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Exhibiting interwoven cultures
A Chinese embroidery show opened in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday, with 60 masterpieces offering visitors a peek into this ancient art. The works, which fall into the more than 2,000-year-old Suzhou embroidery category, demonstrate such various styles as single-sided, double-sided, flat, crisscross and cut silk.
Decide on domestic politics
Mr David Adelman's remarks during an earlier nomination hearing - that he would use public diplomacy to promote political freedom in Singapore - stirred some controversy among Singaporeans who felt a diplomat should not interfere in his host country's domestic politics.
Festival of India in France to begin April 14
European Union nations are calling for Iran to stop jamming international satellite broadcasts and censoring the Internet. A preliminary version of a statement that will go before EU foreign ministers next week demands that Iran cease its electronic interference immediately.
Shanghai Expo shines at tourism show in Paris
A workshop of tourism products related to the Shanghai Expo 2010 and its emblematic Chinese Pavilion put the upcoming event in the spotlight of the 2010 International Tourism Show, which opened here Thursday
Shanghai’s facelift unveiled
The wraps are finally coming off the gargantuan facelift China's financial capital has suffered through for the past year - and more.
Eye Candy: British Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 Is Part Cleopatra Jones, Part Pinhead
Unlike middling entries from the U.S. and Canada, Thomas Heatherwick's British pavilion rocks.
Shanghai Expo provides platform for international corporations for South Africa
South African Pavilion Director for Shanghai Expo 2010, Schoemen du Plesiss, depicted the design for South Africa's pavilion in Shanghai Expo 2010 as magnificent with numerously glamorous African culture, red wine, dancing and advanced technological products by corporations from South Africa.
Russia to showcase major cities, growth areas at Expo 2010
Russia will present its major growth areas, regions and cities at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, the industry and trade minister said on Friday.
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