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.
Teaching Arab Israelis The High-Tech Code
With government support, private donations, and a push from the Israel Venture Network, Tsofen offers a three-month intensive training program to teach Arab engineers all the ins and outs of making it in the high-tech world in Israel, and abroad. As Jewish Israelis already know, before breaking into Silicon Valley 15 years ago, it's a tough world out there.
North Korea - Anniversary of DPRK-China Treaty marked in China
The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the China-Korea Friendship Association arranged a reception on July 10 to mark the 48th anniversary of the DPRK-China Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance.
Unrest in Xinjiang: Where’s the Muslim outrage?
Muslims around the world have largely remained silent about last week's deadly riots between Han Chinese and Uighurs. What makes this case of 'oppression' of Muslims different than others?
JA Gets Millions In Assistance From Japan
DURING his tenure, Masahiro Obata has been Japan's front man on matters of financial, technical and cultural assistance to Jamaica. Areas of co-operation between the two countries include economic trade, cultural and educational exchange (such as the JET programme and the Japanese Overseas Volunteer Co-operation programme which involves Japanese young people coming to the island).
Vietnamese Students Join Exchange Programme in Japan
A group of 16 Vietnamese high school students have taken part in the Vietnam-Japan goodwill exchange programme in Japan. This was the second Vietnamese student group to visit Japan under the programme held by the association of international human resource development of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Asheville School Attracts Exchange Students From China
Local students may be on break, but many foreign exchange students are still calling Asheville their home this summer. Programs are placing students from Korea, Germany, China and other countries around the world in local families' homes.
Arts And Diplomacy: Who Gains When The Royal Ballet Goes to Cuba?
Royal Ballet star Carlos Acosta is a powerful advocate for Cuba. His life-story – dramatised in a dance work, even – is presented as the textbook fairytale narrative of the poor lad playing on the street picked out for his sheer talent and groomed for greatness by an enlightened regime. It is an incredibly powerful story and does no harm to the Castro regime at all.
Senate Panel OKs $24M for East-West Center
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee announced it has approved a $24 million budget item for the East-West Center at the University of Hawai'i for next year. The appropriation is necessary because the center serves as an "invaluable education center and meeting ground for representatives of the Asia-Pacific community wishing to work toward a peaceful Pacific Rim.
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