Korean Wave fans surpass 100 million: report
Even as borders closed around the world last year due to the pandemic, that didn’t stop the spread of the Korean Wave, or “hallyu,” from reaching new heights.
There were a total of 100 million members in 1,835 Korean Wave-related clubs across the world as of September 2020, marking a 5.45 million increase from the year before, according to the latest report from the Korea Foundation, a public diplomacy arm of Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.
The annual report, an account on the global status of hallyu, analyzes trends related to the global ascent of Korean cultural content across 109 countries and their cultural characteristics, along with related clubs and their members in 98 countries.
“The report proves that the Korean Wave, expanded widely across the world despite all the hardships,” KF President Lee Geun said. “I hope this data can allow people to understand the current state of hallyu and help the related authorities set up projects.”
The KF attributed the upsurge to several factors..
The Circuitous Route to Becoming an Ambassador
Ambassador Tom Armbruster’s interest in the environment and climate change led him underwater during his tour in the Marsall Islands. Photo by Raycrew Marshall Islands.
There are two ways to become an American ambassador. For the first one, you have to be handsomely rich, very well connected politically or capable of raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for a successful presidential candidate. The second route is more circuitous and demanding, but also more fun. It winds through the trails and passageways of the U.S. Foreign Service.
To join the Foreign Service, you must be a U.S. citizen, 21 or older, and willing to serve at any of the more than 270 American diplomatic missions around the world. The application process has several steps, including written and oral tests, essays, security and medical clearance, as well as a suitability review. The process can take more than a year. If you pass every round, you will be given a score, which will determine your place on a “register.”..
Сърбия отмени изискването за PCR тест за влизащите от България
Сърбия отмени изискването за предоставяне на отрицателен резултат от PCR тест за влизащите от България граждани. По информация на българското посолство в Белград мярката е в сила от днес, 14 януари 2021 г.
Artists from Serbia for Glina, Petrinja and Sisak-Humanitarian campaign of Diplomacy&Commerce...
In cooperation with the Croatian Business Club in Belgrade, Croatian ambassador to Serbia, H.E. Hidajet Biščević, journalist Duška Jovanić and numerous other artists and public figures from Serbia, the reputable Belgrade’s monthly in English, Diplomacy & Commerce has launched a humanitarian campaign by selling paintings and photographs called “Artists from Serbia for Glina, Petrinja and Sisak – painters and photographers helping people affected by the earthquake in Croatia. “
Some of the most renowned Serbian painters and photographers and the Croatian ambassador to Serbia H.E.Hidajet Biščević will donate their artwork for charity sale that will take place online on www.diplomacyandcommerce.rs/serbian-artists-for-glina-petrinja-and-sisak/ with all the proceeds going towards helping the earthquake victims in Croatia.
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“New Year’s Musical Fairytale” on 7/1/2021 at 12am on You tube
The Belgrade Philharmonic presents its youngest audience with its “New Year’s Musical Fairytale,” whose online premiere is scheduled for January 7 at 12:00 noon on its YouTube channel. Joining the Philharmonic will be Director Ivan Tasovac, who, as a pianist, has a special role in this story.
The authors of this musical fairytale are violist Tamara Marinković-Tomić and violinist Slavica Perić, familiar faces of the Belgrade Philharmonic’s educational programs. They are also narrators in the stories about Muzikograd (Musictown), where special musical wishes are collected and gifts are prepared for all the children of the world.
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The End of Imperial Diplomacy
At the peak of American power and influence, President George H.W. Bush addressed the 1991 Madrid conference, where the United States brought together Israelis and Palestinians for the first time. Photo by U.S. National Archives.
The United States’ soft power and diplomatic influence have been waning for years, yet American officials have pretended that they run the world as if it’s the early 1990s. If they needed glaring proof that the country that achieved the greatest military and economic might in history is now a recovering superpower, the Covid-19 pandemic has provided it in spades.
Washington’s failure to lead a coordinated global response to the coronavirus — perhaps one similar to its efforts to fight the 2014 Ebola outbreak — and the disaster that has been its handling of the crisis at home have sent powerful signals to the world. The competence, common sense and leadership by example that sustained much of the outsized U.S. diplomatic weight for decades, even through major..
Diplomats and Officials Return to Belgrade after New Year’s Holiday in...
A select group of Ambassadors, Heads of Missions of International organizations, as well as former Serbian officials returned to Serbia after participating, with their families, in an informal Trip for the New Year’s Holiday to Egypt, including the Red Sea and Luxor Governorates, organized by the Embassy of Egypt in Belgrade.
Ambassador of Egypt in Belgrade, Amr Aljowaily, said the visit was an excellent opportunity to explore the new theme of merging cultural, ecological and beach resort tourism, available for visitors from Serbia all year at all sites given the moderate outdoor climate that Egypt offers throughout the winter, at a proximity of a 3-hour regular direct flight.
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The New Year’s Concert of the winner of the ArtLink Award,...
The traditional New Year’s Concert of the the winner of the ArtLink’s award for the Most Promising Young Artist in Serbia was held on January 3 at 12:00 at Kolarac Endowment.
The Laureate of the Award for 2020 young violinist Dunja Kalamir, was presented by Jovanka Višekruna Janković, the Artistic Director of ArtLInk on behalf of ArtLink and Casco Phill, Chamber Orchestra of Belgium, strategic partner for 2021.
Dunja Kalamir was born in 2005 in Belgrade and after passing the audition for the ArtLink Young Talents Program in 2013, she has been participating in numerous master classes as a part of the program with renowned artists such as Stefan Milenković, Jan Vogler, Istvan Vardai, Pavel Dolezal, Benjamin Haemhouts, Filip Cwizewicz and many others.
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A People-Centred Budget
Belgrade, 21 December – UN Women with the support of the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), launched an e-learning platform for gender responsive budgeting at local level, as a tool to improve gender equality.
According to Milana Rikanović, Head of the UN Women Office in Serbia, the Covid-19 pandemic crisis has not only transformed the way we live and work, but also widened existing gender inequalities.
“Gender responsive budgeting (GRB) is a key tool designed to help us achieve gender equality by taking into consideration the needs of everyone, women and men, girls and boys. This is the reason why we launched this e-learning platform, primarily to educate administrative staff at local government level to apply GRB as a tool to improve the quality of the everyday lives of Serbia’s citizens and eradicate inequalities, but it will also be made available to other interested parties,” stated Rikanović.
This e-platform, called “People-Centred Budget” (Ljudi u centru budžeta – ROB (peo..
