Hong Kong: Counter bookings open for retrospectives of directors Fei Mu and Lung Kong

Important films by directors Fei Mu, one of the greatest filmmakers of Chinese cinema, and Patrick Lung Kong, a visionary and an exceptional director of Hong Kong cinema, will be featured from March 19 to May 8 at the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA).

Hong Kong: Appeal for information on missing boy in Wan Chai (with photo)

Police today (March 9) appealed for information on a boy missing in Wan Chai.

Hong Kong: Territory-wide operation to promote public light bus safety

Police issued two summonses and 62 fixed penalty tickets to public light bus (PLB) drivers in a territory-wide operation against traffic offences involving PLBs yesterday (March 8).

Hong Kong: Suspension of Immigration complaints hotline services

Due to urgent repair work of the telephone system at the Immigration Department¦s Investigation Sub-division at Skyline Tower, Kowloon Bay, the services of the Immigration complaints hotline (2824 1551) are suspended.

Hong Kong: Imports of poultry products from Spain fully resumes today

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) announced today (March 9) that the processing of applications for importing poultry meat and products from the provinces of Guadalajara and Navarra, Spain would resume with immediate effect.

Hong Kong: HAD opens temporary cold shelters this evening

In view of the cold weather, the Home Affairs Department has opened 12 temporary shelters for people in need of refuge from the cold this evening.

Hong Kong: Red fire warning

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:

J.P. MORGAN Awarded New Custody Mandates By Two UK Pension Funds

London - J.P. Morgan’s Worldwide Securities Services business today announced that it has been awarded a mandate to provide custody and related services to the The First UK Bus pension scheme and the Home Retail Group pension scheme.

Consumers Reject Lower Energy Use As The Answer to Reducing Reliance on Fossil Fuels and Energy Imports

NEW YORK; Three out of four consumers are concerned by energy and climate change issues, but nearly two thirds say that using less energy is not the answer to reducing reliance on fossil fuels or foreign energy supply, according to global research by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). The survey of 9,000 individuals in 22 countries also shows that almost nine out of ten consumers want more government intervention in the energy market.

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Malaysian Entrepreneur Reveals Why Business Management Books Are Essential For Every Business

Best-Business-Management-Books.com, is a website that provides extensive reviews, recommendations and information about business management books. Targeting at business owners and working professionals, the site covers in-depth analysis on topics which include how to look out for business management books that train on internet marketing, how these books develop business skills and why business owners should use them to enhance sales and profits.

Biotie Provides Update on Pfizer Research Collaboration

Timo Veromaa, President and CEO of Biotie, said "In this research collaboration with Pfizer we have succeeded in finding innovative molecules for the treatment of schizophrenia, a disease area which has seen very few advances, especially in new mechanisms such as PDE10, over the last few decades. We believe this partnership provides further validation of our PDE platform technology"

Philips finalizes announced reduction of its stake in TPV Technology

As a result of this transaction, which is in line with Philips’ communicated strategy to dispose of its remaining non-core shareholdings, Philips now holds 63 million shares in TPV, which represents a stake in the company of just below 3%. Philips also holds options on shares of TPV through a convertible bond issued to Philips in September 2005, with a face value of USD 211 million, representing a potential ownership of approximately 310 million new TPV shares.

Best Tattoo Removal Website Launches Painless Tattoo Removal Solution

When asked about the number of treatments that are normally required, the website owner Lewis Phillips stated, "There are several different factors involved in determining how many treatments your particular tattoo will require, but between 5 and 15 treatments is average"

Adobe Scene7 Platform Update Further Automates Cross-media Publishing Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced a major update to the leading hosted cross-media publishing platform for e-commerce and multi-channel marketing companies. The Adobe® Scene7® platform has been expanded to further automate the production, management, and delivery of dynamic creative media by providing businesses tighter desktop integration as well as unique editing and template-based production capabilities including new user-facing real-time authoring and Web preview.

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