South East Asia on GXpress

Vietnam Youth Daily is Asia first for Atex Polopoly
A new English-language website for Vietnam’s largest newspaper ‘Tuoi Tre’ (Youth Daily) is Atex’s first Polopoly web CMS project in Asia.

Best digital media? WAN-Ifra on the lookout for competition entries
Having announced at Publish Asia that it was separating digital media categories from the annual Asia Media Awards, WAN-Ifra is now on the lookout for entries for the first Asian Digital Media Awards, to be presented during the Digital Media Asia 2010 conference in Singapore in November.

Star performer: Malaysia's top tab open to view
I renewed an acquaintance with Malaysia’s ‘Star’ on the overnight flight from Brisbane... and was pleasantly surprised, writes Peter Coleman.

Publish Asia: Bangkok gets another chance in 2011
Relocated from a Bangkok venue which is no longer standing following riots earlier this year, Publish Asia delivered a comprehensive two-day programme in Kuala Lumpur, aimed nominally at chief executives, newsroom and printing heads.

WAN-Ifra ‘best in print’ gives Asia club members a second chance to shine
WAN-Ifra named its three top Asia Media Awards ‘best in print’ winners last night from a very limited field… newspapers which had entered its biennial International Newspaper Color Quality Club competition.

Manila book printer chooses SSC press line
Philippines book printer Rex Printing is installing a new Goss Community SSC press this summer in Quezon City in metropolitan Manila.

United Borneo Press signs for Miles’ distributed Chinese workflow
United Borneo Press, which publishes Chinese daily the ‘United Daily News’ in East Malaysia, is upgrading editorial with a new Miles 33 system.

Technology and tee-offs, SEANG and Senayan
South East Asia Newspaper Group (SEANG) has announced the venue for its third annual conference and plans for an “ultimate golf challenge”.

Kretschmer leads app workshop at KL Publish Asia conference
A workshop at PublishAsia in Kuala Lumpur could hold the key to creating killer iPad apps.

First-of-kind inserters expand advertising options in Bangkok
The first two Müller Martini ProLiner inserters in Asia have been commissioned at Bangkok 'Daily News’ printer Si-Phya Publishing.

Singapore Press Holdings: Committed to print
Despite growth into online publishing, mobile and digital video, giant regional media group Singapore Press Holdings leaves no doubt about the importance of print in its media mix.

New date, location for Publish Asia
Only weeks after its original Bangkok venue was the scene of violent clashes between protestors and police, WAN-Ifra has announced relocation and a new date for its Publish Asia conference in Kuala Lumpur in August.

SPH’s ‘Straits Times’ puts up a fight with 3D
Singapore’s ‘The Straits Times’ went 3D in a big way this week, with news photographs, infographics and advertisements viewable with supplied 3D glasses.

Jazz band trumpets the launch of manroland Indonesia
manroland has celebrated the opening of its new Indonesian subsidiary at an inauguration dinner attended by 200 customers and business partners.

‘Star Sarawak’ gets colour boost from new press
A new Goss Community SSC press has gone on edition at UBP Printing in Kuching City, East Malaysia, where it will print Chinese daily ‘United Daily News’ and the East Malaysian edition of ‘Star Sarawak’.

Rare gathering marks first phase of SPH’s print centre upgrade
A rare gathering in Singapore saw the heads of four major newspaper industry suppliers together at Singapore Press Holdings last week (April 13).

Publish Asia postponed again following Bangkok bloodshed
Publish Asia – due to be held in Bangkok next month – has been postponed for the second consecutive year.

Publish Asia's CEO Conference date
Some 30 world-class media executives and newspaper experts will share their knowledge and experiences in the CEO conference which forms part Publish Asia (May 12-13) in Bangkok.

Mitsubishi scores 4x1 order for Japanese newspaper
Japanese newspaper press maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says it is to install a multi-tower DiamondSpirit 4x1 line early next year to print the daily ‘Saga Shimbun’.

SEANG sets Jakarta conference date for 2010
The South East Asia Newspaper Association (SEANG) will hold its third annual conference on Jakarta, Indonesia, in September.

