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Achieving business success in Asia requires a public affairs strategy that starts with a business goal on a cross-regional platform and localizes for success, says Donough Foley
July 28, 2010
Craig Hoy offers a preview of the 2010 Gold Standard Awards as PublicAffairsAsia launches the programme's new website
July 06, 2010
As the latest edition of PublicAffairsAsia magazine is published Craig Hoy charts the opportunities and challenges presented by 2010 thus far
June 23, 2010
Responding to the 2010 State of the Industry report, Emma Dale says consultancy CEOs should use its findings to develop coherent and localised recruitment strategies which build capacity for future growth
June 07, 2010
Alan VanderMolen says the PublicAffairsAsia State of the Industry report underlines the need for corporations to be engaged at all levels of the increasingly complex stakeholder debate in Asia
June 07, 2010
John Holden reviews the 2010 National People's Congress and concludes that MNCs can draw some assurance from the Beijing mood music
April 16, 2010
Nationalism is likely to be the primary problem confronting foreign MNCs operating in China and the US, Yuan Haiying predicts in the latest Government Affairs Forum, published as the Year of the Tiger roars into being
February 22, 2010
Dan Baxter stresses how a global public affairs strategy has to be made local and explains how to make your public affairs strategy relevant in China
January 29, 2010
The emergence of an integrated Asia Pacific community of nations has arrived at a cross roads and the future direction could lie in China's hands, suggests Hans Vriens
November 27, 2009
In the latest Government Affairs Forum discussion we ask the PublicAffairsAsia panel members to examine tactics and strategies for monitoring and lobbying the legislative and regulatory agenda in China. Yuan Haiying joins the latest discussion
October 29, 2009
The Corporate Diplomat must ensure that they localise their processes, plans and people to achieve public affairs successes, says UPS public affairs vice president Steve Okun
October 09, 2009
As the latest edition of PublicAffairsAsia is published and the Gold Standard nominations process continues, Craig Hoy looks at public affairs, crisis communications and the case for corporate diplomacy
October 08, 2009
In the second PublicAffairsAsia Government Affairs Forum, a selection of panel members are examining the process of identifying and engaging with stakeholders and decision-makers in China. This week Cummins Inc's Catherine Van Way adds her views about how to locate those targets essential to a successful public affairs strategy
August 21, 2009
The Government Affairs Forum panel examines the role of the professional public affairs practitioner and the government relations processes in modern China
July 22, 2009
As the latest edition of PublicAffairsAsia magazine is published, Craig Hoy says that government affairs, corporate communications and public policy are becoming increasingly interconnected in Asia
June 24, 2009
As the European Union prepares to elect a new parliament in Brussels. Waggener Edstrom's Herman Schepers examines the institutional challenges which lie ahead
June 01, 2009
As Barack Obama passes his 100th day in office, Media Monitors' John Croll charts how the Asian media is responding to his leadership
May 02, 2009
As global governments and commerce brace themselves for a possible flu pandemic, Craig Hoy assesses how professional communicators balance transparency with the need to maintain calm in times of crisis
April 28, 2009
Following a recent trip to Washington DC John Holden says business should prepare for an enhanced relationship between the US and China
April 24, 2009
Monday sees the publication of the latest edition of PublicAffairsAsia magazine and the PA Industry in 2009 Report. Craig Hoy offers an insight into the comment and content contained in the latest publications
March 06, 2009
As the first edition of PublicAffairsAsia is published, Craig Hoy explains how the practice of public affairs and government relations is becoming more transparent in Asia
November 28, 2008
Robert Sutter says the rising economic power of Asian economies is not matched by a significant rise in the continent's global leadership role
September 26, 2008
European business in China fears that economic nationalism could jeapordise the positive trading relations between Western companies and domestic enterprises, the EU Chamber of Commerce warns
September 12, 2008
The changes seen in China over the last decade have resulted in a more transparent yet more complex public affairs process, says Yuan Haiying
September 01, 2008
Julius Roberge says the Olympics reveal the similarities, but also the deep differences, between 'Brand China' and the West
