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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Michigan wants bigger share of $60B U.S. film industry (Detroit News) - Michigan is poised to open its checkbook in a big-time effort to convince film-makers to use the state as a backdrop for their movies. Gov. Jennifer Granholm, recently back from a trip to Los Angeles where she met with film industry representatives, is working with lawmakers and her own treasury officials on a package of incentives to attract lights, action and cameras in today's cut-throat ...

FIJI'S TOURISM INDUSTRY LOSSES MAY ADD UP TO US$128 MLN (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Tourism / leisure   Fiji's tourism industry made an estimated loss of $150million - $200 million (US$96 -$128 million) for 2007, says Fiji Islands Hoteliers Association president Dixon Seeto, reports The Fiji Times .

Hitachi grabs industry bragging rights by unveiling a 500-gigabyte drive for laptops (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - SAN JOSE, Calif. - Notebook computers can be as powerful as desktops these days, especially as hard-disk makers like Hitachi Ltd. grab industry bragging rights by unveiling a 500-gigabyte drive for laptops.

China mutual fund industry nearly quadruples in 2007 (AFP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) - China's mutual fund industry nearly quadrupled in 2007 as millions of investors rushed to convert their bank deposits for higher returns in the stock market, state media said Thursday.

Global oil industry in figures (BBC News) - Snapshot of the global oil industry: who produces the most, consumes the most and what does it mean for petrol prices.

Optimistic Growth Forecasts for China's Tomato Processing Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c78271) has announced the addition of "China Tomato Processing Industry Report, 2007" to their offering.

Cooperation with industry players 'key to reaching tourism target' (The Jakarta Post) - In order to achieve a targeted seven million foreign tourists under this year's Visit Indonesia Year program, the government should intensify cooperations with players in the tourism industry and grab new potential markets, observers said.

AviChina Industry & Tech shares suspended -HKex (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) - HONG KONG, Jan 3 - Trading in shares of AviChina Industry & Technology Co Ltd was suspended on Thursday, the Hong Kong exchange said.

Medical industry plans to rate payment history (Chicago Tribune) - Mortgage lenders aren't the only ones showing more interest in your credit score these days -- the health industry is creating its own score to judge your ability to pay.

Islamic Banking Industry Set to Rise 20% (MENAFN) - Islamic Banking Industry Set to Rise 20%