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Cultural Exchange and the Cold War: How the West Won (Part II)

The Cultural Agreement provided for month-long showings of exhibitions in the two countries to show the latest developments in various fields. Prepared by the U.S. Information Agency, the American exhibitions were on such subjects as medicine, architecture, hand tools, education, outdoor recreation, technology for the home, and agriculture.

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Cultural Exchange and the Cold War: How the West Won

When cultural exchange with the Soviets is mentioned, most people think of Soviet dancers, symphony orchestras, ice shows, and circuses that came to the West and filled our halls with admiring spectators. But cultural exchange consisted of much more--exhibitions, motion pictures, and most important, exchanges of people.

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Korea ranks 19th in brand value

Korea ranked 19th among 50 countries in a survey of national brand value conducted by a presidential panel and a local think tank. The study was carried out in eight categories - economy and corporate; science and technology; infrastructure; government efficiency; traditional culture and nature; contemporary culture; people; and celebrities.

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India’s warrior diplomacy

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent state visit to Washington represented another milestone in India's growing cooperation with the sole super power. However, in the absence of a major breakthrough in their multi-dimensional relationship, attention quickly shifted to Indo-US divergences on various facets of their cooperation.

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China-Central Asia ties need more energy

Monday's opening of the 1,833-kilometer-long China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline in the presence of the four state leaders from China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan is a landmark achievement that signals a new phase of regional cooperation.

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World’s Top Polluter Emerges as Green-Technology Leader

China is the world's biggest source of carbon emissions. Less understood is the way China is now becoming a source of some of the solutions...In the fight against global warming, some of the biggest gains are to be made in scrubbing carbon from coal-burning power plants...China has a technological lead in turning coal into gas.

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Chinese president’s Central Asia tour boosts friendship, cooperation: FM

Hu has reached broad consensus with leaders of Central Asian countries on strengthening political mutual trust, deepening practical cooperation, and promoting communication and coordination in multilateral organizations, Yang told reporters.

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Diplomacy Briefing Series Launches With Focus on Latin America

Friday marked the beginning of a series of important dialogues between the Department of State and leading members of the private and nonprofit sectors about U.S. diplomacy efforts. Hundreds of scholars, policymakers, and community leaders gathered at the State Department to discuss current issues related to U.S. relations with Latin America.

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