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.
Concerns mount over French halal meat procedures
The lack of a central body in France to oversee the authenticity of halal meat has made some experts doubt that animals have been slaughtered following the correct Islamic procedures...France has Western Europe's biggest Muslim population and producers are battling for a piece of the 5.5 billion euro ($7.05 billion) halal meat market.
The spark rises in the east
China, driven by a desire for prestige and its own Nobel laureates, could soon lead the world in scientific research.
China names movies to show in London festival
More than 10 Chinese films, including the former highest-grossing "The Founding of a Republic," will be screened at the Second China Image Film Festival, UK's only non-profit Chinese film festival and largest Chinese film festival in Europe, from Oct. 3 to 10.
In Pakistan, UN chief urges rapid assistance for flood-stricken communities
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called for the rapid delivery of assistance for millions of people in flood-stricken Pakistan, as he saw for himself the devastation wrought by the recent disaster.
Drowning Today, Parched Tomorrow
Hard as it may be to believe when you see the images of the monsoon floods that are now devastating Pakistan, the country is actually on the verge of a critical shortage of fresh water. And water scarcity is not only a worry for Pakistan’s population — it is a threat to America’s national security as well.
China ‘mad’ for Taiwanese culture
Recently, an official Chinese paper, the International Herald Leader, carried a report on “sharpening contradictions” in various areas of Chinese society, including standards of living and culture. The report lists 50 types of what it calls “seriously strange phenomena.”
Promoting ‘Cool Japan’
Eight years have passed since American journalist Douglas McGray first coined the phrase, but now the Japanese government is getting behind "Cool Japan" in a big way.
US offers aid to rescue Pakistanis and reclaim image
As the Obama administration continues to add to the aid package for flood-stricken Pakistan - already the largest humanitarian response from any single country -- officials acknowledge that they are seeking to use the efforts to burnish the United States' dismal image there.
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