Earlier this year, its minister for information and the arts, Brigadier-General George Yeo, pronounced Singapore well on the way to achieving that goal.

CNN: GAINING CULTURAL CAPITAL

Following the visit to the University of Arts, the Director-General visited the UNESCO Havana Office and met with the personnel and staff of the office.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Speaking before a room filled to capacity by high level representatives of business, the arts, government and academia, the Director-General spoke of the importance of culture in a world changing quickly.

UNESCO: EDUCATION FIRST

Why should Choice, a general entertainment channel, be a public-service channel, while Arena, the arts channel, is commercial and so available only to subscribers?

ECONOMIST: The BBC