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.
Countries hit by unrest rebrand to woo travellers
Some tourist destinations thrown into the media glare by political turmoil or natural disasters are starting to incorporate these events into their marketing campaigns. Take, for instance, Chile's re-branded campaign slogan ‘Chile is good for you’.
Virginia is for Lovers, China is for Matchmaking
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, visiting China this week, tells China Real Time he is hosting Chinese manufacturers, shippers and other business people at dinners, lunches and wine tastings in hopes of encouraging a brand-name Chinese company to think of “Old Dominion” as its U.S. home.
Malawi Exercise Supports U.S.-African Partnerships
A U.S. and Malawi Defense Force humanitarian medical exercise being conducted here is enhancing the partners’ medical capabilities and their ability to work together in response to a future crisis or emergency response
Crouching Tiger, Hello Kitty
China plans a theme park to celebrate Hello Kitty, the cutesy cat with no mouth but a cult-like following…Hello Kitty’s popularity in China can be seen as a counterpoint to Sino-Japanese political tensions by demonstrating the population’s embrace of Japanese style...
Connecting cultures through music
A singer, instrumentalist and composer, Gilberto Gil is Brazil’s ambassador of culture and he’s played this role both as a musician and as an activist… He’s in South Africa this week for a musical project that explores the cultures of the southern people, called Connecting South.
G-20 Speakers’ Consultation eyes promoting cultural diplomacy
South Korea will use its "soft power" as an instrument of cultural diplomacy to promote exchanges in various areas between countries, the parliamentary speaker said Thursday, as he prepared to host a conference of his counterparts from the Group of 20 countries next week.
Niavaran hosting Indian cultural festival
The first Indian cultural festival was opened during a ceremony at the Niavaran Cultural Artistic Complex on Tuesday. Indian films and Indian music are being performed during the event and participants will offer Indian food and Indian handicrafts to visitors during the festival...
Taipei City starts to woo individual Chinese tourists
With a ban on individual Chinese tourists soon to be lifted, the Taipei City Government yesterday issued travel brochures to attract that growing segment of the industry. The brochures…include introductions to the city’s major attractions, maps and coupons for 32 stores and restaurants.
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