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Industry stresses 'world citizen' role (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news) - When the chiefs of some of the world's largest travel and tourism companies meet for their annual summit in Dubai today and tomorrow, their agenda will reflect both the new realities of the industry and the mistakes it continues to make in addressing those realities.

Japan February Services Industry Index Down 1.7% Vs. January (Nasdaq) - (RTTNews) - Activity in Japan's service sector declined a seasonally adjusted 1.7 percent in February when compared to the month before, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - Two years after questions arose regarding the viability of the U.S. rice industry, the sector has emerged stronger and has a very promising outlook with total U.S. rice exports forecast to increase around 20 percent, according to a new Rabobank report, "U.S. Rice."

Turkish Defense Industry Companies At Asia's Largest Exhibition (TurkishPress.com) - ANKARA - Turkish defense industry companies are expected to attract a great deal of attention at an international defense industry fair in Malaysia.

Wuxi vows to revive cartoon industry (People's Daily) - Wuxi, a city in Jiangsu province boasting a proud 30-year history of producing cartoons, is set for another shot in the arm from the animation industry. The city has tasked local animation studios with creating 100,000 minutes of homegro ...

China tooling up as integral cog in the worldwide auto industry (People's Daily) - Today's global automotive industry is an increasingly complex and intertwined by its very nature. Several factors are driving both vehicle producing and vehicle consuming nations closer together everyday. These include stiffening emissio ...

Helicopter boost for offshore industry (The Herald) - Bristow Helicopters has invested more than £70m in six new helicopters to serve the North Sea energy industry. The state-of-the-art Sikorsky S-92 aircraft will operate to offshore installations out of Scatsa Airport in Shetland.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-04-21 02:19 GMT: Beijing Automobile Industry unveils 'Beijing'- brand sedans (Interactive Investor) - BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co (BAIC), parent of commercial vehicle maker Beiqi Foton Motor Co Ltd (SHA 600166), has unveiled a line of passenger cars carrying the revived "Beijing" brand.

Gaming industry shops for Indian content (Hindustan Times) - The $30 billion (Rs 1.2 lakh crore) gaming industry believes Indian themes and characters will be the centrestage of world gaming within the next decade and has started shopping in India for content.

Cremation industry awaits tougher controls (USA Today) - The last thing most industries want is increased government regulation. But that's exactly what the Cremation Association of North America is advocating.