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US says industry key to six-nation climate pact (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The United States hopes a meeting of some of the world's biggest polluting nations and industries in Sydney from Wednesday will agree a "common strategy" to reduce global warming by identifying industry-specific energy reforms.

CHINA SETS FIVE-YEAR TARGETS FOR TOURISM INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - China China has set the targets for the development of its tourism industry in the country's 11th Five-Year Program period (2006-2010) as follows: By 2010, the annual revenue from international travel service will hit US$53 billion, the revenue from domestic tourism will reach 850 billion yuan (US$105.3 billion), the total revenue of the tourism industry will amount to 1,270 billion yuan,

China Sets Five-Year Targets For Tourism Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - China has set the targets for the development of its tourism industry in the country's 11th Five-Year Program period (2006-2010) as follows: By 2010, the annual revenue from international travel service will hit US$53 billion, the revenue from domestic tourism will reach 850 billion yuan (US$105.3 billion), the total revenue of the tourism industry will amount to 1,270 billion yuan, and the

China Sets Five-Year Targets for Tourism Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - BEIJING, Jan 11 Asia Pulse - China has set the targets for the development of its tourism industry in the country's 11th Five-Year Program period (2006-2010) as follows: By 2010, the annual revenue from international travel service will hit US$53 billion, the revenue from domestic tourism will reach 850 billion yuan (US$105.3 billion), the total revenue of the tourism industry will amount to

Seasonal changes cost cherry industry millions (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Poor seasonal conditions have halved Tasmania's cherry harvest costing the industry 10 million dollars.

Govt seeks help for textile industry (The Jakarta Post) - In a bid to help the country's ailing textile companies, the Ministry of Industry will lobby the central bank to push banks to provide loans to revamp aging textile machinery, a minister said.

Tokyo Report: More Consolidation Likely in Drug Industry (RedNova) - Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--Major consolidation is taking place in Japan's pharmaceutical industry, several years after a series of giant mergers and acquisitions involving U.S. and European drug makers. In April 2005, Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. and Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co.

CSFB cuts view of electrical and multi-industry firms (Market Watch) - NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Analysts at Credit Suisse First Boston cut their rating on electrical-equipment and multi-industry companies Tuesday to market weight from overweight, but continue to favor companies with products in markets such as commercial construction, power generation and business jets.

Industry Veterans to Acquire Metaldyne's Forging Business (The Auto Channel) - Process leadership will be enhanced by industry-leading assets and resources that will make new Forming Technologies, Inc. the largest independent provider of automotive forging in North America.

Tourism industry warned of bird flu threat (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Western Australian tourism operators are being warned to prepare for a pandemic of bird flu with the potential to set the industry back more than a decade.