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.
Vt. kids learn more than baseball in Dominican Republic
The Vermont Institute on the Caribbean, better known as VIC, organized a cultural baseball exchange in 2007. Sending kids and parents to the Dominican Republic, they are housed with local families, learning about their way of life and of course, baseball.
Latin America Looks to India
Latin America already has significant Chinese investments and trade agreements under its belt, but the region could set its sights on another resource-hungry Asian giant: India. A new report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recognizes that, even though Latin America’s commercial ties with India have been on the upswing in recent years, more could be done to build up the South Asian country as a Latin American market.
China and Singapore Sign Film Co-production Agreement
The Ayala Center Cebu Cinema will be hosting Eigasai 2010, a Japanese Contemporary Film Festival from Aug. 3 to 8. “This event is a very good chance for cultural exchange. We are privileged to watch other nations' cultures particularly Japan’s in relation to filmmaking,” said regular film festival movie viewer Prof. Ligaya Rabago...
Rwanda to promote cultural tourism
With thousands of people from the region and the rest of the world expected to attend the 7th Edition of the Pan African Dance Festival, FESPAD 2010, Rwanda says will market its rich cultural heritage.
National Theater fest features Korean, global performances
A diverse range of performances prepared to strengthen cultural exchange will be hosted by the National Theater of Korea from September to October. The “2010 National Theater of Korea Global Festival” has become a yearly cultural ritual so-to-speak since its inception in 2007.
Let the Games Begin – Two Years to Go to London 2012 Olympics
The 27th July marks just two years to go to the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games which will see excited fans from around the world descend on the UK capital to participate in what will be the nation’s most prestigious sporting event to date.
Is there an Australian culture in a Facebook world?
Culture and creativity are central to life in the 21st century. The global stakes have never been higher; never before have we been surrounded by so much information or so much art - high and popular, visual and aural, original and reproduced, amusing and challenging, bland and exciting.
Balance Sheet of Hillary Clinton’s “Mango Diplomacy” Mission to Pakistan
When reporters asked fruit vendors and people on the streets and in markets on how did they feel about Hilary’s visit and comments about Pakistani mangoes, some of them replied that "America's interests in Pakistan is much more than Pakistani mangoes".
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