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East Timor's unrest puts fledgling tourism industry on hold (USA Today) - East Timor had big hopes for tourism after it became independent in 2002, buoyed by a service industry that catered to thousands of U.N. troops and advisers. But violence has sapped East Timor's tourist industry of hundreds of thousands of dollars in cancellations for the rest of the year, said Gino Favaro, head of East Timor's tourist association.

Aviation industry says no simple safety solution (Stuff) - The aviation industry has warned against "simplistic and reactive strategies" after Transport Minister Annette King told the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to get tough with small airlines.

AdviceAmerica Recognized As a Top Financial Planning Solutions Provider By Leading Industry Analyst Firm; Validated By (RedNova) - AdviceAmerica, Inc. (www.adviceamerica.com), a leading provider of financial planning software, today announced it has been ranked in the top quartile by Celent in the research and advisory firm's latest industry report: Ranking the Vendors of Wealth Management Technology 2006: Financial Planning.

Group Predicts Another Bad Year for Airline Industry (NPR) - A group representing the global airline industry says losses will be worse than feared this year. U.S. airlines are faring the worst. The biggest culprit is the high cost of fuel.

'Robots Save Japan' and put Fukuoka at industry's center (Asahi.com) - "Robotto ga Nihon wo Sukuu" (Robots Save Japan) is Yaskawa Electric Corp. Chairman Shin Nakayama's pet phrase and the title of his book dealing with the robot industry and its outlook. It was published in February.

Forest industry troubled by lower prices, 'petro buck' (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Alberta's forest industry could lose jobs and mills if conditions don't improve industry officials say.

EDITORIAL: Habitat Harmony: Science and Industry Need to Work Together to Conserve Fish (RedNova) - By Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Jun. 6--On the way from the deep to our plates, the life journey of fish depends heavily on preservation of the habitat that produces them. So the struggle over habitat is vital to the well-being of our seas and the survival of the fishing industry.

Forest industry troubled by lower prices (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Alberta's forest industry could lose jobs and mills if conditions don't improve.

Canada beef industry targets Asia after crisis (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Talks aimed at opening Asian markets closed to Canadian beef since mad cow disease was detected three years ago should get a kick-start from Thailand's decision to lift its ban, an industry official said on Monday.

Himachal should promote biotech industry: PHDCCI (New Kerala) - Shimla, Jun 6: Industry body PHDCCI has urged the Himachal Pradesh government to formulate a roadmap to promote biotechnology industry in the state by tapping its unique climatic and geographical conditions.