importance of economic relations between Italy and China, in particular as the Guangdong Province can provide a platform for key production for the local, Southeast Asian and Hong Kong markets.