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EU, U.S. probe air cargo industry (CNN.com) - WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Justice Department and European officials said Tuesday they are probing the air cargo industry for possible anti-competitive behavior.

Unions hail Mittal as Polish steel industry's white knight (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Three years after greeting the Mittal Group, owned by Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, with suspicion and fear when it bought up Poland's four biggest steelworks, Polish trade unions have been won over by the company and hail it as their industry's white knight.

Digital broadcasting: Ask the industry (BBC News) - The digital age is transforming entertainment - send your questions for key figures in the broadcasting industry.

Telecom industry attacks city-run Wi-Fi (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - WASHINGTON -- Partners in the nation's largest city-run wireless Internet service said Tuesday that they are helping residents. But a telephone-industry official urged Congress to bar such projects, saying they compete unfairly with private companies and stifle innovation.

The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry, 2005 (Business Travel News) - JANUARY 23, 2006 -- The roster of the 25 decision makers who exerted the greatest sway over the corporate travel industry in the past year constitutes an awesome lineup.

Air China to hire foreign captains amid industry pilot shortage (AFP via Yahoo! News) - China's flagship airline is looking to hire foreign captains amid a shortage of qualified domestic pilots in the nation's fast-expanding aviation industry, state press says.

Fishing industry to limit trawling (Stuff) - A bold seafood industry proposal to close nearly one-third of New Zealand's waters to deep-sea trawling has "blown away" elated environmentalists.

S. Korean Rice Industry to be Hit Hard by Fta With U.S.: Report (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - SEOUL, Feb 15 Asia Pulse - South Korea's rice industry could suffer a significant drop in earnings and production if the country signs a free trade pact with the United States, a report said Wednesday.

S. KOREAN RICE INDUSTRY TO BE HIT HARD BY FTA WITH U.S.: REPORT (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Food South Korea's rice industry could suffer a significant drop in earnings and production if the country signs a free trade pact with the United States, a report said Wednesday.

U.S., Europe Regulators Launch Probe of Cargo Carriers, Examine Possible Price Fixing in Industry (Money Sense) - U.S. and European regulators have launched a probe of trans-Atlantic cargo carriers, examining possible price fixing in the air cargo industry.