14 Hit Articles Fom undercover stories to hacking cultures 6 Countries China to Fiji Volume 1 Greatest Hits May 2014 Editors: Michael Keane Elaine Zhao Vijay Anand Selvarajan Avijit Paul Contributors for this issue: Anurag Subrimani Bert de Muynck Brian Yecies Caroline Wong Coco Ma Elaine Zhao Huan Wu Ian Weber Irene Ma Michael Alexander Ulfstjerne Michael Curtin Michael Keane Mónica Carriço Tim Lindgren Vijay Anand Selvarajan Wendy Siuyi Wong Contact Prof Michael Keane Creative Industries Faculty Queensland University of Technology Z1 515 Musk Ave Tel: +61 7 3138 3757 E:
[email protected] © ACT Magazine., 2014 All Rigths Reserved Editorial Asia-Pacific Creative Landing Pad Inflight Magazine The Asia-Pacific Creative Landing Pad Inflight magazi- ne is produced at the Asian Creative Transformations research lab at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. The concept of the Asia-Pacific Creative Landing Pad Inflight Magazine came to me a few years ago when I was flying from perplexing but troubled continent. Brisbane to Beijing. Flipping through the Qantas inflight maga- zine in my seat compartment, I noticed a feature story about I don’t think in these stereotypes anymore, nor do most people the famed Silk Road. I meet. I meet a lot of people who know Asia well and some who think they know. While politicians still invoke fear about As my plane descended into Beijing Capital Airport I realized the comings of boat people and takeovers of national indus- just how little I knew about this ancient land, although I had tries by Asian millionaires, and while journalists continue to travelled here so many times.