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Australia Should Develop Nuclear Power Industry, Howard Says (Bloomberg.com) - Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Australia, the holder of the world's largest-known uranium reserves, should consider developing a nuclear power industry as it seeks to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Prime Minister John Howard said.

ADESA, Inc. Hires Industry Veteran to Lead e-Business Center of Excellence (The Auto Channel) - CARMEL, Ind., Oct. 13 -- ADESA, Inc. , North America's largest publicly traded provider of wholesale vehicle auctions and used vehicle dealer floorplan financing, today announced that industry veteran Bob Schoen has been named the company's new Vice President of e-Business.

VS Industry makes Johor its hub (The Star Online) - VS Industry Bhd (VSI) is positioning Johor as a centre of excellence, linking its operations in Malaysia with those in China, Indonesia and Vietnam, said group managing director Gan Sem Yam.

New orders to push VS Industry revenue (The Star Online) - ANALYSTS foresee a good outlook for VS Industry Bhd (VSI) as customers buy more plastic components and assembly services from the group.

PM backs nuclear power industry for Australia (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Prime Minister John Howard has given one of his strongest statements yet in support of a domestic nuclear power industry.

Ethiopia: ILO Study Reveals Decent Work Deficit in the Floriculture Industry (AllAfrica.com) - A study initiated by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on the framework of decent work environment in the floriculture industry of Ethiopia disclosed some deficit with respect to employment conditions, social protection and social dialogue that prevail in the sector.

China eyeing boom in cartoon animation industry (Channel NewsAsia) - BEIJING : Chinese animators are seeing a boom in the cartoon industry. Backed by favourable government policies and the world's biggest cartoon audience, young Chinese are scrambling for places in animation school as they eye their place on the global stage.

Canadian activists join campaign to support South Korean film industry (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - Activists from Canada, Mexico and Taiwan on Sunday backed the South Korean movie industry's campaign against a recent cut in the number of domestic films that local theatres are required to show.

A Mirror of the Industry (Convenience Store News) - The Convenience Store News Top 100 is one barometer of the health and vitality of the convenience retailing industry.

Critics try to roll back drug industry user fees (The Plain Dealer) - Washington -- In the early 1990s, an underfunded Food and Drug Administration was moving slowly to approve new medicines -- and hearing angry complaints from the pharmaceutical industry.