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.
New Media Freshens China-Asean Diplomacy
A billboard-size screen of its website greets visitors to the People's Daily Online (PD Online) centre here as it flashes up-to-the minute reports of China and the world... After a decade of existence, the website has become an important window to enable international readers to understand and take a glimpse of China.
Brokering Power, “Soft” and “Hard”
Along the gradient of power, there's a possible mix of "soft" and "hard" varieties. The public diplomacy originating at the U.S. State Department is commonly associated with the "soft" power of peaceful persuasion and cultural appeal...
USC Opens New International Office in Korea
The USC Office of Globalization has opened a new international office in Seoul, Korea, its sixth worldwide and fifth in Asia. The USC Korea office will strengthen and facilitate research partnerships with Korean universities...
Experts: academic exchanges conducive to China-Africa co-op
Experts said Tuesday that cultural and academic exchanges between China and Africa are conducive to the development of cooperation.Africa and China were on the right track for better understanding between their peoples and the sharing of development experience with the launch of the China-Africa joint research and exchange program.
Public Diplomacy and the Obama Moment by Philip Seib
The significance of public diplomacy has grown exponentially during the past decade, partly because of the pervasiveness of new media. To an unprecedented extent, publics that previously were difficult or impossible to reach can now be contacted in cyber cafés and on their mobile phones.
Indian education goes global with CBSE-I
Indian students will soon be able to get certificates of international level without going abroad. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is launching its international brand, CBSE-I, on April 1.
Russian delegation visits Springfield
A delegation from Pskov, Russia, was welcomed to the city on Monday, taking in sights ranging from City Hall to Baystate Medical Center and learning how officials here tackle some of the same challenges they face in their homeland.
North Korea: Difficult Questions Hard Diplomacy
You would have to believe in miracles to think that North Korea would ever give up its nuclear weapons program. That’s the view of a distinguished professor from China who talks with an air of authority that seems to reflect an insider’s understanding of what’s really going on in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
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