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.
Appraising Re-Brand Nigeria Project: A Tale of Two Brands
Nation branding has become very popular considering the importance of nation brand architecture and profiling as a gateway to national development in a world driven by the contents of globalization. Very often, so many people hardly understand the import of nation branding, until perhaps, you juxtapose two nations to create for them an aperture to mirror the impact of branding to nation building.
China hires Mindshare to create tourism campaign
China is concentrating on overhauling its tourism branding overseas, and has hired Mindshare to work on a new positioning that will boost its standing as a destination. China National Tourism Administration previously used in-house and local agencies. The brief to the agency is to help CNTA reposition China as an attractive tourist destination on a global basis.
Softly does it for South Korea as it looks to the future
When the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Thailand last month, South Korea was an important presence. Quietly, South Korea has moved away from being defined by its problematic North Korean neighbour and is becoming an important middle-ranking power in global affairs.
Netanyahu May Make Peace With Syria
Speaking at the forum of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Syrian President Bashar Assad warned Israel that if the Golan Heights are not returned through peaceful negotiations Syria will take the disputed territory militarily.
Hillary’s new ‘blank page’
What successive US leaders over the past 60 years couldn't do, Hillary Clinton, during her first-ever visit to this country as secretary of state, has done. Despite the agitated mood in the country over the Kerry-Lugar Bill (KLB) issue, she managed to reach out to the people of Pakistan plunging into an unprecedented public diplomacy and communicating directly with a cross-section of our society.
Can diplomacy resolve anti-Americanism?
Anti-Americanism in the Muslim world is based on multi factors namely Iraq and Afghanistan wars; “War against Terrorism” is perceived as war against Muslim, the U.S. backing for authoritarian regimes, the U.S. double standards on core Muslim issues like Palestine and Kashmir etc.
Cultural exchange: Bali troupe to visit state
Referring to the Bali Yatra held at Cuttack recently, Ghalib underscored the need for strengthening cultural ties between Orissa and Indonesia. Ghalib dwelt on the historic links between India and Indonesia with emphasis on Orissa. Ghalib proposed that a dance group from Bali island would visit Orissa in the near future as part of cultural exchange between the two lands.
Youth exchange program binds Asean, Japan
Three hundred nineteen youth ambassadors from Southeast Asia and Japan will be sailing the seas aboard a Japanese cruise ship for almost two months not for leisure but for a cause.Young people from 18 to 30 years old from the Philippines, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia and Lao P.D.R. arrived aboard the Fuji Maru Thursday in Manila to mark the start of the 36th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSYEAP).
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