PD Happenings: May 26 - June 1

This Week in PD is a weekly 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.

Follow #TWiPD on Twitter Friday-Sunday for featured articles (in bold below).

Global Development

• A Vision to Bring Glasses to the Developing World - The Telegraph
• Denmark Provides Loan for 100-MW Wind Farm in Ethiopia - Renewables Now
• France to Reopen Embassy in the Gambia, Pledges $58 Million Development Financing - Africanews
• China Says Its Space Station Belongs ‘To The World,’ Welcomes Cooperation - International Business Times

Art Diplomacy

• New British Council Colombo Library to Open on June 2nd - ColomboPage
• Tanzanian Dancers Mesmerize - The Tribune
• Exhibition at FIT’s New Exhibition Space This Fall - WWD (Women's Wear Daily)

Digital Diplomacy

• Morocco in African Digital Development's Top Ten - Morocco World News
• Social Media Shaping Norms of Expression in the Arab World - Arab Weekly
• Place Branding Estonia - Transform Magazine

Soft Power

• There Is Growing Momentum to Adopt China’s Yuan as a Reserve Currency in Africa - Quartz
• Red Velvet's Bubblegum Pop Fine-tunes South Korean Diplomacy - Asia Times
• How Britain Can Remain a Soft Power Superpower After Brexit - The Conversation

Sports Diplomacy

• Super Club Exploring Africa and Asia as International Netball Returns to Nelson - Stuff

Foreign Aid

• Foreign Aid Subject to Major Reforms - News in English

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