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FCC chief responds to technology industry views (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday that the agency was moving to respond to industry concerns about making the Internet open and widely available.

Palestinians foster fledgling high-tech industry (USA Today) - A fledgling Palestinian high-tech industry could one day drive the territories' sluggish economy fueled by an abundance of college graduates and not as limited by constraints of the Mideast conflict.

MCOT English News : Quake brings 6.72 bln yuan loss to China's communication industry (MCOT - English News By Thai News Agency) - BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Preliminary estimates showed the May 12 earthquake that jolted southwest China has caused a loss of 6.72 billion yuan (960 million U.S. dollars) to the country's communication industry, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Friday.

MCOT English News : Industry minister persuade foreigners to invest in life science industry (MCOT - English News By Thai News Agency) - BANGKOK, May 30 (TNA) – Industry and Deputy Prime Minister Suwit Khunkitti on Thursday indicated he planned to persuade foreign investors to jointly invest in the life science industry in Thailand.

Idaho town enjoying mine industry resurgence (AP via Yahoo! News) - Condos and a gondola have replaced giant smokestacks and piles of mine waste that used to greet visitors in this northern Idaho town as it turned to the ski industry for survival.

China's Telco Industry Suffers Heaviest Loss From Sichuan Quake (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA)) - BEIJING, May 30 (Bernama) -- The devastating Sichuan earthquake cost losses of 6.72 billion yuan (RM3.2 billion), the heaviest suffered by China's telecommunications industry in a national disaster, a government official said Friday.

High fuel costs could reduce tuna fishing: industry group (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Rising fuel costs may force one third of ocean-going long-line tuna fishing boats across the world to halt operations, an industry group said Thursday.

Industry Responds To Adult Entertainment Tax Proposal (NBC 4 Los Angeles) - California's adult entertainment industry respond to a proposed 25-percent state tax on the sale of all pornographic material.

KOREANS EYE US$300 MLN INVESTMENT IN INDONESIA'S PULP INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Forestry   A number of South Korean investors are keen to invest in pulp industry in Indonesia with an investment of US$300 million, a Korean official said.

Koreans Eye US$300 MLN Investment In Indonesia's Pulp Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - A number of South Korean investors are keen to invest in pulp industry in Indonesia with an investment of US$300 million, a Korean official said.