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India IT Industry Faces Competition (Forbes) - The country's tech firms need to innovate and educate the talent pool, said industry leaders.

China cracks down on corruption in crisis-hit medicine industry (AFP via Yahoo! News) - China has pledged to clamp down on its pharmaceutical industry as the top drug safety official is investigated for bribery and after a number of deaths and scandals linked to shoddy medicines.

Cyber-Security Czar Calls on IT Industry for Help (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News) - Greg Garcia, the country's first assistant secretary for cyber-security and telecommunications, dropped in on the RSA Conference to ask for increased participation from the IT industry in improving the defense of the national infrastructure.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - When a company is committed to an idea, it does everything it can to make that idea succeed. Garst Seed Company believes in a viable renewable fuels industry in the United States.

China launches review of drug industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - China has launched a sweeping review of its drug industry as it investigates a former regulator accused of taking bribes to approve shoddy drugs blamed in a string of deaths, state media said Friday.

Toy industry on the rebound (MSNBC) - Consumers’ willingness to spend on toys is helping to revive the toy industry, after struggling for several years with declining sales as kids opted for digital music players and video games.

Ala. Officials to Court Industry Abroad (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Gov. Bob Riley and other top state officials head for Europe on Saturday, courting industry prospects that include German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp AG, which has narrowed its search for a plant site to Alabama and Louisiana.

Cloudy outlook for China's solar industry (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Solar power has the potential to be a growth industry in China but the nation's government does not seem keen on providing the support the sector needs, according to observers.

Forest products industry passes textiles as state's largest employer (BizJournals) - The forest products industry has surpassed textiles as North Carolina's premier industry in terms of total employment and wages, according to research conducted by North Carolina State University.

Employment In Maine's Seafood Industry Is Plummeting (WLBZ Bangor) - The latest data from the National Marine Fisheries Service confirms that there are far fewer jobs in Maine's seafood processing and wholesale industry than just five years ago. According the NIMFS data, there were 3,350 such jobs in 2000. That number dropped to 1,755 in 2005.