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Health Promotion Board pitches PR retainer account in Singapore currently handled by Edelman
SINGAPORE - The Health Promotion Board (HPB) of Singapore has put out a tender for a public relations agency to handle its PR programmes for the year.
CSL names Waggener Edstrom PR AOR
HONG KONG - Hong Kong mobile network operator CSL Limited has appointed Waggener Edstrom Hong Kong its public relations agency of record.
CCTV-led alliance to oversee online Olympic copyright
BEIJING - CCTV.com has set up an Olympic Copyright Protection Squad in conjunction with nine partners.
Aggressive foreign media shock officials
BEIJING - The lack of a single communications point of contact is being blamed for Beijing's difficulty in countering the slew of negative stories generated by the foreign media in the run-up to the 2008 Games.
IRDA escapes pitch fees
KUALA LUMPUR - A disagreement between the Iskandar Region Development Authority (IRDA) and the 4As has moved towards a resolution after the advertising industry body conceded that IRDA does not have to pay a pitch fee now mandatory for large advertisers in Malaysia.
Thai media industry calls for pay-TV ad law
BANGKOK - A lack of regulation for cable TV advertising has seen 'improper' ads for socially sensitive products, such as erectile dysfunction remedies, plastic surgery and sex toys, surface on pay-TV channels in Thailand.
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