Tag: culture

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Mexico targets global fashion houses for using indigenous patterns

  

  Mexico has targeted leading international fashion brands Zara, Anthropologie, and Patowl claiming they have taken advantage of the indigenous textile heritage of the country. In effect according to official complaints, these designers used patterns from indigenous Mexican groups in their designs without any benefit to the communities.

• Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:37 UTC

  Conservative soap opera actress is Brazil's new secretary for culture

  

  An actress known for decades of work in soap operas said on Wednesday she has agreed to become Brazil's secretary for culture. Regina Duarte, 72, made the announcement to reporters as she left the presidential palace.

• Saturday, September 22nd 2018 - 08:14 UTC

  Falklands' Historic Museum chosen among the top 25 in South America

  

  The Falkland Islands Historic Dockyard Museum has won a Traveler’s Choice Award after being voted in the top 25 museums in South America for 2018.

• Friday, February 9th 2018 - 20:10 UTC

  Essential EU poly-lingual staff for UK inbound tourism at risk with Brexit

  

  The CEO of the European Tourism Association, ETOA, Tom Jenkins told Parliament that Brexit is already harming the inbound travel industry, damaging productivity and asked for assurances that hiring non-UK EU workers remains free from bureaucratic burdens, since language skills are particularly important in the industry.

• Monday, January 15th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  Macron lobbying for the French baguette as a UNESCO “intangible heritage”

  

  French baguettes could soon join Chinese calligraphy, Neapolitan pizza and Belgian beer on a global list of officially recognized cultural treasures. President Emmanuel Macron is hoping to lend some serious sway to a campaign by his country's bakers to have the iconic doughy delicacy secure a place on UNESCO's “intangible heritage” list.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 06:52 UTC

  Forty million world-wide learning Chinese at Confucius Institutes

  

  Over 40 million people are learning the Chinese language and interest keeps growing as Beijing’s international influence expands world wide according to Xu Lin, Director of the Institute to promote the language overseas and head of the Confucius Institute. ”Achievements are noticeable in the promotion of Chinese language and culture.