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SEP 6, 2010
The changing tastes of diplomacy
Livemint
Gastrodiplomacy is more than the promotion of a new taste or dish abroad. It stands for a concerted effort to use cuisine as part of cultural diplomacy. For example, the Thai government in 2002 launched an ambitious programme to put Thailand among the top five exporters of food.
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SEP 6, 2010
Africa: Green Revolution Forum convenes in Ghana
News from Africa
Addressing over 500 participants at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), leaders representing African governments and the continent’s best and brightest in the fields of agriculture, finance, and development emphasized the need to break from long-term policies that have neglected agriculture and discouraged investment in the farm sector.
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SEP 6, 2010
Making humanitarian medical knowledge accessible to all
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Facing square-on the ethical dilemmas that arise in times of conflict, Israeli experts shared their vast experience providing humanitarian aid at home and abroad with 65 medical students and activists from 25 countries.
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SEP 2, 2010
Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown
The Associated Press
India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications - not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion - to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
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SEP 2, 2010
China’s cultural chief visits Taiwan
Focus Taiwan News Channel
China's Minister of Culture Cai Wu arrived in Taipei Thursday at the head of a 40-member delegation for an eight-day visit...Cai was invited by the Taipei-based Sheen Chuen-chi Cultural and Educational Foundation to visit in his capacity as chief of Beijing's China Friendship Association.
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SEP 1, 2010
The End of the Virtual World
THE Journal
[Rik] Panganiban is assistant director of the Online Leadership Program for Global Kids, which for four years has relied on the Teen Grid to educate urban youth from around the world about such topics as racism, the genocide in Darfur, child trafficking, public diplomacy, and the digital divide, in collaboration with UNICEF, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Youth Ventures, and more.
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SEP 1, 2010
Emirates increases Saudi services
Breaking Travel News
Emirates is to increase flights from Dubai to Al Medinah al Munawarah in Saudi Arabia to seven flights per week from 31 October 2010 due to the growing importance of economic and cultural ties between the two nations.
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AUG 30, 2010
Drummer Mike Clark Plans Russia Tour to Promote Cultural Diplomacy
Broadway World
Jazz legend Mike Clark has confirmed plans for a tour of Russia next month, to promote cultural diplomacy and to introduce audiences in Moscow, Siberia, St. Petersburg and elsewhere to his acclaimed Owl Studios release, ‘Carnival of Soul'.
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AUG 30, 2010
Gap-year students learn to give ‘face’ in chase for the China dream
Telegraph
Not so long ago students and graduates who hadn't found a job would spend their summer holidays searching for their souls in some far-flung corner of the globe, but it seems in cut-back Britain that is a luxury many feel they can no longer afford.
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AUG 30, 2010
A Restored Synagogue in an Unlikely Place
CPD Blog
While the controversy surrounding the proposed Muslim Community Center and Mosque at Ground Zero continues on in the U.S., another site of worship has been restored and opened in the most unlikely place—Beirut, Lebanon.
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