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Beef industry, animal rights groups duel (AP via Yahoo! News) - The cattle industry and animal rights groups bickered over the treatment of beef destined for U.S. dinner plates a day after secret video triggered the nation's largest meat recall.

Analyst: Music industry should help people share music (CNET) - A report by Forrester Research says the music industry should focus more on "360 deals" that help fans share music and forget about subscription models.

Indian Steel Industry - Porter's Five Forces Strategy Analysis Available Now (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c83269) has announced the addition of "Indian Steel Industry - Porter's Five Forces Strategy Analysis" to their offering.

China Energy Industry - Porter's Five Forces Strategy Analysis (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c83264) has announced the addition of "China Energy Industry - Porter's Five Forces Strategy Analysis" to their offering.

MCOT English News : Toshiba quits HD DVD business, Blu-ray to be industry standard (MCOT - English News By Thai News Agency) - TOKYO, Feb 20 (Kyodo) - Toshiba Corp.announced Tuesday it will completely withdraw from the HD DVD business, a move that will allow the rival Blu-ray format, promoted by a group of electronics makers led by Sony Corp., to become the industry standard for next-generation DVDs.

RP sugar industry fights for survival (Sun Star) - THE leaders of Philippine sugar industry have recently intensified calls and lobby work to exempt the local sugar from the compulsory tariff reduction program under the Asean Free Trade Agreement (Afta) come 2010.

THAI STATE, PRIVATE SECTORS TO DEVELOP SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Transport   The state and private sectors have joined to coordinate their efforts to upgrade Thailand's shipbuilding industry with an aim to make the country become ASEAN's shipbuilding and repair center.

Thai State, Private Sectors To Develop Shipbuilding Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - The state and private sectors have joined to coordinate their efforts to upgrade Thailand's shipbuilding industry with an aim to make the country become ASEAN's shipbuilding and repair center.

Government recognises importance of services industry, says Samy Vellu (The Borneo Post) - KUALA LUMPUR: The government in recognising the importance of the services industry in the nation’s economy has made substantial investments to enhance the industry through the Ninth Malaysia Plan and Third Industrial Master Plan.

Beef industry responds to secret video (AP via Yahoo! News) - Despite a secretly taped video showing workers at a Southern California slaughterhouse abusing sick or crippled animals, nearly all cattle bound for American dinner tables are treated humanely, a cattle industry spokesman said Monday.