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Top ads' mix of new, old, reflect an industry in transition (USA Today) - The range of advertising winning awards this week at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival reflects an industry in flux. The competition wraps up Saturday with the Film Lions for the world's best commercials, with the top contenders running the gamut from high-tech to old tech.

EU proposes radical wine-industry overhaul (AP via Yahoo! News) - The European Union proposed a radical overhaul of the continent's cherished wine industry Thursday, a move meant to ensure the survival of vintners hit hard in recent years by growing competition from Chile, the U.S., South Africa and others.

Industry Insight - Genetically Modified Crops (SeedQuest) - Research and Markets () has announced the addition of Industry Insight -Genetically Modified Crops to their offering. The report contains a chronological summary of genetically modified (GM) plantations with an analytical snapshot of GM crops and their traits across the globe.

EU Wine Industry Needs Makeover to End Import `Flood' (Update5) (Bloomberg.com) - June 22 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union must find a ``cure'' for its wine industry to prevent the world's biggest maker and consumer of varieties such as Rioja, Chablis and Tokai from becoming a net importer, the bloc's farm chief said.

EU Proposes Radical Wine-Industry Overhaul (ABC News) - EU Proposes Radical Overhaul of Continent's Cherished Wine Industry Amid Tough Foreign Competition

Pharmaceutical Industry Pitches Drug Relief for Nevada's Needy (KRNV) - Despite rising US drug prices and Nevadans' ability to get low-priced Canadian drugs, a pharmaceutical industry spokesman says he's confident that many people can benefit from an industry "drug bus" project to help cut prescription costs.

Ex-data broker walks lawmakers through shady industry (The Arizona Republic) - WASHINGTON - Even as others cited the Fifth Amendment, a former data broker enthralled Congress on Wednesday with a bizarre behind-the-scenes lesson on how this shadowy industry covertly gathers Americans' telephone records without subpoenas or warrants.

Furniture industry doing well now (The Star Online) - THE furniture industry has improved compared with 20 years ago. This is due to the demand from overseas market and the higher living standards of Malaysians, says International Trade and Industry Ministry parliamentary secretary Datin Paduka Dr Tan Yee Kew.

Talks on retirement industry fund (News Interactive) - PRIMELIFE Corporation and financial services firm Babcock & Brown are in talks about creating a new retirement and aged care industry fund.

FSA Chief Speaks On Future Regulation Of Financial Services Industry, (Investors Offshore) - Speaking on Wednesday at The Smith Institute Breakfast Seminar, FSA Chairman Callum McCarthy outlined the challenges facing the Financial Services Authority in its future regulation of the UK's financial services industry.