JUN 11, 2008
Opening Volley
Sports Illustrated
Ping-Pong Diplomacy made the Beijing Games possible -- but without two unlikely heroes, the great table tennis summit might never have occurred...Before Nixon could go to China and touch off the change that has resulted from Ping-Pong Diplomacy, Glenn Cowan first had to get on a bus -- and Zhuang Zedong had to be on the bus to greet him.
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JUN 11, 2008
Indonesian, Tokyo orchestras come together for concert
The Jakarta Post
In 2008, Japan and Indonesia celebrate their 50th year of mutual diplomatic relations. Over this time, most Indonesians have continued to see Japan as a true, good friend, both in promoting investment and in cultural relations.
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JUN 10, 2008
Getting the Bulldozer Back on Track
The Heritage Foundation
President Lee Myung-bak confronts a deepening political crisis that requires a bold proactive strategy...His administration should proactively counter false allegations against U.S. beef safety and mischaracterizations of the KORUS FTA with a coordinated public diplomacy campaign.
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JUN 9, 2008
Malaysia to bring up fuel prices at OIC meeting
The Star Online
Malaysia will discuss the issue of escalating fuel prices at the next Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting in Kampala in Uganda from June 18-20...Earlier, Dr Rais said the conference would discuss issues such as improving Muslim World-West engagement, understanding Islam in a globalized world, enhancing Muslim World-West public diplomacy and preventing emerging Muslim world-West crises.
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JUN 9, 2008
Shanghai among eight Asian commercial centres: MasterCard
AFP
The index, developed by a panel of social scientists, rates cities on seven key dimensions including legal and political framework, economic stability and livability, MasterCard said. "The Centers of Commerce Index is a roadmap for corporations to identify and evaluate investment and market opportunities in a world where cities, instead of countries, have become the primary economic players," said Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, economic adviser for MasterCard Worldwide, Asia/Pacific.
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