September 01, 2008
Mike Rowse, director general of investment promotion at Invest Hong Kong, tells PublicAffairsAsia that influencing outcomes in the region requires an understanding of the territory's past and present
August 25, 2008
Jitender Bhargava, Air India's executive director of corporate communications, says knowledge and credibility are essential in modern public relations
August 25, 2008
In the first of our editorials PublicAffairsAsia predicts that the elevated sense of national pride will inevitably lead to a more complex government relations landscape in China
August 17, 2008
Irwin Hankins says the 2010 State of the Industry Report highlights the development of the PA industry in Asia - and a marked increase in the significance of Asian corporations, SOEs and governments
June 07, 2010
Globalisation brings challenges and opportunities which have to be confronted by public affairs professionals, suggests Qu Hong
April 16, 2010
The Shanghai Expo represents a further opportunity to showcase China globally, and let the world access China’s markets. Craig Hoy reflects on the opportunities at the biggest show on earth
March 12, 2010
As Edelman's Trust Barometer reveals a modest rebound in trust for institutions at the helm of the global financial crisis, Mark O'Brien talks trust and transparency with Asia Pacific president Alan VanderMolen
February 24, 2010
Former US ambassador Ralph “Skip” Boyce is a figure known to many power-brokers and business leaders in Asia. In his current role as Boeing’s ASEAN president he says the tricks of the diplomatic trade are proving useful, Mark O'Brien discovers
October 05, 2009
The speech in full: The UK's business secretary Lord Mandelson tells the Party School in Beijing that the time has come for China to take a leadership role in defining the future of international relations
September 09, 2009
Tom Grimmer tells Craig Hoy that an infectious enthusiam for China, investment banking and the corporate public relations world are the driving forces in the next stage of his professional journey
August 07, 2009
As blogs challenge traditional media platforms in China, David McNeill speaks to Jeremy Goldkorn, the Beijing-based media entrepreneur whose danwei website is redefining news dissemination
July 09, 2009
Lobbyist turned academic Conor McGrath takes a global look at lobbying and finds a wide variation in practices among interest groups and corporate public affairs professionals
July 01, 2009
With every element of corporate expenditure under review, Mark O'Brien says evaluation and measurement will become critical tools to defend communications and public affairs budgets
April 10, 2009
Amid increased speculation about mounting protectionism in the East and West, Yuan Haiying offers an insight into the latest China outward investment rules
March 20, 2009
As "The PA Industry in 2009" report is published, Mark O'Brien looks at some of its key findings for the consultancy sector
March 09, 2009
Influencing outcomes in Asia can be complex and fraught with unexpected twists and turns. PublicAffairsAsia's latest edition offers 10 top tips for public affairs professionals
March 06, 2009
Sound public affairs and solid communications will prove essential if China is to effectively navigate 2009, suggests Craig Hoy
January 09, 2009
Weber Shandwick global chairman Jack Leslie tells Craig Hoy that China is set to become a bigger player in global markets, world politics and the public affairs industry
November 21, 2008
Former White House adviser Doug Paal tells PublicAffairsAsia that the US is set to commit more leadership time to ensuring Asia plays its rightful role in the development of global policy
September 19, 2008
David Williamson explains how an 18 month concerted and multi-faceted public affairs campaign utilising British and Chinese influence won trademark protection for Scotch Whisky in China
September 03, 2008
Upstream Asia's managing director in Beijing, Hua Foley, tells PublicAffairsAsia that government relations in China is a complex matrix involving people, process, protocol and policy
August 25, 2008
Sebastian Vos says the situation confronting Sovereign Wealth Funds proves that communications has an increasingly important role to play in the world of corporate finance
August 17, 2008
Nominations have opened for the 2010 Gold Standard Awards with a series of new categories and an expanded sponsors programme unveiled.
September 03, 2010
HP has announced that Elizabeth Hernandez has joined the company as the new vice president of government affairs for Asia Pacific and Japan.
August 27, 2010
PublicAffairsAsia, in association with News Corporation, is set to honour the work done by Diplomatic Missions in the commercial and public affairs arena with a new Gold Standard Award.