Third KBA press for Henan Daily
A third KBA Comet single-width press is to join those installed in 2001 and 2005 at China’s Henan Daily Newspaper Group in Zhengzhou, capital of China’s most densely populated province.

SPH turns to Harland Simon for Goss reelstand upgrades
Specialist knowledge of Goss’s CT50 reelstands has helped Harland Simon to an upgrade contract from Singapore Press Holdings.

Cantho City celebrates with new Tensor press
A grand opening at Cantho General Printing Joint Stock Company has marked the launch of the Vietnamese company’s new Tensor single-width press.

Press simulator users to gather in Beijing
French press simulator developer Sinapse will make use of an extensive installation at Beijing Institute of Graphic Communications for its first Asian Print Simulator user meeting.

New badge of honour for Asia Media Awards winners
Registrations for the 9th Asia Media Awards – held in conjunction with Publish Asia 2010 (May 11-13 May, Bangkok) – are now open.

Another tower for HK's Headline Daily
Hong Kong’s Sing Tao News Corporation – publisher of ‘Headline Daily’ – will get aspeedy increase in colour capacity with a new four-high tower to be shipped this month.

SPH signs ten-platesetter, two-year order for CTP changeover
Singapore Press Holdings is switching to violet CTP to create what is being billed as “one of the largest single newspaper digital prepress sites in the world”.

Agfa teams with Shenzhen for new Asian operation
A new joint venture between Agfa Graphics and Chinese distributor Shenzhen Brothers is expected to sell graphic arts products worth 200 million Euros in its first year.

Asian heatset web users join a winning band, says Goss
Goss says the success of printers using its M-600 presses in web-offset categories of the 7th Asian Print Awards follow similar distinctions in both Ireland and the United Kingdom.

WAN-Ifra sets Publish Asia agenda, calls for papers
Publish Asia 2010, WAN-Ifra's annual Asian newspaper summit, has been revamped to offer three focused conferences to run concurrently, from May 11-13, in Bangkok.

Jakarta printer goes web with new M-600
Jakarta-based Indonesia Printer – one of the country's largest printing companies – is moving into web-offset with a four-unit Goss M-600being installed next month.

Baldwin lands another Japanese peripherals order
Press peripherals maker Baldwin says it has landed a US$1.2 million order for high speed spray dampening equipment from Chunichi Shimbun.

SEANG 2009 (Bangkok) slideshow: Is your picture here?
Pictures from the second South East Asia Newspaper conference held in Bangkok in November.

SEANG sparkles for second conference
A mix of technical insights, networking and philosophy helped make the second South East Asia Newspaper Group (SEANG) conference in Bangkok this month an interesting and informative event. And importantly, the combination of more user delegates and vendor sponsors will help secure its ongoing success.

Philippines: WAN-Ifra lashes out after 12 journalists die
WAN-Ifra has lashed lout at the Philippines "climate of impunity" following the death of 12 journalists there on Monday.

Upgraded Goss Newsliner 4x1 features at JANPS this week
Goss says it will focus attention at the JANPS show (Tokyo, November 24-27) on its new Newsliner 4x1 and Magnum 4 presses.

SEANG conference tees off with Bangkok golf tie
The second annual conference of the new South East Asia Newspaper Group (SEANG) opened in Bangkok today (Tuesday) with social events including an informal golf tournament and a barbeque for delegates.

MediaCorp claims Asia ‘first’ with convergent newsroom
Singapore's MediaCorp media company is claiming an Asian ‘first’ with the completion of its NewsHub convergent newsroom at its Caldecott Broadcast Centre.

Two-day SEANG conference set to shine a light on UV newspaper printing
Cost-saving techniques and technologies – and a focus on UV printing – share the spotlight at the second South East Asia Newspaper Group (SEANG) conference in mid-November.

Baldwin lands more orders in buoyant Japanese market
Baldwin is powering along in Japan, with the announcement of another $1.2 million-worth of orders from two newspaper and commercial publishers there, Kousoku-Offset and Asagami Press Center.

SEANG website ready for technical group's conference
Regional technical association the South East Asia Newspaper Group has launched a new website in advance of its 2009 technical conference next month.

