Cultural Diplomacy

March 24, 2010

Tehrik-e-Niswan carried a message of peace and disarmament, laced with humour, to the first ever South Asian Women's Theatre Festival, held in India recently.

While a visit to the reclusive Democratic People's Republic of Korea is next to impossible for most, Pyongyang offers casual diners a window into Kingdom Kim, an elaborate combination of food and culture from north of the 38th parallel.

The 77 images, which have never been seen by the general public, contain works by talented local photographers living in or near archaeological and cultural sites in China, Colombia, India, Peru, and Turkey.

He says market research and surveys show that the Spanish language is Spain's best known product and the one for which the highest demand exists outside the country.

...Its intention is to suggest a span over time, back 74 years to a folk exhibition of similar scale that was organized on March 12th, 1936, by the Romanian Legation to Norway at the Industrial Art Museum in Oslo.

In a country where film and television attract some of the largest audiences across the Arab world, the tycoon's foray into the Middle East is widely seen in cultural circles as a ruse to benefit Israel.

Cuisine offers a delicious way for kids to connect to other cultures. But raising youngsters with global palates don't happen by accident. It's all about exposure — and best of all, you don't need to board an airplane to get it.

March 17, 2010

Amid a pre-event torrent of child-friendly animations of China's upcoming world's fair —expected to draw 70 million visitors—and images of the Expo's fingerless blue mascot, called Haibao, Israel's seashell-shaped pavilion has garnered more than its share of attention.

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