Cultural Diplomacy

India and Mexico today agreed to promote cooperation between the two countries in the tourism sector and look at renewing the agreement they signed in this regard in 1996.

The Obama administration is planning to expand opportunities for Americans to travel to Cuba, the latest step aimed at encouraging more contact between people in both countries, while leaving intact the decades-old embargo against the island’s Communist government, according to Congressional and administration officials.

World famous Chinese acrobatic show kicked off Monday in Nepali capital to mark the establishment of Nepal-China diplomatic relations...The show was co-organized by the World Cultural Net (WCN) (also known as Chinese Information Center) in Nepal together with Chinese Embassy in Nepal.

Eight of the Terracotta soldiers from China's Qin Dynasty and more than 100 Terracotta warriors from the ensuing Han Dynasty have arrived in Stockholm for an exhibition in the East Asian Museum starting Aug. 27, sources with the Chinese Embassy said here on Monday.

A steaming specialty is chicken soup for the sweltering soul. Both science and culture agree that it works

The lack of a central body in France to oversee the authenticity of halal meat has made some experts doubt that animals have been slaughtered following the correct Islamic procedures...France has Western Europe's biggest Muslim population and producers are battling for a piece of the 5.5 billion euro ($7.05 billion) halal meat market.

More than 10 Chinese films, including the former highest-grossing "The Founding of a Republic," will be screened at the Second China Image Film Festival, UK's only non-profit Chinese film festival and largest Chinese film festival in Europe, from Oct. 3 to 10.

August 14, 2010

With its rich heritage and culture India can show the world the path to freedom, peace and enlightenment. Though that path is long and arduous the journey must begin. Nations rise and prosper because of the clear direction they choose.

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