Resilient Asian media market shows in awards
Resilience in the Asian media market was demonstrated by the strength of entries in this year's Asia Media Awards, presented at a gala dinner during the IfraExpo India/publishAsia conference in Chennai, India.

Peter Loh moves to One Vision Asia Pacific role
German workflow specialist OneVision Software is opening an office in Singapore next month, headed by former Atex Singapore sales and marketing director Peter Loh.

PANPA technical awards honour Taiwan, HK production
Two Taiwan newspapers and another from Hong Kong vied with those from Australia in this year’s Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers Association technical awards, announced in Sydney last night.

GMG strengthens Japan push with new subsidiary
Colour management and proofing specialist GMG has opened a subsidiary in Japan, led by president Kazutami Ando.

manroland confirms SE Asia appointment
Job van Hasselt is manroland's new managing director for South East Asia with headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

Vietnamese newspaper printer upgrades with Tensor
US press maker Tensor Group is to install a two-tower newspaper press at Vietnam’s Can Tho General Printing Joint Stock Company in Cantho City.

SEANG plans second annual conference in November
A three-day conference in November is planned for new newspaper technology group SEANG, which has GXpress and the Siam printing institute as its patrons.

Bigger offices, team as KBA gears up in Malyasia
KBA is gearing up for post-recession growth with a move to larger premises in Kuala Lumpur.

SCMP video goes viral to get the message across
It's not about newspaper technology, but it's certainly about communication: A new viral video campaign from the 'South China Post' makes light of understanding China and its culture. We thought you'd like to see it.

Regional groups back September Pack Print International show in Bangkok
Pack Print International – claimed to be South East asia's largest packaging and printing show – is being held at Bangkok's International Trade and Exhibition Centre from September 23-26.

Thai print engineering students' work on show in new magazine edition
Students at Siam University's Institute of Engineering, Printing have shown off the capability of the department's carefully rebuilt manroland newspaper press with a special magazine edition covering facilities available.

Four new subsidiaries put manroland direct in South East Asia
Four new manroland-owned marketing organisations will represent the German press manufacturer in South East Asia under new arrangements following the termination of the agency agreement with MAN Ferrostaal.

KBA on the move in Malaysia
Press maker KBA is moving its Kuala Lumpur office to a new location on June 29.

Baldwin signs Japanese publishers for $2.2 million orders
Press peripherals specialist Baldwin Technology Company says it has taken equipment orders from two Japanese newspaper publishers, Yomiuri Shimbun and Iwate Nichinichi Shimbun, worth a total of $2.2 million

Sixth SSC press for Siamsport comes hot on the heels of new M-600
Just months after starting up its new Goss M-600 heatset web press, Bangkok based printer and publisher, Kilen Printing has placed an order with Goss International for its sixth Community SSC press, this time of 14 units.

Ifra shelves Bangkok, moves PublishAsia events to Chennai
Ifra Asia has called off its planned event in Bangkok next month, merging Publish Asia into its Ifra India conference, now to be held in Chennai in September.

'Razor' gang go to work on Singapore's solar energy
CoreMedia user Singapore Press Holdings has been joined in the island state by the solar energy research institute SERIS, which has used the people-centric content management for a quick-start website launch.

Thailand's first Goss M-600 puts vibrant colour into Bangkok
Bangkok-based newspaper and magazine printer and publisher, Kilen Printing is into production with the country's first 16-page Goss M-600 commercial web press. It joins Goss Universal and Community newspaperlines at the site, and is being used to print leading sports and fashion magazine titles including 'FHM' and 'Stuff'.

Testing, testing: SEANG builds on seminar successes
A further technical seminar for Thai members of the South East Asia Newspaper Group (SEANG) drew attendance of 22 delegates, with more newspaper sites represented.

Jakarta's English-language daily focusses on the reading experience
New Indonesian daily the ‘Jakarta Globe’ is building a following with a 40,000 circulation claimed to be larger than that of the long-established ‘Jakarta Post’.

Leadership in the newsroom courses in KL and Manila
Two new Ifra Asia workshops in April address leadership training for editors.

