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Ottawa to invest $50 million to relaunch forestry industry in Quebec (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - OTTAWA (CP) - Hit hard by the softwood lumber dispute with the U.S. and restrictions on logging imposed by the provincial government, Quebec's forest industry is getting a multi-million boost from the federal and provincial governments.

Hurricanes cost Louisiana fishing industry billions: wildlife officials (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The hurricanes that dealt a one-two blow to the Louisiana coastline will cost the fishing industry billions of dollars in coming years, a state study indicated.

Printing industry emerging from hard times (BizJournals) - After years of struggles, countless mergers, consolidations and company closings, the local printing industry is beginning to regain ground.

Sugar industry moves to marketing deregulation (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - The Queensland sugar industry is moving toward a full deregulation of marketing.

VIETNAM SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY TO HIRE FOREIGN CEO (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Transport The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) has announced it would become the first State-owned company in the country to hire a foreign chief executive officer (CEO).

Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry To Hire Foreign CEO (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) has announced it would become the first State-owned company in the country to hire a foreign chief executive officer (CEO).

Sugar industry moves to marketing deregulation (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - The Queensland sugar industry is moving toward a full deregulation of marketing. For most of the last century, the law gave Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL) and its predecessors, the power to acquire all sugar produced in the state.

NT Govt urged to offer tour industry fuel relief (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - The Northern Territory Opposition is calling on the Martin Government to introduce a fuel subsidy to help the tourism industry.

Protect veggie industry in WTO talks in HK, leaders urge (INQ7.net) - LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- The province\'s vegetable industry leaders have joined calls for the government\'s trade negotiators to come up with a bold stance that would push a nationalist economic policy in the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong this December.

GM, Toyota shake up auto industry (Japan Today) - The realignment of the global auto industry may accelerate with struggling U.S. giant General Motors Corp and Japanese powerhouse Toyota Motor Corp at the center of this major shift.