Adhering to the philosophy "To act benevolently and to teach benevolence" Sik Sik Yuen, the charity organization managing the Wong Tai Sin Temple, has introduced a new initiative promoting benevolence to nature. During the recent celebrations of the Master Wong Tai Sin Festival, Sik Sik Yuen encouraged followers to use joss-sticks only in worship, and abstain from bringing oil, ingots and candles in an attempt to reduce the negative impact on the environment.

On November 18-20 the second Mobile Asia Congress, organized by the GSM Association took place in Macao. The event continues to set the agenda for the mobile ecosystem and related industries, and an unprecedented gathering of leading CEOs and board level speakers from operators, vendors and the computing and entertainment industries.

Against the financial backdrop of the last months, SWIFT hosted a series of MasterClass seminars offering insights from fund management experts on current challenges faced by the industry, and how the Asia Pacific fund markets will have to adapt and evolve after this crisis. Upstream Asia worked with SWIFT across the markets providing support for the events.

As a part of a holiday season campaign, Skype is partnering with hospitals around Australia to provide video calling for patients over Christmas while in hospital. ‘Almost as good as being there' is the underpinning message of campaign, which proves that technology helps bridge the gap when it comes to staying in touch. Upstream Australia helps develop the program with Skype and is managing implementation.

Fiat recently presented the sports range of its Bravo and Grande Punto families and unveiled Fiat Cake Bravo model at the China International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou. Fiat believes that cars reflect attitude to life: some consumers are seeking comfort, style and practicality; others are looking for a fun and sporty car. But in a modern world green attitude to life must be at the heart of every lifestyle.

There is a whole generation of ‘digital natives’ in China – those under 25 who have always known the Internet. It is this generation, over 150 million Chinese youngsters, who will be engaged by British Council’s campaign to promote the IELTS test.

Just two weeks after surprising Australian multimedia fans with the Touch HD, its latest entertainment-focused handset, HTC introduced the first Google Android-powered mobile phone in Australia:–the HTC Dream™ on the Optus network. The Sydney Morning Herald, Good Gear Guide, PC Authority, Gadget Guy, ZDnet, Gizmodo and Sky Business News all reported on the launch organised by Upstream within seven hours.

Upstream Asia has been selected by The BMB Group, an alternative asset manager with offices in Brunei, London, New York, Kuala Lumpur and the Middle East, to provide a full-range of communication services in Asian markets. Backed by the assets of some of the world’s most significant ruling families, together with other ultra high net worth individuals and institutions from the Asian world, The BMB Group is a pioneer in providing Shariah compliant and ethical alternative investments without investors having to pay a premium.

Being in one of the world’s first time zones has its advantages. Earlier in February bloggers and journalists in Australia were the first to hear about the launch of Skype 4.0 for Windows, the most important new release in the company’s five-year history. In addition to free voice and video calls to other Skype users and a host of added value features, Skype 4.0 offers full-screen video calling, crystal clear call quality and is easier to use than ever before.

For the first time in its 50 year history in China, Alstom provided media with a comprehensive look at the company’s strategy and commitment to China across power generation and transportation infrastructure development. Alstom CEO Patrick Kron met with key government officials, and Upstream arranged opportunities for him to meet with 45 selected business, general and trade media including top portals and TV channels.