Monday, April 26, 2010

“India's ambassador to US coming to Minnesota to talk about economic, cultural ties - Washington Examiner” plus 3 more

“India's ambassador to US coming to Minnesota to talk about economic, cultural ties - Washington Examiner” plus 3 more

India's ambassador to US coming to Minnesota to talk about economic, cultural ties - Washington Examiner

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:41 AM PDT

ST. PAUL, MINN. — India's ambassador to the United States plans a visit to Minnesota next month.

Ambassador Meera Shankar has scheduled a three-day trip to the state beginning May 17 to meet with economic and cultural leaders. Her visit follows a trade mission Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty took to India in 2007.

On Shankar's itinerary are meetings with officials from Indian companies doing business in Minnesota, including Essar Steel on the Iron Range and Suzlon Rotor Corporation that has a presence in Pipestone.

The trip announced Monday by state economic development officials also includes a speeches at the University of Minnesota and the Economic Club of Minnesota.

The Asian country is Minnesota's 20th biggest export market.

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NKorea says it will seize 5 SKorean assets - BusinessWeek

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 09:46 PM PDT

SEOUL, South Korea

North Korea says it will seize five South Korean-owned properties at a jointly-operated mountain resort in the North.

The North said in its official Korean Central News Agency on Friday that the assets will be taken over by the North Korean government or new business partners under a legal process.

The five properties are a fire station, a duty-free shop, a reunion center for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, a cultural center where North Korean troupes performed for tourists and a spa.


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Privacy commissioners complain about launch of Google ... - CNET

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 09:03 AM PDT

Ten privacy commissioners from countries including Germany, Canada, and the U.K. have sent a letter to Google CEO Eric Schmidt saying the company "failed to take adequate account of privacy considerations" when launching Google Buzz.

Monday's letter doesn't threaten the Mountain View, Calif.-based company with any formal or informal legal action. Instead, it asks for a response outlining how Google "will ensure that privacy and data protection requirements" are met in the future.

Also signing the letter were privacy commissioners from France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Spain. Jon Leibowitz, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, which serves a similar role in the United States, did not sign.

Google sent CNET a statement saying: "We try very hard to be upfront about the data we collect, and how we use it, as well as to build meaningful controls into our products. Google Dashboard, the Ads Preferences Manager and our data liberation initiative are all good examples of such initiatives. Of course we do not get everything 100 percent right--that is why we acted so quickly on Buzz following the user feedback we received. We have discussed all these issues publicly many times before and have nothing to add to today's letter--instead we are focused on launching our new transparency tool which we are very excited about."

A press conference organized by the privacy commissioners is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. PDT in Washington, D.C.

"While your company addressed the most privacy-intrusive aspects of Google Buzz in the wake of this public protest and most recently you asked all users to reconfirm their privacy settings, we remain extremely concerned about how a product with such significant privacy issues was launched in the first place," the letter says. "We would have expected a company of your stature to set a better example."

The letter also takes aim at Google Street View, complaining it "was launched in some countries without due consideration of privacy and data protection laws and cultural norms." Google has been under pressure from the European Union to reduce the time it stores Street View images.

Google Buzz disclosed your "followers" and who you were "following" only if you had elected to publish that information publicly on your Google profile in the first place. But critics have charged that the choices were not as obvious as they could have been, and a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed.

Updated 9:45 a.m. PT: Added response from Google.

Update 3 p.m. PT: During the press conference earlier today, the privacy commissioners also singled out Facebook for criticism in what was apparently a reference to a privacy dispute a few months ago. Canada is "in discussions with Facebook about how it has unrolled its changes," Jennifer Stoddart said. "It, too, does not seem to be in conformity with our privacy legislation." Other commissioners talked about the need to protect the "legitimate right to anonymity" while requiring identification from users to detect the "presence of minors below a legally permitted age," but didn't say how they would reconcile the two opposing goals.

Disclosure: Declan McCullagh is married to a Google employee who is not involved with Google Buzz or Google Street View.

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IMAX Corp. (IMAX) Signs Theater Installation Agreement ... - StreetInsider.com (subscription)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:40 AM PDT

April 21, 2010 11:44 AM EDT

IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq: IMAX) today announced that Zhejiang Xinyuan Cultural Industry Group Co., Ltd, a large government-run cultural enterprise in the People's Republic of China, has signed an agreement to install a digital IMAX theatre system at the exhibitor's new 16-screen multiplex in the city of Hangzhou, the capital of China's Zhejiang province. The theatre is scheduled to open in late June 2010, in time to show Aftershock, the first mainstream Chinese film to be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience. There are currently 26 IMAX theatres open in China, and this deal brings the total number of IMAX theatres scheduled to be open in China to 50 by 2012. The city of Hangzhou is approximately two-hours driving distance from Shanghai.

"The IMAX brand has become very popular with moviegoers in China, and we believe it will be an ideal fit for our new complex in Hangzhou," said Mr. Lei Xiangqiong, Chairman and President of Xinyuan. "The recent box office results of other IMAX theatres in the country show there is a strong demand for The IMAX Experience and we're very excited to feed that demand with IMAX's exciting slate of films, starting with the digitally re-mastered version of the next big anticipated Chinese blockbuster Aftershock."

"The expansion of our Asia-Pacific IMAX network is building momentum as IMAX operators in the region continue to have success with Hollywood films and anticipate the first digitally re-mastered Chinese films," said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. "We're very happy to enter this partnership with the Zhejiang Xinyuan Cultural Industry Group to offer The IMAX Experience to more moviegoers in Hangzhou City and Zhejiang Province. This new location is expected to be one of the top multiplexes in the Zhejiang province and we believe it will be one of many ideal places in the country to increase the commercial visibility of the IMAX brand."

The new theater will utilize IMAX's digital projection system, which delivers The IMAX Experience and helps drive profitability for studios, exhibitors and IMAX theatres by eliminating the need for film prints, increasing program flexibility and ultimately increasing the number of movies shown on IMAX screens. The system can run both IMAX and IMAX(R)3D presentations.


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