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New focus on vegetable industry growth in Australia (SeedQuest) - A major new project aimed at boosting the vegetable industry’s long-term growth and prosperity will draw on practical advice from a team of industry experts.

Thailand's Tourism Industry Not Yet Affected by Political Woes (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - BANGKOK, March 3 Asia Pulse - Thailand's ongoing political tension has not yet affected the country's tourism sector since hotel occupations and airplane ticket reserves remain booked at a normal level, according to an industry executive.

SA researchers help develop Vietnamese clam industry (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - South Australian researchers are helping Vietnamese fishermen along the Mekong Delta coast to develop a clam industry.

Justice Department to Launch Inquiry Into Possible Price Fixing in Online Music Industry (Money Sense) - The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it has launched an inquiry into possible price fixing in the burgeoning online music industry.

Profits in pause mode for video game industry (Miami Herald) - The video game industry ought to be riding high. Public interest has never been greater, overall sales are up, and cinema blockbusters such as King Kong and Star Wars routinely look to video games to extend their reach into popular culture.

Australian Auto Sales +10.6% In Feb -Industry Data (Dow Jones News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Australian Auto Sales +10.6% In Feb -Industry Data (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires March 02, 2006 20:00 ET (01:00 GMT) Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. DJ Australian Auto Sales +10.6% In Feb -Industry Data SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--New auto sales in Australia rose 10.6% to 77,446 vehicles in February from January, industry data published Friday by the Federal Chamber of Automotive

Film industry shuts down p2p sites (Sydney Morning Herald) - Peer-to-peer file sharing networks have long been the bugbear of the recorded music industry, but now the film industry is putting its might behind initiatives to stamp out movie piracy. -

Australian Auto Sales +10.6% In Feb -Industry Data (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News) - SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--New auto sales in Australia rose 10.6% to 77,446 vehicles in February from January, industry data published Friday by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries show.

Changchun Builds Nation's Largest Corn Industry Base (RedNova) - By He Na Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin Province, has made great strides in developing the corn industry, echoing the province's strategy to promote the industry into an economic pillar.

Colorado Ski Operator Lifts Bar with Industry’s Largest Energy Offset (Earth Vision) - ASPEN , March 3, 2006 - Aspen Skiing Company (ASC), operator of four ski mountains and two hotels in Colorado, has pledged to offset 100% of its electricity use with renewable energy certificates from wind farms. The purchase is the largest in the history of the U.S. ski industry.