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Channel NewsAsia website tops financial news list in industry survey (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) - SINGAPORE: MediaCorp's Channel NewsAsia website has emerged top for business and financial news in an industry survey.

Government To Make Thorough Review Of The Gas Industry, Rafidah Says (Bernama) - KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- The government has decided to have a thorough review of the gas industry to ensure that it is not heavily subsidised, International Trade Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said Monday.

Iraq's Oil Industry Hit by Violence (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The Iraqi oil industry was subjected to nearly 160 attacks by insurgents and saboteurs last year, killing and wounding dozens of employees and reducing exports by some 400,000 barrels a day, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said Monday.

European RFID industry on the rise (CIOL) - DUBLIN,IRELAND: Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c62015) has announced the addition of “European RFID Industry Outlook (2007-2010)” to their offering.

Video game industry drops past flashiness (The Press-Enterprise) - The video game industry's annual showcase is saying goodbye to scantily clad booth babes, extravagant multimillion-dollar exhibits, blaring lights and pounding music. Celebrity appearances by the likes of Paris Hilton or Snoop Dogg are a thing of the past, too.

Lawmakers scrutinize private equity industry (The Hill) - The alternative investment industry will be under the microscope tomorrow in three hearings on Capitol Hill, as lobbyists predict the fight over tax increases on the hedge fund and private equity industry will become a cash cow for lawmakers.

Wellywood On Show To International Film Industry (Scoop.co.nz) - The Wellington region's film industry will have the opportunity to cement its global connections when up to 300 film industry executives from 30 countries arrive for a week-long industry conference next year.

Payday loan industry launches major ad campaign (KATU Portland) - For years, the payday loan industry has kept a low public profile - quietly taking blows from consumer advocates and politicians critical of its high interest loans. Now, a national association of payday lenders is playing offense with a major ad campaign.

Industry attacks plan to shut down Deso (Daily Telegraph) - The defence industry has criticised plans by the Government to bow to anti-arms campaigners by shutting down the Defence Export Services Organisation, the body that promotes British weapons makers.

BUSINESS Toyota chief Watanabe chosen as best industry leader by U.S. magazine (Japan Today) - NEW YORK — Toyota Motor Corp President Katsuaki Watanabe was chosen as the vehicle industry's leader of the year by Automotive News, according to the U.S. auto magazine's Monday edition.