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SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - World seeds market to reach about US$42.2 billion by 2010, according to a new report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Asia tourism to withstand downturn: industry group (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Asia's tourism industry will be hurt by a U.S. slowdown but the medium-term outlook remains strong, an industry association said on Wednesday.

RP software industry forms group for global marketing (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) - The Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) is forming a consortium that will market Philippine-made software overseas. Industry officials said the consortium is going to an outsourcing forum in New York this July with hopes of making some deals.

Australian Industry Sees Modest Improvements In March -ACCI (Nasdaq) - CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australian industry conditions improved modestly in the March quarter, but expectations soured amid significant share market weakness and an escalating global credit crisis, a private sector survey showed Thursday.

Commercial fishing no threat to endangered handfish: Industry (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The Tasmanian Fishing Industry Council is rejecting the Resource Planning and Development Commission's (RPDC) theory that implementing no fish zones in the Bruny Bioregion is necessary to protect the endangered spotted hanfish.

Adoption Of Contactless Payment For Retail And Transit Confirmed At Smart Card Alliance Industry Leaders Summit (RFIDSolutions-RFIDSolutionsOnline) - Growth and excitement continue to surround the contactless financial and transit payment markets, industry leaders confirmed at the Smart Card Alliance's first annual Payments Councils Summit held recently in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Big retailers accused of destroying pig industry as losses hit €42m (Irish Examiner) - THE pig industry is facing bankruptcy with accumulated losses of more than €42 million at producer level, the Irish Farmers’ Association warned yesterday.

Industry sources say SingTel will launch iPhone in S'pore in Sep (Channel NewsAsia) - SINGAPORE: Industry sources said Apple's iPhone will be launched in Singapore by SingTel this September, but the telco has neither confirmed nor denied this.

Delcambre's Receives Grant to Revive Fishing Industry (KLFY Lafayette) - Millions of dollars are on the way to Delcambre's fishing industry. Tuesday the Louisiana Recovery Authority announced 2.2 million dollars will go towards rebuilding the fishing infrastructure in Delcambre.

Industry wants company tax cut (Daily Telegraph) - THE May Budget should help business adjust to climate change policies by phasing in a reduction in company tax to 25 per cent from 30 per cent, the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) said.