More Oklahoma college students are choosing to take internships in other countries. International internships can give students a global perspective and an edge in competitive job markets, school officials said.

The phrase 'public diplomacy' was mentioned six times today in China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin's work report at the Fourth Session today of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Spokesman Zhao Qizheng also outlined the CPPCC's diplomatic work at the annual session's first press conference.

President Ma Ying-jeou says Taiwan's youth exchange program should be extended to countries that do not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The president was speaking on Wednesday at an event where participants of the Taiwan International Youth Ambassadors Exchange Program shared their experiences with the public.

This week, a new US non-profit organization – Open Hands Initiative – started its first project in Syria. Disabled children from the US will meet with their Syrian counterparts in Damascus, producing a comic book featuring a disabled hero, while an American music producer will work with Syrian artists to record material to promote abroad.

No fewer than 120 selected African youths, including three Nigerians, will participate in the United States President Barrack Obama’s 2010 Forum with Young African Leaders in Washington DC, in August, APA learns here.

Great Britain, France and Germany are the most active in promoting their cultural relations with Georgia, according to The Financial’s study. British Council, Goethe-Institute Georgia and A. Dumas Centre conducted the majority of cultural awareness events since 2008. Germany generally spends the most.

A congress was held in Hanoi on June 4 to establish the Vietnam-Brazil Friendship Association. Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Van Lang was elected as Chairman of the Association. The congress adopted an action plan to promote cultural exchange and boost education and sports cooperation between the two countries.

The United States (US) is aiming to increase educational exchange with Brunei, said a visiting US official. Public Diplomacy Country Coordinator at the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs of the US Department of State, Rhonda Ferguson-Augustus told The Brunei Times that the department is interested in developing educational exchanges between the two countries.