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UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage program has served as a platform for both cooperation and competition among countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Eriks Varpahovskis provides an overview of the diverse range of Korean educational institutions and programs throughout Central Asia.
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The ARMY fandom of BTS shows that networks of people make possibilities exponential both in the digital world and the real world.
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The ASEAN Roundtable, a student-run public diplomacy program, uses human connections to promote ties between ASEAN and South Korea.
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CPD goes all around the world! Learn more about our global programming and how we champion key public diplomacy issues worldwide.
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CPD Director Jay Wang discusses public diplomacy during a panel at the 2018 Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity.