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Music industry claims victory in Hong Kong piracy court rule (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Hong Kong's music industry says it has been provided with a crucial weapon in the fight against online piracy after a court ruled Internet service providers hand over personal details on 22 suspected file sharers.

Tobacco industry promoted 'ineffective' ventilation systems (EurekAlert!) - Newly released documents reveal that, despite knowing that ventilation and air filtration are ineffective at removing environmental tobacco smoke, British American Tobacco (BAT) promoted these technologies to the hospitality industry as viable options to smoking bans.

VIETNAM'S PAPER INDUSTRY PLANS HIGHER OUTPUT BY 2010 (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Packaging/plastics/paper/glass The Vietnam's paper industry targets to produce 600,000 tonnes of pulp and 1.4 million tonnes of paper per year by 2010, according to the Vietnam Paper Corporation.

Vietnam's Paper Industry Plans Higher Output by 2010 (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - HANOI, Jan 27 Asia Pulse - The Vietnam's paper industry targets to produce 600,000 tonnes of pulp and 1.4 million tonnes of paper per year by 2010, according to the Vietnam Paper Corporation.

SOUTH KOREA VOWS TO INJECT MASSIVE FUNDS INTO FILM INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Trade / foreign investment South Korea said Friday it will put a massive amount of funds into the local movie industry to sharpen competitiveness following its decision to trim a compulsory quota for domestic films at local theaters aimed at helping start talks on a free trade agreement with the United States.

South Korea Vows to Inject Massive Funds Into Film Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - SEOUL, Jan 27 Asia Pulse - South Korea said Friday it will put a massive amount of funds into the local movie industry to sharpen competitiveness following its decision to trim a compulsory quota for domestic films at local theaters aimed at helping start talks on a free trade agreement with the United States.

NASA loans engine to industry partner (Spaceflight Now) - NASA is loaning a rocket engine to Rocketplane Limited, Inc. of Oklahoma City as part of an innovative industry partnership program.

Better prospects for local mango industry seen (Manila Bulletin) - Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. said the local mango industry could expect a better prospect this year, even as he urged the Department of Agriculture to expand the area devoted to mango production and to ensure the production of high quality mangoes, particularly carabao mango, for the export market.

Antigua Opens Japanese-Funded Fisheries Complex That Will Help It Develop Industry (Money Sense) - Antigua opened a Japanese-funded fisheries complex on Thursday that will help it develop the industry so it can export fish, officials said.

The US Tire Industry Has Approximately 10,000 Firms, with an Annual Income of $20 Billion, but the Largest Eight (The Auto Channel) - DUBLIN, Ireland--Jan. 2, 20066, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31558 ) has announced the addition of Tire Dealers - Industry Profile to their offering.