CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Feb. 3, 2010) – HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. (PINK SHEETS:HDUP) is pleased to announce that is launching its own online poker television network on March 5, 2010. The network will be broadcast online at www.CanadianPokerPlayer.tv and will feature Canadian programming produced by the Company over the past 3 seasons plus … Originally...

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA , Norway’s largest oil and gas company, started an evaluation of the ownership of its gas station and transport fuel business that may lead to a stock listing at the end of the year. More here: Statoil to Evaluate Listing Retail and Fuel Business (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Lending by China’s banks in the first quarter is set to almost halve from last year, a report said Wednesday, as Beijing clamps down on loans in a bid to halt soaring inflation and asset bubbles. Link: China Q1 lending to halve in crackdown on loans: report (AFP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

First-time home buyers will no longer be able to enjoy a 30-percent discount on the interest rate of apartment loans at The Bank of China, the Beijing News reported today. Visit link: Bank of China axes 30% discount home loans (China Daily)

Lending by China’s banks in the first quarter is set to almost halve from last year, a report said Wednesday, as Beijing clamps down on loans in a bid to halt soaring inflation and asset bubbles. See the rest here: China Q1 lending to halve in crackdown on loans: report (AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News)

SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States—Filipino American community organizer Al Perez was appointed San Francisco Entertainment Commissioner by Mayor Gavin Newsom in December 2009. Originally posted here: FilAm appointed Sanfo entertainment commissioner (Philippine Daily Inquirer)