A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
China warns U.S. on Dalai Lama, says to punish arms firms
China has become increasingly vocal in opposing meetings between the Dalai Lama and foreign leaders, and one between the exiled Tibetan leader and Obama would increase tensions between the world's biggest and third biggest economies.
Upgraded National Image to Make Koreans Feel Proud, Happy
Economic indicators show South Korea to be a global economic powerhouse. To foreigners, however, the nation's economy is most often associated with the poverty-stricken North Korea and the Stalinist country's nuclear defiance. Such a discrepancy between reality and impressions is a key cause of the "Korea Discount."
Ancient Vietnam exhibition opens in New York
An exhibition themed “Arts of Ancient Vietnam: From River Plain to Open Sea” opened at the Asia Society in New York on February 1. The exhibition introduces new scholarship on the history of Vietnamese art, with approximately 110 objects dating from the first millennium BCE through the 17th century on rare loan from ten leading Vietnamese museums.
A world of connections
The globe’s largest online social network boasts over 350m users—which, were it a nation, would make Facebook the world’s third most populous after China and India. That is not the only striking statistic associated with the business.
Japan’s love-bubbles for China
Soon after the DPJ swept into office nearly five months ago, the prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, unveiled a vision for an East Asian Community. For all that it was dreamy and disjointed, it had at its heart a rapprochement between Japan and China leading towards regional integration.
State set to ink innovation R&D pact with Israel
sraeli & State official sources told Deccan Herald that the proposal comes in the wake of Karnataka team pitching for such an alliance with Israeli counterparts following its trade missions to that country.
Germany announces 2 new projects
The German President also said that a German House of Science and Innovation will be established in New Delhi and under this establishment German institutions will come together and present themselves as a partner for the future.
Space Station Butterfly Experiment Grabs International Interest
It is estimated that approximately 180,000 students around the world followed the experiment, along with interested members of the general public.
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