Cultural Diplomacy
At the Corea Image Communications Institute’s annual award ceremony last week, which honored individuals who have popularized Korean culture worldwide, over 60 foreign ambassadors and diplomats engaged in an evening of cultural diplomacy.
From K-Pop to business diplomacy, this new video from the Foreign Policy Research Institute explores South Korea's growing cultural and economic investment in the Middle East.
A series of cultural activities will be held in China and Qatar in 2016 as part of a "Cultural Year" between the two countries, according to the Ministry of Culture on Friday.
Stories about art, music and theater were a key theme in this week’s PD News roundup.
Some of the most renowned professional dancers from around the world will perform and compete with one another from now until Saturday. [...] But VIBE is about more than just dancing. Film makers, diplomats and policy makers from around the world will discuss the role of arts and culture in international diplomacy.
The final online discussion to inform the upcoming White Paper on culture is underway. ‘The Cultural Diplomacy Challenge’ invites the public to suggest measures to support cultural exchanges, partnerships and collaborations between the UK and other countries.
Major Lazer will become the first major US act to play Cuba since the two countries began restoring frozen relations in July 2015. The DJ group will play a free show in Havana on 6 March, in front of the US Embassy.
People start bands for all kinds of reasons, but most of those reasons fall under the general heading of “I have musical desire/skill/wherewithal and time to kill/a rehearsal space/likeminded friends.” Such reasoning generally does not include considering what music the world needs to hear, and tends to be focused squarely on more self-serving considerations.