What role can cultural awareness and understanding play in peace? And, what role does culture play in war? Gwynne Dyer is giving his “the sometimes controversial and always outspoken” talk on war, peace and culture in the Intercultural Magazine. More to read here: The World According to Gwynne: The Outlook is not so Dire.

Titled Seminar to boost intercultural exchange, China’s Leading English newspaper reports an intercultural seminar on educational impact of intercultural exchanges by AFS Intercultural Programs in Beijing, China.

China and United States announced a new Chinese Language and Cultural Initiative to “address the critical shortage of Chinese-language teachers in the United States, support schools wishing to begin new Chinese language programs, promote professional development for teachers and the production of high quality instructional materials…”

The reports also said that the Minister of Education of China also “urged education institutions from all over the world to join the efforts for international promotion of the Chinese language…”.