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.
India Today Interview : Indian Versus Chinese Soft Power
As if there were any doubt about India’s mounting anxieties concerning its status vis-à-vis China, the July 12th issue of India Today, India’s largest-circulation newsmagazine, includes an article on Indian versus Chinese soft power that depicts a substantial Indian deficit.
Smart Power: Hollywood goes to the West Bank
Tomorrows Youth Organization is living proof of the effectiveness of smart power. American initiatives around the Middle East, and especially in Palestine’s poorest areas offer American youth the chance to teach disadvantaged children drama, arts, athletics, music, computers and earn the love and trust of the Middle East one country at a time.
U.S. Department of State Hosts Russian Youth Delegation for Swimming Exchange in Fort Lauderdale Und
Following the success of its Russian Basketball Sports Visitor Program, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs SportsUnited Office will host a delegation of Russian youth in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for a swimming program July 16-30, 2010.
China’s plan to use internet for propaganda
The Chinese Communist Party has detailed its ambitious but secretive strategy for transforming the internet into a force for keeping it in power and projecting ''soft power'' abroad.
Taiwanese youth arrive in Nicaragua on cultural exchange program
seven-member delegation of Taiwanese youth is currently in Nicaragua to promote the soft power of Taiwan culture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday. The delegation from Tamkang University, headed by associate professor Tseng Mao-chuan of the Spanish Department, is composed of six students from the Graduate Institute of Latin American Studies.
Chinese students embark on cycling tour of Taiwan
Fifteen students from Peking University in China started a 10-day sightseeing tour around Taiwan by bicycle Tuesday. Chairwoman of the Sports Affairs Council Tai Hsia-ling fired a starting pistol to launch the 832 kilometer ride that was organized by the council as part of a cross-strait student exchange program.
First half of 2010: Record number of tourists in Israel
Some 1.6 million people visited Israel between January and July, according to figures released by the Tourism Ministry on Monday – an increase of 39 percent over the same period in 2009, and 10% more than in 2008, the country’s previous record year.
Malta excels in overseas aid
Malta's contribution in overseas development aid was superior to that provided by many countries which joined the EU during the same enlargement with Malta. Deputy Minister Tonio Borg told Parliament yesterday that Malta's contribution at 0.19 per cent of the Gross National Income (GNI) for 2008 was far superior to the contribution made by Estonia, Cyprus, Romania, Bulgaria and Poland. The aid for 2009 amounted to 0.17 per cent of the GNI. The aid was both in cash and in kind.
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