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Bloodied, but not beaten, piercers are back to regulate industry (Seattle Times) - After having their bill punctured last session, state body artists are back for a second attempt at regulating their own industry.

Indonesia govt sees robust '06 auto industry growth (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - JAKARTA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Industry Ministry expects domestic vehicle sales to continue to grow at a robust pace this year, despite some pessimism from industry and analysts, a local newspaper reported on Monday.

Boating industry upset by planning curbs (Financial Times) - The growth of the leisure marine industry is being hampered by planning restrictions on new marinas and moorings, according to a new report. The report by GHK Consulting, released at the London Boat Show, found the industry contributed £2.2bn a year to the tourism industry.

Industry Leaders To Explore Future Of Electronics At Tokyo Symposium (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2006-- Hewlett-Packard, Samsung Semiconductor, Motorola, Qualcomm, Ansoft and Others to Share Strategies in Meeting the Electronics Industry's Aggressive Miniaturization and Performance Demands Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRA), a leading provider of miniaturization technologies for the electronics

INDUSTRY SHAKEUP DRIVES TAIWAN CELL PHONE MAKERS UPMARKET (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Electrical An industry shakeup resulting from aggressive pricing over the past year has driven many Taiwan cell phone makers to develop high-end devices to maintain their profitability.

Industry Shakeup Drives Taiwan Cell Phone Makers Upmarket (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - An industry shakeup resulting from aggressive pricing over the past year has driven many Taiwan cell phone makers to develop high-end devices to maintain their profitability.

Lippo to boost stake in Export and Industry Bank of Philippines (Jakarta Post) - HONG KONG (Bloomberg): The Lippo Group, controlled by Indonesian businessman Mochtar Riady, will inject at least 3 billion pesos (US$57.2 million) to increase its stake in Philippine lender Export and Industry Bank Inc. to about 34.6 percent.

Hoping auto show revelry drowns out misfiring industry (MLive.com) - DETROIT -- After enduring months of negative headlines about plant closings, layoffs and bankruptcy rumors, Detroit's beleaguered automakers will try to convince thousands of auto writers converging on the city today that the industry is not dead yet.

Local govt speaks out over planned building industry changes (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - There has been a cautious reaction from local government in Western Australia to proposed legislation governing the building industry.

China 'in rush' to launch own aircraft industry (Telegraph.co.uk) - China is launching a direct challenge to Boeing and Airbus for dominance of the global aircraft industry, aiming to build its first mid-size passenger jet within a decade.