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.
The Chinese are here, doing robust business
This feeling of mutually beneficial strategic cooperation rather than exploitation is the result of longstanding Chinese educational and investment projects in Africa.
Welcom mat for Chinese tourists
A variety of marketing campaigns were launched in international markets. And ambitious tourism projects were proposed, mostly on the premise that "if you build it they will come", but with little real grounding in proper market analysis and solid business projections, and with an unrealistic view of capital injection.
Philippines Department of Tourism means business according to Secretary Alberto Lim
The forth part of Lim’s plan will be the marketing and branding of the destination itself and a creative look at how electronic media is playing such a key role in travel planning today. Lim feels that it should also be a major part of any marketing effort.
Liverpool academy aims to groom world-class players
Barclays Premier League side Liverpool Football Club from England will establish an international academy and soccer schools in Indonesia this June to aid the country’s sports development, claiming it would not only groom young Indonesian players but also give them a shot at the world stage.
Singapore finds its roar
The most frequent description of any visit to Singapore has long been 'nice but slightly dull', and for the Singapore Tourist Board this verdict is as stinging as six of the best. Now, like a student who has spent too long revising and heeding authority, Singapore seems to have decided to cut loose.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to Be First Museum to Exhibit Collection in Palace Museum
Governor Bob McDonnell today signed an historic cultural exchange agreement to bring “Treasures from the Forbidden City,” a showcase of approximately 200 objects from Beijing’s Palace Museum to Virginia in the summer of 2014.
Afghanistan’s ‘Sandhurst in the sand’ to bring square-bashing to Kabul
The head of the Afghan national army wants to build a replica of the Royal Military Academy, which has been churning out officers for the British army since 1741. In Kabul the idea has already won the approval of American and British commanders. President Hamid Karzai now has to sign off the idea.
QNT to stage French play Life x3
La Maison du Caviar, in association with Theatre de L’ Oiseau Tonnerre, will stage “Life x3”, a French theatre production, at Qatar National Theatre (QNT) tomorrow and on Tuesday.
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