Category: Industry news
Aquatech 2011 to be held in Shanghai
Aquatech, a leading trade exhibition for process, drinking and waste water will be held in Shanghai from the 1st to the 3rd of June, 2011. EASTWEST PR will be attending with clients and we’re able to help you as well. If you have any questions, comments or want to show support don’t hesitate to contact [...]
Morgan Cars Shown at British Ambassador's Residence in Beijing
To commemorate the Royal Wedding on April 29, 2011, EASTWEST PR Director Jim James was invited to showcase his Morgan Roadster at the British Ambassador’s residence in Beijing. People flocked from all over to take pictures in front of the spectacular piece of auto engineering that can go from 0-60 MPH in 5 seconds flat. [...]
State of the News Media and PR Firms
The annual “State of the News Media” by the Pew Project for excellence in journalism was released yesterday. Amongst other findings in the study, was the rise of tablets and mobile devices has expedited the rise of online news, to the point where the online audience has finally surpassed print. Tom Rosenstiel, the director of [...]
Online video statistics
In December 2010, 88.6 million people watched watched online video on an average day, up 32 percent from December 2009. A research conducted by Forbes found out that 59 % of senior executives prefer to watch video instead of reading text, if both are available on the same page. 80% of executives are watching more online [...]
Sina Weibo Launches English iPhone App Interface
Sina Weibo , China’s wildly popular microblog platform, has just updated its iPhone app with an English interface [iTunes link]. As Sina Weibo continues to grow (100 million users so far), it will be interesting to see if it could successfully bring in non-Chinese users.
China 12th FYP: a unique opportunity for foreign companies
China’s 12th Five Year Plan will support Strategic Emerging Industries (SEIs) that will gain full financial and regulatory support. Many of thses SEIs are geared towards…
The Philippines' Longest-Running Cable Television Event April 5-8
The Philippine Cable Television Association (PCTA) is gearing up for another exciting run of the highly anticipated PCTA Convention in 2011! From April 5-8, the 19th edition of this premier cable television event will be held, once again, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Government clampdown on social networking site LinkedIn in China
Social networking service LinkedIn appears to be the latest casualty in the Chinese government’s crackdown on social media sites as part of efforts to prevent protests from spreading to the P.R.C according to the Huffington Post.
Online video sees 47 percent view growth in 2010
The total number of views for professionally produced video hosted by online and multi platform media brands has grown 47.1 percent last year reaching 72.3 billion.
