PD Happenings: December 16 - 22

This Week in PD is a weekly curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned and state-sponsored sources.

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Cultural Diplomacy

• Igbo Union to Build Cultural Center in South Africa - PM News
• Iranian Film Festival Underway in South Korea - Mehr News Agency
• Cleveland Museum of Art Embarks on Radical Reconstruction of Cambodian Krishna Statue - Cleveland.com
• In Cambodia’s Chinese-Language Schools, a Hard Push for Soft Power - Phnom Penh Post
• Georgia Dials Up Diplomacy With Korea at Silver Jubilee - The Korea Herald
• Telugu Is the Language of Indian Soft Power and a Vibrant Diaspora: President Ram Nath Kovind - First Post
• Turkish Agency Inaugurates 'Turkish Corner' in Pakistan - Anadolu Agency
• "One Nation Two States" Expo Opens in Baku - AzerNews

Citizen Diplomacy

• Volunteer Diplomats Introduce Kansas and Missouri to the World - KCUR
• Friendship Force International: ‘Folks Is Folks’ - Ionia Sentinel-Standard
• In Ghana, a Feminist Push for Fairer Farming  - Christian Science Monitor
• Overseas Students Support Rural Children - Shenzhen Daily

Digital Diplomacy

• Access to Mobile Phones Won’t Magically Fix Youth Unemployment in Africa - The Conversation
• XL Africa: Accelerating Africa’s Digital Start-Ups - Modern Diplomacy
• Hamas Calls on Gaza Residents to Avoid Following Official Israeli Social Media Pages - Jerusalem Online

Nation Branding

• Incredible !ndia and Nation Branding - The Daily Times
• Coca Is Not a Dirty Word - CPD Blog
• Indonesia to Present Empty Shared Spaces at Venice Architecture Biennale - The Jakarta Globe

Smart Power

• Japan Said Ready to Cooperate With China’s ‘Silk Road’ Project - The Japan Times
• Germany Ties Iraq Aid to Peaceful Resolution of Conflict With Kurds - Reuters

Op-Ed Diplomacy

• American Jews Should Work With the Arabs, Not Against Them - The Hill 
• Can ‘Diplomacy’ by Pakistan Match This? - The Daily Times

Sports Diplomacy

• After Cricket, Australian Football Can Build Bridges With India - South Asia Monitor
• Posco’s Premium Steel, Engineering Solution Used for PyeongChang Olympics - The Korea Herald

Exchange Diplomacy

• India Offers 27 Scholarships for Egyptian Students - Egypt Today
• Science Is Key to Growth: VP - The Gulf Today

Humanitarian Diplomacy

• Finding Missing Migrants - CPD Blog

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