Nov 6, 2008
World Nexus is a company in Southern China run by Barack Obama’s half-brother, Mark Ndesandjo. I have done a blog posting on World Nexus, but would be great to get more information. If anyone knows Ndesandjo, be great to speak with him. The company’s website is here, but not too many details there.
Aug 22, 2008
Mekong Times was a short-lived newspaper in Cambodia, launched in February 2008 and closed in August of the same year backed by Media Consulting and Development, The newspaper employed more than 40 staff and ran on a budget of about US$30,000 a month, opened on February 8 and had published 135 editions, according to a
Jul 15, 2008
One of Southeast Asia’s legendary publications, the Phnom Penh Post founded by legendary editor Michael Hayes. It was the first English-language newspaper in Cambodia when launched in 1992. The newspaper has scooped up a number of awards in 2009, including those for reporting and photography at the Society of Publishers in Asia’s annual competition. As
Jul 14, 2008
An all-music radio station, presented in a video on this blog by founder by pilot Nick Swanson. HongKongFM publicizes heavily in Hong Kong and aims to get Internet listeners eager for music without too much talk.
May 20, 2008
Upstream Asia is Hong Kong-based Asia-focussed public relations company with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Taipei, as well as a branded affiliate in Tokyo. Upstream Asia is listed on London’s AIM.
May 14, 2008
A website launched by Paul Luciw in 2000 that aims to help expatriates in cities across Asia find practical information and conduct a range of business transactions. See full profile (link below) for details.
May 14, 2008
A publication on Hong Kong’s cultural scene launched in February 2007. On sale in bookstores and select newsstands, the magazine’s cover price of 50 HKD is intended to give the publication value and encourage subscriptions. From the monthly print run of around 8,000 copies per month, the magazine reached 1,000 paid subscriptions and several hundred
May 4, 2008
A China-based Search Engine Marketing company started by Lonnie Hodge. The company aims to use local knowledge to help brands market and manage reputation at a local level in China.
May 3, 2008
Met with Dan Washburn and Kenneth Tan of the Shanghaiist this morning for brunch. Dan, a former newspaper writer in America’s Bible belt, came to China in 2002 and started an urban blog called Shanghai Diaries. Seeing the popularity of the site – and lack of such a site for Shanghai – Washburn approached the
May 1, 2008
Asia Sentinel is a web-based publication covering Asia founded in 2006 by a group of experienced editors and correspondents who formerly worked at prominent publications. The site was founded in part as a counter to the trend by many regional publications of dumbing down and slashing their coverage of Asia. Those involved in the launch
Apr 7, 2008
The Mail Today is a 48-page compact size newspaper first printed in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida on November 16 2007, with a print run of 110,000 copies. Targeting India’s emergent middle class, the newspaper is based around a subscription model and has the same fonts and feel as the Daily Mail. The Daily Mail’s owner,
Mar 29, 2008
Outblaze is a Hong Kong-based company that I recently blogged about. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxDivFVKFpQ]
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the
International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...
