PD Happenings: November 25 - December 1

This Week in PD is a weekly 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.

Follow #TWiPD on Twitter Friday-Sunday for featured articles.

Cultural Diplomacy

• Korean Artists to Show Their Colors - Borneo Bulletin
• Japan Cultural Center Officially Opens in Taipei - Taiwan News
• Confucius Classroom Opened in Kolkata - The Hindu
• India-Afghan Cultural Festival Kicks Off in New Delhi  - Tolo News
• Photo Exhibit in Berlin Depicts Ottoman-German Ties - Anadolu Agency
• Wedding Diplomacy? Sri Lanka to Host 100 Chinese Couples for Mass Wedding - Zee News
• Second Music Season in France Features Young Belarusian Pianist - Belarus News

Digital Diplomacy

• Welcome to the Era of Tech Diplomacy - Medium
• The Rise of Personalized Diplomacy - CPD Blog
• Google is Teaching You How to Use Virtual Reality to Advance Your Cause - Devex
• Donald Trump, Twitter Master - CPD Blog

Film Diplomacy

• Mumbai International Documentary Festival 2018 Gets Overwhelming Response - newKerala​
• 'Building Diplomatic Relations Through Films' - The Times of India
• TV Drama Broadcast in Latin America to Promote Taiwan Soft Power - Focus Taiwan News Channel
• Netflix Acquires Chinese Detective Drama Series 'Day and Night' - The Hollywood Reporter

Nation Branding

• Knowledge Diplomacy Part 1: The Game Over Talents Goes Global - CPD Blog
• Conference on Tourism, Jobs and Inclusive Growth Opened in Jamaica - Travel Daily News
• The K-Wave Drives Chinese Millennial Travel to South Korea - Jing Travel

Exchange

• Ghana First Lady Obtains Exchange Program for Ghanaian Pupils - Xinhua Net
• The Belt and Road Initiative and China's Southeast Asia Diplomacy - The Diplomat
• Reseeding Depleted Sea Cucumbers - The Fiji Times Online​

Citizen Diplomacy

• Japanese Professor Gets 3rd ICCR Distinguished Indologist Award - Business Standard
• Japan Government Recognizes Services of Two Pakistani Citizens - Pakistan Observer
• Man with Saudi Roots Who Changed the History of Indian Theater - Al Arabiya

Aid Diplomacy

• Algeria Sends Humanitarian Aid to Libya - Malaysian Digest
• Djibouti: IMO Recommends Transforming Training Center - CPD Blog

Development Diplomacy

• Women of the World Festival Returns to Karachi - Daily Times
• Airbnb Launches Development Roadmap - Devex

Gastrodiplomacy

• Get Virtual Fortune Readings at Tysons’ New Turkish Cafe - Eater DC

Icons are courtesy of Flat Icon Basic License and are attributed to the following creators: Freepik (Cultural Diplomacy, Film Diplomacy, Citizen Diplomacy, Aid Diplomacy, Development Diplomacy, Gastrodiplomacy), Gregor Cresnar (Digital Diplomacy), Smartline (Exchange), and Eucalyp (Nation Branding).