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 brains behind Turkey’s global reawakening
Distinguished American journal Foreign Policy publishes every year the names of the top 100 intellectuals from various fields who have made a global impact.
Obama Has Lost The World
After the 2010 elections, it’s not exactly news that Obama has lost America. But in a less public referendum, he also lost the world. Obama’s cocktail party tour of the world’s capitals may look impressive on a map, but is irrelevant on a policy level.
Taiwan ultra-marathon runner prides himself on noodle diplomacy
A Taiwanese marathon runner who came second in the Antarctic Ultra Marathon said late Sunday that he helped promote his country by serving hot instant noodles to other runners in the sub- zero weather.
Japanese Universities Draw Foreign Students With Manga
Mr. Wood, a 25-year-old graduate of Stanford University in California, and students like him have gravitated toward the modern Japanese arts, feeling they may help them advance their careers in animation, design, computer graphics and the business of promoting them.
Minister opens Chinese cultural event in Riyadh
Dr. Abdulaziz Khoja, Minister of Culture and Information, inaugurated a Chinese Cultural event at the King Fahd Cultural Center (KFCC) in Riyadh, Saturday night.
Bringing Beethoven and Chopin amid bombs to the Vietnamese
I met Madame Thai Thi Lien, the doyen of Vietnamese music, this year in Hanoi during the Southwest Chamber Music’s cultural exchange held in honor of the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of Vietnam’s capital.
Nirupama Rao launches MEA website, says ‘Web’ is a tool of great empowerment
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao expressing her pleasure at the launch of the re-designed website of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the brand new Public Diplomacy (PD) Division website, said ‘Web’ is a tool of great empowerment, which has revolutionized the way in which information is collated, communicated and accessed.
Foreign secretary censures WikiLeaks disclosures
For the first time on Friday, foreign secretary Nirupama Rao made her disapproval of WikiLeaks -- the secret US cables that have been made public by the whistleblower website -- saying, "privileged communications" should remain like that. While launching the redesigned MEA and Public Diplomacy websites, Rao said there was a civilisational system that "we would all prefer to see the world operate in".
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