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Diplomatic Remarks in 2014, Orientations for 2015
Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang on January 8 announced remarks in external activities in 2014 and diplomatic orientations for 2015. Viet Nam also closely coordinated the Party and State’s diplomacy and people-to-people exchange with national defense and security.
The Diplomat's Pen: Culture, Imagination and Knowledge
The conference was about cultural diplomacy and gathered many Italian diplomats who traveled the world and started writing.
Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism to Launch Cultural Diplomacy Project
The project is expected to raise awareness of the 1915 events among Turkish and Armenian youth, help establish closer ties between the young people, raise the level of mutual understanding and respect, and reduce the tension.
World Powers Jostle for Influence in AirAsia Plane Hunt
US and Chinese warships have rushed to help Indonesia search for a crashed AirAsia plane, but analysts say more than altruistic motivations are at play with world powers jostling for influence.
Russia’s Waning Soft Power in Central Asia
The Russian language is fading in the region, and there seems little Moscow can do about it.
Politics, Diplomacy and Social Media
The success of Obama, Modi, and others has been particularly good for digital diplomacy, which is the use of new communication technologies to help achieve diplomatic goals. It is hard to even imagine how many countries and heads of state didn't have a Twitter or Facebook account not that long ago.
Framing, Tweeting, and Branding: A Study in the Practice of Digital Diplomacy
Despite the widespread adoption of digital diplomacy, few studies have investigated how governments use SNS in order to frame foreign countries and themselves. Self-framing is practiced by countries as part of nation branding activities.
Be it Californians Doing Yoga or Britishers Eating Indian Curry, India’s Soft Power Has Been Spreading
The Union Minister for External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said even softer powers, like yoga, Indian curry and Bollywood songs, have contributed to enhancing the “image of a new India”
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