HEADLINES: MindShare billings up 17 per cent

<p>MindShare has reported a double-digit growth in billings for the </p><p>first half of this year, thanks to new business wins and better economic </p><p>conditions across Asia-Pacific. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Its regional billings, not including Japan, for the first six months </p><p>totalled US$2.7 billion, up 17 per cent compared with the same </p><p>period in 1999. Its new business wins included Star TV across Asia, </p><p>entertainment portal Stareastnet, and Shanghai mobile telecommunications </p><p>retailer Eastern Communications. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>