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.

China, South Korea Vow to Boost Mutual Trust, Expand Cooperation

The South Korean side said the China-South Korean relations are at their historical best, the two sides have enjoyed close high-level contacts, and cooperation in the sectors of economy and trade as well people-to-people exchange has yielded fruitful results.

Tags: china, south korea, cooperation, mutual trust, international exchange, people-to-people exchange, partnership, media

US Embassy's Online Q&A Session to Help Chinese Netizens 'Discover America' Gets Shut Down

An experimental attempt at some online diplomacy in China failed spectacularly last week when the US Embassy in Beijing's online question-and-answer session was abruptly disappeared.

Tags: us embassy, chinese netizens, discover america, online diplomacy, china, united states, government pd, new technology, netizens

Indian Politics is Virtually Everywhere

One of the leaders in the virtual race is Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi [...] As prime minister, Modi also went viral with a selfie he took with China's Li keqiang, a move promptly dubbed as "selfie diplomacy."

Tags: india, politics, social media, Digital Diplomacy & New Technology, facebook, media, twitter, narendra modi, virtual diplomacy, selfie diplomacy

Public Diplomacy in the Pacific

That is the essence of the change in global politics that enables the rise of public diplomacy. The theory is not complicated, but putting public diplomacy to work requires imagination and persistence.

Tags: climate change, soft power, hard power, global issues, global aid & development, china, north korea, japan, south korea, australia

Irish Campaign to Encourage More Chinese Tourists

The Irish Embassy in Beijing as well as Consuls General Therese Healy in Shanghai and Peter Ryan in Hong Kong, were working closely with Tourism Ireland to boost Ireland’s interests, Mr Kavanagh said. The Embassy in Beijing is in the process of appointing a press and public diplomacy attaché.

Tags: irish, chinese, china, ireland, tourists, campaign, hong kong, tourism, beijing, government pd, regional diplomacy, job creation

Philippines Rising Steadily in Football

Since we do not have the money to compete with China and with the strong nations of Asia, we must use "football diplomacy" with our European and Latin America will be more than willing to help the Philippines to hold its own in the football arena of Asia.

Tags: football diplomacy, sports diplomacy, football, philippines, fifa, north korea, asia, latin america, Cultural Diplomacy

Nigeria, Wàkáá for London Stage

A socio cultural and contemporary entertainment production, Wakaa The Musical in London will celebrate the diverse yet homogeneous people and culture of Nigeria, which has attracted the endorsement and support of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, the National Pension Commission and the Bank of Industry.

Tags: nigeria, london, wakaa the musical, Wàkáá, musical, music diplomacy, entertainment, Cultural Diplomacy

How Iran Dominates the Middle East? Soft Power

Iran used both top-down and bottom-up approach to utilize its soft power and exert influence before sanctions were lifted. The emphasis at this time was more on the bottom- up approach. But Iran’s priorities in soft power strategies have tactically shifted due to the sanctions reliefs and its application of hard power.

Tags: soft power, middle east, iran, hard power, military, public opinion, tehran, Cultural Diplomacy, iraq, syria

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