Regularly using social media contributes to good mental health, an Australian study has found.
Members of the Chinese press from Asia, Europe and America gathered yesterday for one of the largest news media gatherings in Asia. The 49th annual conference of The Chinese Language Press Institute officially kicked off with 120 press group representatives meeting at the Dongfang Hotel in Guangzhou. The program for the conference included talks by notable representatives from various media groups covering a diverse range of topics related to the news industry.
Facebook said on Monday it would partner with 50 broadcast stations, print and online publications for an Election Day live video blitz, as the social media company aims to build on the momentum of its popular Facebook Live video streaming service.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for calm after a violent protest by hardline Muslims last week, yet it was his khaki bomber jacket that excited social media and triggered a rush by Indonesians to snap up similar clothing across the country.
On a recent Saturday morning in Beijing, Win Tin, 66, a veteran journalist from Myanmar, was enthralled by a lecture at the Communication University of China on setting up a digital studio, from floor layouts to overhead light temperatures to software.
Lao Prime Minister (PM) Thongloun Sisoulith on Wednesday urged young people to be careful when using social media.
With speculation mounting that Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) will soon have a new corporate owner, the 10-year-old social networking service - which has long struggled to define its core purpose -may end up heading in one of several distinctly different directions depending on who ends up paying for it.
A small but growing number of consumers are shopping via social media however Australian businesses have been slow to embrace the trend, a new report found.
"Since the relationship between ASEAN and China has been established, the exchange of information and the sharing of news are strong and active," said Marwardi bin Haji Mohammad during his visit to the Asia Pacific Daily's Shanghai office on Sept. 3.
State－owned Qingdao West Coast Development Group Co Ltd has bought Media ChineseInternational Ltd's subsidiary, the owner of Ming Pao Weekly in Hong Kong, for HK$498million ($64.2 million), in the latest step by mainland companies into the overseas mediamarket.
China's television regulator has said it will expedite the integration of TV and radio with new media, setting a target for the country to have a number of competitive multimedia conglomerates by 2020.
An Australian expat has been sacked for insulting Singaporeans in a rant triggered by the unavailability of the smartphone game Pokemon Go in the city-state.
On the South China Sea issue, some Western media have spared no efforts to make "news", tapping lies to cover the truth and misguide public opinions thereon, which is considered by experts and scholars to be unfair and misleading.
At an unusual campaign press conference in Australia last week that went largely unnoticed by the national media, Opposition leader Bill Shorten appeared with his wife Chloe and took questions from a broad range of little-known non-English media outlets.
For years, Facebook has courted publishers of all sizes, asking them to depend more and more on the social media giant to expand their audiences. Now, Facebook has a new message for publishers: Tamp down your expectations.
US Customs and Border Protection proposal would see Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts requested on landing and visa forms
Cameras from state television will provide live footage from Thursday’s inauguration at Malacañang Palace because there is not enough room for media.
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