August 26, 2010
Asia has shown more resilience than initially expected to the global financial crisis, with major economies posting strong growth, even as demand for exports from the US and Europe fell, says a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
August 20, 2010
Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao has tried to reassure foreign business leaders that China's investment climate was stable and that China would not stop the export of rare metals needed to manufacture computers and mobile phones.
July 19, 2010
PublicAffairsAsia is this week announcing the timeline and categories for the 2010 Gold Standard Awards as the programme's website goes live.
July 14, 2010
The Chinese government has announced the abolition of special licences required of internet service providers before they could operate forums and chat rooms.
July 13, 2010
APCO Worldwide has launched the first in a series of studies using its Return on Reputation Indicator, which aims to improve and protect corporate reputation.
July 10, 2010
Senior executive participation at business leadership conferences has held steady or grown since the start of the global economic crisis, according to nearly three-quarters (73%) of external communications professionals surveyed online by global public relations firm Weber Shandwick and executive communications journal Vital Speeches of the Day.
June 30, 2010
APCO Worldwide has announced Garry Walsh as managing director of its South East Asia region as the company looks to develop its ASEAN business.
June 15, 2010
China's aviation lobby has attacked the European Union's proposed carbon tax on flights to and from the European Union that will come in to effect from 2012.
June 09, 2010
Business generated by Asian corporations, SOEs and government bodies is rapidly becoming strategically more important to global public affairs and public relations consultancies operating in the region, the 2010 PublicAffairsAsia State of the Industry Survey reports today.
June 07, 2010
PublicAffairsAsia is set to publish the findings of the 2010 State of the Industry report into the consultancy GA and PA sector.
June 01, 2010
Twenty five private companies in Eastern China's Zhejiang province are trying to recruit party secretaries to boost their government relations capacity.
May 21, 2010
A leading Chinese energy expert has predicted that China will introduce a carbon tax and increase the price of fossil fuels over the next five years.
May 10, 2010
Former senior McDonald's executive Greg Gilligan has been appointed managing director of APCO Worldwide's Beijing office.
April 28, 2010
Governments across Asia must do more to fight software piracy and create a sympathetic legal environment if local software companies are to survive, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) has said..
April 26, 2010
A new survey has shown an increase in China's positive image compared to a low rating last year.
April 21, 2010
The May 25 China Government Affairs Forum is nearing capacity as senior corporate figures continue to examine MNCs' position in China's trading landscape.
April 05, 2010
The Chinese government has moved to reassure foreign investors that the business environment would remain open to foreign investment.
April 02, 2010
A wide range of partner organisations and speakers have been announced as PublicAffairsAsia prepares for the first Government Affairs Forum conference in Beijing.
March 26, 2010
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is to host a seminar on the outcomes of the recently concluded Plenary Session of the National People's Congress 2010.
March 25, 2010
The European Chamber in China has welcomed Premier Wen Jiabao's commitment to a level playing field for foreign businesses and domestic enterprises.
March 15, 2010
PublicAffairsAsia has announced its first Government Affairs Forum conference for senior PA practitioners and corporate managers in Beijing.
March 12, 2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Willy Boulter as regional vice president for Asia-Pacific.
March 05, 2010
Political and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos have attacked China's monetary and trade policy and questioned its ability to tackle an overheating economy.
January 28, 2010
A new report has underlined the need for greater governmental engagement by multinational corporations.
January 22, 2010
China could overtake the United States to become the world's largest economy as early as 2020 according business consultancy PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
January 21, 2010
Increased trade and investment in Asia is the solution to Britain's economic stagnation according to a new report.
January 18, 2010
The challenges confronting corporate public affairs professionals have dramatically altered as a result of the financial crisis, APCO's CEO Margery Kraus has told PublicAffairsAsia.
January 04, 2010
Business leaders at the United Nations climate-change summit in Copenhagen are pushing European nations not to bow to pressure from developing nations to increase targets for greenhouse-gas cuts.
December 18, 2009
PublicAffairsAsia has announced that the Gold Standard Awards are to be presented in Hong Kong in February.
December 18, 2009
Thirty industry groups representing the computer and office equipment sector have protested to the the Chinese government saying that procurement rules effectively prevent foreign companies selling computers and office equipment to government departments.
