Read more cultural diplomacy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24304/cultural-diplomacy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:18:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63150/kobes-next-title-1-man-state-department-to-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYao Ming may be an NBA star, but the most popular basketball player in China is Kobe Bryant—he's plastered on billboards and even once had his own reality show on Chinese TV. The Lakers guard has made a deliberate push in the world's largest nation, and he's now establishing...http://www.newser.com/story/63150/kobes-next-title-1-man-state-department-to-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 6:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58337/diplomatic-obama-our-own-spock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the release of Star Trek tomorrow, we’ll be seeing a lot of Spock again—but we’ve been watching his earthly counterpart all year. President Obama is our own version of the charismatic half-Vulcan, writes Jeff Greenwald for Salon. His cool head and appealing intellect tie him to Spock; so...http://www.newser.com/story/58337/diplomatic-obama-our-own-spock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 11:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45496/what-not-to-do-in-foreign-lands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTaking its cue from the infamous shoe-toss of an Iraqi journalist—a sign of high contempt in his culture—the Daily Mirror presents a how-to guide for provoking international incidents: Buddhist countries: Nothing raises eyebrows or ire more than a pat on the head, as that's where locals believe the...http://www.newser.com/story/45496/what-not-to-do-in-foreign-lands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 18:56:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44719/caroline-schmaroline-pick-me-instead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFran Drescher has a great idea for a well-known woman to inherit Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, and it's not Caroline Kennedy, reports New York . The face—and, even more memorably, the voice—of the 1990s sitcom The Nanny proposes herself. OK, so she's never run for public office, but she...http://www.newser.com/story/44719/caroline-schmaroline-pick-me-instead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Dec 2008 11:35:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20151/clapton-invited-to-pyongyang.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKim Jong Il is a diehard Elvis fan, but the Great Leader's son is seriously into Eric Clapton, which could be why North Korea has invited Old Slowhand to play a concert in Pyongyang. Though the New York Philharmonic performed there yesterday, a Clapton appearance would mark the first time...http://www.newser.com/story/20151/clapton-invited-to-pyongyang.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Feb 2008 11:41:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20077/philharmonic-wows-north-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe New York Philharmonic received a huge ovation in Pyongyang tonight after a concert that marked the first thaw in cultural relations between the US and North Korea in 50 years. The performance—which included the countries' national anthems, a Korean folk song, and works by Gershwin, Dvorak, Wagner, and...http://www.newser.com/story/20077/philharmonic-wows-north-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Feb 2008 7:16:50 CST