From Our Friends at the influential Asia Media Information and Communication Centre in Singapore comes the announcement of the 2014 Asia media conference, to be held next year in Thailand (domestic events permitting…). The announcement: “Globally, the last decade has seen exponential growth in the use of mobile technologies and…
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THAILAND: NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY
TOM PLATE WRITES IN HIS INTERNATIONALLY SYNDICATED COLUMN: – A country of beauty is in danger of turning into a beast. The Kingdom of Thailand, the land of the smiling people, the gorgeous countryside and a storied history as the once-upon-a-time Siam, now has a severe case of the political…
CHINA: Why Beijing Needs to Take It Slowly
A BOOK EXCERPT. Adapted from “In the Middle of The Future: Tom Plate on Asia,” to be published here in the U.S. next month by Marshall Cavendish International. TOM PLATE WRITES: Asia did not achieve its current status on the world stage as an overnight success. Hardly. But despite millennia…
WASHINGTON: Respect for Democracy in Thailand Deserves Support
The following comes courtesy of the Honorable Kurt Campbell, a former top State and Defense Department official, in his FaceBook posting 22 December: CommentShare 18 Shares 4 Posted by Andrew MacGregor Marshall on Sunday, December 22, 2013
SOUTH AFRICA: The Death of a Great Man
TOM PLATE WRITES – Moral stature is obviously a rare quality. So when it is very apparent and right in front of you, hitting you between the eyes without any ambiguity, it is unforgettable even as a transitory presence, and especially unforgettable due to its almost invariable absence. On two occasions…
BOOK REVIEW: Party Crasher
WRITES TOM PLATE (in his symdicated newspaper column) – Have I been wrong? Some critics suggest my newspaper columns since 1995 on the politics and economics of the Mainland have been (oh … ) overly sympathetic toward China. I just don’t know. But no one can afford to be…
HONG KONG: ‘In the Middle of the Future’
South China Morning Post Columnist Alice Wu’s take on the new book IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FUTURE: TOM PLATE ON ASIA (Marshall Cavendish International, Asia, Singapore 2014): Alice Wu writes: “Once upon a time, before the turn of the century, while studying under and working for my university professor…
SINGAPORE: Lee Kuan Yew School Provides a Platform for an American Media Man’s View of Asia
Distinguished Indian academic and journalist Kanti Prasad Bajpai, vice dean for research (pictured above), warmly introduced U.S. columnist and author Tom Plate earlier this month at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. The event was an hour-long presentation on the new book IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FUTURE:…
LOS ANGELES: Second Anniversary Celebration of LMU’s New ‘Asia Media’ – With A Special Guest Star
There is nothing like a good party to take note of a good beginning. And so it was Friday night 22 November that the staff and friends of The New Asia Media at Loyola Marymount University gathered in high spirits for the 2nd anniversary celebration of the launch of the…
THE TERRIBLE TYPHOON: The U.S. Steps into a Storm
Hong Kong – I happened to be in this glorious international city (special administrative region of China) when the terrible typhoon hit the Philippines right in the gut. It was then that one appreciates how the reports of the eclipse of the U.S. role in Asia have been greatly exaggerated.…
LOS ANGELES: Seen From Here, the Aussie PM Seems Clueless
The following PACIFIC PERSPECTIVES column was recently syndicated to newspaper editors in the U.S. and Asia. By Tom Plate – A spat between Indonesia and Australia is not receiving proper attention in our media. This is predictable given American parochialism but, even so, it is causing serious heartburn in some…
JAPAN: THE CAREERING OF A GREAT ARTIST
Japan continues to dazzle on the international art scene. The latest splash of intelligent innovation arrives courtesy of a stunning, splashy exhibition at the Japan Society on east 47th in Manhattan (japansociety.org). The Japanese star this time is Mariko Mori, who a decade ago was showcasing (almost Asian Warhol-like) the…
BEIJING: Daily Agrees — More Cautious Than Bold
CHINA DAILY, the official English language daily newspaper of the world’s most populated country, is careful about what is published, whether in the actual newspaper or online as the official e-paper. So it is probably significant that it recently ran an op-ed with the headline: “It Pays to Be Caution…
SINGAPORE: New Book on Asia and America
Well-known Asia books publisher Marshall Cavendish International Asia announces the official issue, effective November 3, of a new book by American journalist, columnist and LMU professor Tom Plate, The title is “In the Middle of the Future – Tom Plate on Asia,” and the 400-plus-page volume is soon to be…
CHINA: More Cautious Than Bold
TOM PLATE WRITES IN HIS SYNDICATED NEWSPAPER COLUMN: I used to find flying on a Chinese carrier a dreadful experience. No more. A recent nonstop from Los Angeles to Guangzhou on China Eastern was as smooth as silk; and the return to Los Angeles from Beijing on Air China was…
LOS ANGELES: Influential Newsletter Features ‘In the Middle of the Future’
The influential newsletter of the Pacific Century Institute, just published, features a story on the upcoming book “In the Middle of the Future: Tom Plate on Asia.” Written by the founder and editor in chief of The New Asia Media, the book is a sweeping review of the last two…