December 16, 2009
The Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance has launched plans to promote economic integration between Korea, Japan and China.
December 11, 2009
The Japanese foreign minister, Katsuya Okada has pledged that Japan will accelerate the growth of an APEC free trade following an APEC symposium in Tokyo.
December 10, 2009
The shortlist of the inaugural PublicAffairsAsia Gold Standard Awards has been announced with leading MNCs, government agencies, NGOs and trade promotion bodies in contention to secure the overall awards.
December 04, 2009
More than two-thirds of 132 public affairs professionals with responsibility for China surveyed by PublicAffairsAsia and Edelman believe that opinions expressed in social media have more influence over contemporary public policy than other media.
November 17, 2009
The United States has become the world’s top county brand for the first time in the fifth annual Country Brand Index (CBI), rising from the third spot in 2008.
November 06, 2009
A new report by a leading risk consultancy has suggested the global financial crisis has made it more difficult to commit corporate fraud.
October 20, 2009
Over 35 senior public affairs, government relations and corporate communications professionals gathered this week for a panel debate and networking event on the theme of corporate diplomacy.
October 14, 2009
Ruder Finn has been appointed by BusinessWeek as their PR Agency partner for the 2009 CEO Forum.
October 13, 2009
CSR Asia has conducted a survey of over 70 CSR experts in the region to look at what are the top 10 issues that companies will face in the next decade.
October 05, 2009
Business must reach out more to government and should be supported by their embassies when doing so, the former US ambassador Ralph 'Skip' Boyce has told PublicAffairsAsia.
October 05, 2009
China is expected to use this week's CPC Central Committee meeting to step up its efforts to tackle bribery and corruption by officials.
September 16, 2009
The US-ASEAN Business Council has become the latest organisation to become a partner in the 2009 Gold Standard Awards for public policy and communications.
September 11, 2009
British business secretary Lord Mandelson has highlighted the growing importance of the Chinese economy and the connection between business and stakeholders.
September 09, 2009
PublicAffairsAsia is set to expand its focus on the US with the announcement that European vice-president Steve Atack is to take responsibility for the United States.
August 14, 2009
Chambers of commerce around the world are increasingly active in the intellectual property arena, according to a new survey.
August 04, 2009
China is set to launch a campaign to bolster support for Chinese-made goods, according to media reports.
July 17, 2009
An intense lobbying effort by the internet industry, computer producers and foreign governments has resulted in China delaying a controversial plan requiring all new computers to be equipped with an internet filtering software.
July 03, 2009
PublicAffairsAsia has this week launched its new China Government Affairs Forum - an online discussion platform for public affairs professionals engaged in China.
July 03, 2009
PublicAffairsAsia has unveiled the categories and preliminary judging panel for the inaugural Gold Standard Awards for public policy, government relations and corporate communications.
June 29, 2009
Businesses entering China markets should use their influence to lobby for a greater emphasis on human rights, the international group Amnesty International has said.
May 28, 2009
The Chinese goverment has hit back after claims it is turning a blind eye to a growing fake drug industry.
May 27, 2009
New thinking from nine senior public affairs and government relations professionals is showcased in the first PublicAffairsAsia Thought Leaders digital edition which is launched today.
May 04, 2009
As the World Health Organisation seeks to manage the information flow surrounding the growing Mexican flu epidemic, one leading Asian corporate communicator has warned that successful news management will prove vital to the future of industries such as aviation.
April 29, 2009
PublicAffairsAsia is set to expand its scope and influence with the launch of a series of new digital innovations over the coming weeks.
April 24, 2009
The European Union Chamber of Commerce has met with the National Development and Reform Commission to discuss a range of public procurement issues.
April 24, 2009
Hill & Knowlton has been appointed as public relations service provider to the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
April 09, 2009
Senior policy and business figures are urging Asian political leaders to use this week's ASEAN summit to assert a key role in a new world economic order.
April 06, 2009
Asian and global lobby groups have welcomed the outcome of the G20 meeting despite warning that it has "fallen short" on measures needed to respond to the global economic situation.
April 01, 2009
APCO Worldwide has signed a partnership deal with BCM International Regulatory Analytics LLC.
