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Group Reports Trucking Industry Slowdown (AP via Yahoo! News) - U.S. trucking industry shipments declined in February for the first time in five months, a trade group said Tuesday.

Industry picks Bluetooth to link home devices (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The world's largest electronics firms have decided to use Bluetooth wireless technology to send high quality video between devices in the home, two industry associations said on Tuesday.

Regulation needed for fertility industry: expert (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Fertility treatment is a multi-billion dollar global industry that needs regulation to protect infertile couples and assure equal access to treatment, a leading American economist said on Tuesday.

Group Reports Trucking Industry Slowdown (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - U.S. trucking industry shipments declined in February for the first time in five months, a trade group said Tuesday. The American Trucking Associations said in a monthly report that its seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index fell by 2.5 percent in February versus the previous month.

Uranium industry to examine ALP policy (The Age) - Federal Labor's policy to oppose new uranium mines is expected to come under increasing pressure at an uranium industry conference in Adelaide. -

China bans sale of organs to control problem-plagued transplant industry (AFP via Yahoo! News) - China said it would ban the trade in human organs, amid domestic pressure to regulate the chaotic industry and reports that Japanese and Malaysians had died from botched Chinese transplants.

Industry Think Tank Rejects Common Cause Allegations (TV Week) - The Progress & Freedom Foundation, an industry-backed Washington think tank that promotes free-market policies, on Tuesday took issue with allegations by the watchdog group Common Cause that it is an industry front group, saying it is being upfront about its industry funding and mission.

Pahang Needs To Fine Tune Tourism Industry (Bernama) - KUANTAN, March 29 (Bernama) -- Pahang has all the natural assets for tourism but still needs to address many issues plaguing the fast emerging industry in the state.

Scotch industry eyes vast Indian market (Yahoo! India News) - London, March 29 (IANS) India's annual budget for 2006-07 dampened the spirits of the Scotch industry here when no tax concessions were announced. But now the industry hopes that the European Union will intervene to ensure fair access to the country's large spirits market.

MoU signed to keep domestic shipping industry above water (The Jakarta Post) - As part of an effort to support the local shipping industry, the Indonesian Shipping Users Association (Depalindo) has signed a memorandum of understanding designed to increase the volume of goods transported by domestic shipping firms.