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U.S. drug industry's credibility gap (International Herald Tribune) - The image problems of the U.S. drug industry are beginning to hurt pharmaceutical companies where it matters most - at the bottom line.

Indonesia Toyota Astra Sees Car Industry '06 Sales Dn 21% (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News) - JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--Indonesia-based car manufacturer PT Toyota Astra Motor, or TAM, Monday said total industry domestic car sales next year could fall by up to 21% to 420,000 units from an expected 510,000-530,000 units this year due mostly to the high interest rate outlook.

Rough October for Video Game Industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - Video game makers saw sales slump dramatically in October, but analysts still expect the industry to end the year with record-breaking sales after the busy holiday season, according to market research firm NPD Group.

Industry Says It's Ready for Bird Flu (ABC News) - Poultry Industry and Government Officials Say U.S. Is Prepared for Bird Flu

CHINA'S COAL INDUSTRY SEES GOOD PROSPECTS: OFFICIAL (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Statistics China's coal industry will maintain a vigorous development trend in the next five years and see bright prospects in a long period, Wang Xianzheng, deputy director of the State Work Safety Administration, said in a forum here Monday.

China's Coal Industry Sees Good Prospects: Official (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - China's coal industry will maintain a vigorous development trend in the next five years and see bright prospects in a long period, Wang Xianzheng, deputy director of the State Work Safety Administration, said in a forum here Monday.

State Marine Industry Plans Mission to China (RedNova) - By Doreen Hemlock, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Nov. 14--Following up on a visit by a Chinese delegation, Florida is organizing a trade mission for marine industry executives to tour China next year.

TV’s Brown speaks of changing ag industry, mad cow disease (Montana Standard) - DEER LODGE — Agriculture is a changing industry, and is needed to feed the world, keynote speaker Taylor Brown of the Northern Ag Network said at the recent Powell County chamber banquet in Deer Lodge.

Analysis - China's Glass Fiber Industry Booms (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - An International Annual Conference for the Glass Fiber Industry held in early November in Tongxiang, east China's Zhejiang Province, attracted more than 500 visitors from over 60 nations to place orders for glass fiber products for 2006.

ANALYSIS - CHINA'S GLASS FIBER INDUSTRY BOOMS (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Statistics An International Annual Conference for the Glass Fiber Industry held in early November in Tongxiang, east China's Zhejiang Province, attracted more than 500 visitors from over 60 nations to place orders for glass fiber products for 2006.