March 13, 2009
Companies remain optimistic about their future in China despite a 40 per cent drop in investment budgets, according to a survey conducted by The American Chamber of Commerce in South China.
March 13, 2009
China is set to lead the growth in public affairs and government relations activity in Asia, according to an exclusive survey of the region’s consultancy CEOs.
March 09, 2009
Weber Shandwick has launched a new range of communications metrics to assist clients to evaluate a return on investment across online and offline campaigns.
February 26, 2009
Weber Shandwick China managing director David Liu has been awarded the industry achievement Award by the Chinese Public Relations Association.
February 11, 2009
The world's political and business leaders are adopting a pessimistic but resolute stance as they debate the deepening economic crisis at the high profile Davos World Forum in Switzerland.
January 29, 2009
Ogilvy has announced the appointment of Sandy Moore as director of Ogilvy PR and Sarah Guldin as a senior manager for the Ogilvy Group in Beijing.
January 22, 2009
Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, has said that the European Union places great importance to developing relations with China.
January 21, 2009
GolinHarris has announced the launch of a new global brand with a digital focus which will operate out of the US.
December 30, 2008
Hong Kong will not be able to use universal suffrage to breach the will of Beijing, the chief executive has said.
December 09, 2008
PublicAffairsAsia has continued its expansion with the publication of its first quarterly magazine.
December 07, 2008
London says it is poised to become the European Capital for Chinese companies entering EU markets.
November 27, 2008
Chinese multinationals are set to increase their spend and focus on public affairs, government relations and PR as they shift their business into Western markets, Weber Shandwick chairman Jack Leslie says today.
November 21, 2008
European business interests in Beijing are pressing for the EU-China summit to enhance dialogue on Sino-European isues.
November 20, 2008
Senior figures in the NGO and CSR communities are warning that the global slowdown could result in serious setbacks in the development of China's social policy.
November 03, 2008
Journalists have welcomed the news that media freedoms granted to foreign journalists during the Olympics are to be maintained.
October 18, 2008
Reversing the financial crisis requires better global leadership and presents risks and opportunities to the PA industry, one of the world's leading figures in business advocacy has said.
October 04, 2008
China can continue to deliver economic growth despite the economic meltdown in the US, the Chinese premier has told a meeting of senior business, political and public service figures.
September 28, 2008
Leaders and delegates from 45 Asian and European countries and organisations will gather in Beijing for a summit from October 24 to 25, the Foreign Ministry has confirmed.
September 24, 2008
The Scottish government has announced plans to step up its efforts to attract business from the Asia Pacific region.
September 16, 2008
Lobbying by domestic Chinese interests is leading to a culture of economic nationalism which will deter inward investment, according to a report by the EU chamber of commerce.
September 09, 2008
London is embarking on a major public relations and soft-lobby offensive aimed at promoting foreign direct investment in the British capital.
August 27, 2008
Scotland's whisky producers are raising their glasses in a toast to China, following its decision to give the industry legal protection in a country which is now the fourth largest blended whisky market in the world.
August 26, 2008
Business is more concerned about the rule of law than the politics of Hong Kong, a leading figure in the territory says today.
August 25, 2008
The complex process of government relations and public affairs in countries such as China, Vietnam and India is set to become more visible and connected with the launch of the new PublicAffairsAsia network.
August 22, 2008
Shanghai University appears set to buy the Paris HQ of France’s National Front Party in a deal estimated at over US$22 million.
August 21, 2008
The build up to the Olympics has led to a surge in Chinese pride and patriotism, a survey commissioned by Ogilvy PR and Millward Brown ACSR has found.
August 01, 2008
Weber Shandwick's Indian operation Corporate Voice has announced that Nazneen Barodawala is to head up the company’s Mumbai operation.
July 23, 2008
Tim Isaac is to replace Miles Young as co-chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific.
July 23, 2008
Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has announced a raft of changes to its senior Californian-based communications team.
July 22, 2008
Ogilvy & Mather India has recruited senior PR figure Arijit Sengupta as its national head.
July 03, 2008
Samsung Electronics has named Weber Shandwick as its Australian PR provider following a hotly-contested pitch.
March 03, 2008
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