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Toshiba mulls abandoning HD DVD: industry source (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan's Toshiba is considering abandoning its HD DVD format for high definition DVDs, as it is losing the battle for market dominance to rival Sony's Blu-ray format, an industry source said Monday.

China's Cement Industry Remains Stronger (Nasdaq) - (RTTNews) - China's cement industry remained stronger last year, with total output rising 13.5% to 1.35 billion tons from a year earlier, according to the latest figure released by the National Development and Reform Commission or NDRC. Sales revenue grew 23.1% to 410.4 billion yuan over the same period.

Colorado's retooled energy regs roil industry; enviros waiting (BizJournals) - There's one thing all sides agree on when it comes to the new proposed rules for the state's $23 billion oil and gas industry. (ECA) (APC)

TAIWAN'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY REVIVED BY GOVERNMENT EFFORTS (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Trade / foreign investment   Taiwan's textile industry is recovering from the impact of the 2005 removal of textile quotas worldwide, thanks to government efforts to breathe new life into the industry, according to the Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

The Meat Industry Taskforce meets for first time (Scoop.co.nz) - Meat & Wool New Zealand’s objective in establishing the Meat Industry Taskforce (Taskforce) is to develop a vision and a plan from farm to market that restores and generates sustainable long term profitability for farmers and the wider meat industry.

Taiwan's Textile Industry Revived By Government Efforts (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - Taiwan's textile industry is recovering from the impact of the 2005 removal of textile quotas worldwide, thanks to government efforts to breathe new life into the industry, according to the Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Oil, gas industry ramp up recruiting (The Derrick) - An industry beset with employment needs is ramping up its recruitment efforts with a series of public dinners aimed at finding solutions.

Toshiba mulls abandoning HD DVD: industry source (TODAYonline) - Attendees watch a presentation on HD DVD at the Toshiba booth at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2008. Japan's Toshiba is considering abandoning its HD DVD format for high definition DVDs, as it is losing the battle for market dominance against rival Sony's Blu-ray format, an industry source said Monday.

MM Lee says aviation industry yet to hit saturation point (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News) - SINGAPORE : The aviation industry has yet to reach saturation point, says Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.

Lawmakers plan hearings on poultry industry after newspaper probe (WNCT Greenville) - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - U.S. Senate and House committees are planning hearings on worker safety in the poultry industry following a report by The Charlotte Observer on House of Raeford.