Men across the Asia-Pacific region have consistently higher mortality and hospitalization rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than corresponding rates for women in the region.

Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc (NYSE: JWa), (NYSE: JWb), today announced that it will be publishing a new psychiatry journal titled Asia-Pacific Psychiatry focused on the Asia and Pacific Rim region.

Hong Kong, 4th December 2007 – Flash Networks, a leading provider of mobile Internet Quality of Experience (QoE) solutions, today announced that that its business and revenues from Asia-Pacific are poised to grow as a result of adding six new distributors covering seven countries to support its growing installed base and over a dozen trials in the region since January 2007.

India has become the largest market for VISA debit and pre-paid cards in Asia-Pacific with about 3.39 crore card-holders in 2006, accounting for about 34 percent of the company's total customer-base of 10 crore in the region.