Keen interest at SEANG’s Bangkok UV print seminar
Interest in UV printing prompted a seminar in Bangkok attended by ten delegates from five Asian newspaper sites and plans for site visits

Yasuzawa succeeds Kato at Goss Japan
Kazuhiko Yasuzawa has been appointed president and general manager of Goss Graphic Systems Corporation, Japan, newspaper press maker Goss International's manufacturing and sales entity there.

Revamped PublishAsia event offers three conferences in one
A revamped ifra PublishAsia event will offer three concurrent focussed conferences. Held in Bangkok from May 27-29, the ninth Asian event explores revenue building and cost control strategies.

SEANG picture montage
Pictures from the inaugural South East Asia Newspapers Group meeting in Bangkok.

Slow but sure, students learn with Bangkok Uniman
It’s taken more than a year, but the twin-web manroland Uniman 2/2 press at Bangkok’s institute of press engineering has been painstakingly assembled.

Upgrade adds life to SPH Colorliners
Singapore Press Holdings is upgrading its four Goss Colorliner presses with a total of 24 new printing couples.

KL is eleventh office for QI Press Controls
Colour registration specialist QI Press Controls has appointed Donny Lim to head its eleventh office, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Chairman Menno Jansen says that the move follows increased installations in the South East Asian market, previously serviced from Australia.

manroland strengthens Indonesia, Vietnam support
Press manufacturer manroland has reinforced its web-offset support in South East Asia with a stronger presence in Indonesia and plans for user support in Vietnam.

New press puts Bali high on colour
Indonesian language newspaper the ‘Bali Post’ has celebrated its sixtieth anniversary with the start-up of a new Goss Community SSC press. The investment was made to provide additional colour capacity for the family-owned business, transforming the 20-page title from mostly mono to all-colour production.

Magic happens: SEANG delegates press for a bigger event next year
A new star rose in the east this week. The spark of an idea formed by Stephan Peters while visiting events including Australia's Single Width Users Group now promises to shine a torch for the production management of South East Asian newspapers, writes Peter Coleman

New SEANG group tees-off
Golf and a gala dinner at the home of co-organiser Stephan Peters opened the first south East Asia Newspaper Group get-together in Bangkok on Monday night, wites Peter Coleman.

Speakers line up for first SEANG meeting in Bangkok, Nov 10-12
International speakers will join local specialists at the first South East Asian Newspaper Group meeting in Bangkok from November 10-12.

New press users group plans November meeting in Bangkok
A first South East Asia Newspaper Group convention is planned for November 10-12 in Bangkok, reports Stephan Peters, Asia-Pacific manager for blanket maker Conti-Air, who is helping organise the event with manroland Asia managing director K.S. Ng.

First Web Leader Quad-Stacks for Vietnam
Web Press Corporation has installed its first Quad-Stack four-colour unit in Vietnam ‘Le Quang Loc’ in Ho Chi Minh City.

Bluefin swimming for Medialive
Bluefin Technology Partners has appointed Singapore-based Medialive as a marketing partner in the Asia Pacific

Largest manroland Uniset in production in Singapore
manroland has handed over the world’s largest Uniset, a 16-tower line at Singapore Press Holdings.

'Macao Daily' adds ten Magnum 4 towers to existing Goss press
Chinese newspaper publisher Macao Daily has ordered three new Goss Magnum 4 presses to modernise its printing facility.

Thomas Jacob back for Ifra in Asia
Thomas Jacob is back with Ifra following his stint as international development director for ‘Daily Mail’ publisher Associated Newspapers, succeeding Elaine Wong.

Asian Newspaper Colour Quality Awards winners

Times' seventh M-600 puts strength in numbers
Times Printers in Singapore has added a seventh Goss M-600 press to its predominantly Goss-equipped facility.

Indonesian duo take Woodwing
Two speciality newspapers in Indonesia – the sports newspaper ‘Bola’ and the health publication ‘Gaya Hidup Sehat’ – are installing WoodWing’s Smart Connection Enterprise with Adobe’s Creative Suite for their new editorial platform. Both publications are part of the Kompas Gramedia group.

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