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'Marketplace' Report: Oil Industry Pushes Back (NPR) - The gas and oil industry has begun a campaign to convince the public that rising energy prices are not the producers' fault. The American Petroleum Institute says government efforts to punish the industry with higher taxes or greater regulation would only make the situation worse.

Vietnam Textile Industry Hopes To Lure More Taiwan Investors (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - Though Taiwan is already the largest foreign direct investment contributor to Vietnamese textiles, Vietnam s textile industry is attempting to lure still more investors.

VIETNAM TEXTILE INDUSTRY HOPES TO LURE MORE TAIWAN INVESTORS (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Textiles / clothing   Though Taiwan is already the largest foreign direct investment contributor to Vietnamese textiles, Vietnam s textile industry is attempting to lure still more investors.

Malaysia Int'l Halal Showcase Not Only For Halal Food Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - The Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2008 is not only for the halal food industry, according to Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade)'s products and services development division director Wan Norma Wan Daud.

MALAYSIA INT'L HALAL SHOWCASE NOT ONLY FOR HALAL FOOD INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Infrastructure   The Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2008 is not only for the halal food industry, according to Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade)'s products and services development division director Wan Norma Wan Daud.

Study: Video game industry holds promise for NYC's economy (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - A new study shows that the growing video game industry holds much promise for New York City's economy. But despite gains in the area, the study says, the city lags behind such established gaming hubs as Seattle, Los Angeles and Boston.

Results show damage mortgage industry has taken (Houston Chronicle) - Broad damage in the mortgage industry was in full view today as a number of companies posted dismal first-quarter earnings, but there were also some hope that the worst of the housing crisis is over.

Book publishers consider dropping a longtime industry standby: The paper catalog (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - NEW YORK - A publishing institution, faithfully mailed at least twice a year to thousands of stores and libraries for about as long as the industry has existed, may be on its way out: The paper catalog.

PM announces incentives for halal industry (The Borneo Post) - KUALA LUMPUR: The government is offering attractive incentives to draw businesses in the halal industry in Malaysia.

Redundancies need for meat industry merger talks (Scoop.co.nz) - “The meat processing industry owes it to its workforce to get back to the table on discussions for a meat industry merger,” CTU secretary said today, following redundancy announcements by PPCS at its Oringi plant.