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AUG 24, 2009
Two Koreas to Discuss Reunions for Split Families
CNN
North and South Korea will hold three days of talks on reunions for families torn apart by the Korean War and divisions between the two countries, South Korea's Unification Ministry said Tuesday.
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Government PD
Asia Pacific
AUG 24, 2009
NBA Reaches Far and Wide to Build Fan Base
Los Angeles Times
After participating in similar clinics in Korea and Israel in recent years, [La Lakers guard Jordan] Farmar says those experiences reminded of what led him to play basketball when he was a kid. "You can use sports to bridge gaps," Farmar said. "That's big, whether that's in America, Asia or Israel. People can get kids connected together through sports. A country may be at war, but that doesn't mean their people can't high-five each other."
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Cultural Diplomacy
Non-State PD
Americas
Asia Pacific
South Asia
AUG 24, 2009
Chinese Advocates Visit Law School On Grant
Rutland Herald
A $350,000 federal grant from the U.S. State Department will bring 18 young Chinese professionals to the South Royalton campus for a six-week educational and cultural exchange. The visit, according to program director and VLS professor Tseming Yang, will equip Chinese advocates and activists with new tools to fight environmental degradation in their native country.
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Cultural Diplomacy
Americas
Asia Pacific
AUG 24, 2009
Strategies of Dissent Evolving in Burma
Washington Post
Call it the evolutionary school of revolution. After years of brutally suppressed street protests, many Burmese have adopted a new strategy that they say takes advantage of small political openings to push for greater freedoms. They are distributing aid, teaching courses on civic engagement and quietly learning to govern. "We are trying to mobilize people by changing their thought process," said an entrepreneur in the city of Mandalay who is setting up classes on leadership. He added half in jest, "Civil society is a guerrilla movement."
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Cultural Diplomacy
Asia Pacific
AUG 24, 2009
‘Soft power’ Prompts Business Relocations
People's Daily Online
Chengdu has been applauded as the Chinese city with the most "soft power" after beating a number of mainland cities - including Hangzhou, Dalian and Kunming - to secure the title. In recent years "soft power" has become an increasingly important factor in the success or failure of a city or region, in terms of both satisfying the needs of its residents and in attracting external support from the commercial sector.
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New Technology
Asia Pacific
AUG 23, 2009
China Raises 310 Million Yuan for Taiwan’s Storm Victims
The China Post
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming called for Chinese people around the world via a televised message Thursday to contribute to post-Typhoon Morakot relief efforts to help victims of the storm in Taiwan. At least 310 million Chinese yuan (US$45 million) were raised for the victims.
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Non-State PD
Asia Pacific
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 Nation Branding at Expo Shanghai 2010
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy will use the construct of “brand experience” to explore and examine how countries pursue nation branding at Expo Shanghai and how Chinese visitors experience the branded country pavilions.
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 Pax Asia-Pacifica: Asia’s Emerging Identity and Implications for U.S. Policy
Notwithstanding headline-grabbing political tensions among China, Japan and Korea, East Asia is moving toward a more cohesive regional community, especially in the economic and cultural realms. This development has significant ramifications for America’s long-standing preeminence in the region. Yet the United States can remain a vital element in Asia by engaging, rather than trying to block, the evolutions underway.
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![]() The Israeli Pavilion: Broadening the Discourse About Israel (Videoblog)
JUL 20, 2010
Jian (Jay) Wang
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![]() Empire of the Sun
JUL 16, 2010
Cari Guittard
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 How to Promote Economic Development: Your Sister City as a Tool
Sister Cities International
February 27, 2010
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 Virginia Haufler: Governing Corporations in Zones of Conflict -Issues, Actors & Institutions
CPD Conversations in Public Diplomacy
12:00 PM, Thursday, November 19, 2009
Venue: USC; SOS B40
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 God Needs No Passport: Immigrants and the Changing American Religious Landscape
A lecture by Peggy Levitt of Wellesley College and Harvard University
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM, Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Venue: USC; Montgomery Ross Fisher Building, Room 340
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