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Japan May All Industry Activity Index Falls (Nasdaq) - (RTTNews) - Japan All Industry Activity index fell 0.3% in May from the prior month, when it rose 1.2%, the Ministry for Economy, Trade and Industry said Thursday. Three of the four sub-indices contracted in May, compared to one in the prior month.

Ex-MP to head Researched Medicines Industry (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Former Labour and ACT MP Ken Shirley has been appointed chief executive of the Researched Medicines Industry Association.

Center Opens For Entertainment Industry Seniors (CBS 2 Los Angeles) - A $20 million health center designed to help thousands of entertainment industry seniors living throughout Southern California opened its doors in Woodland Hills Wednesday.

Car industry wants more govt help (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Australia's car manufacturing industry says the federal government should do more, following the announced closure of Ford's Geelong engine plant.

Air transport industry profits up but likely to dip again: Conference Board (Canadian Business) - OTTAWA (CP) - Profits in Canada's air transportation industry will climb more than 70 per cent this year to $649 million thanks to a short-term decline in fuel costs, according to the Conference Board of Canada.

The car industry is in a hole, perhaps it should keep digging (Crikey) - Oh God! The nation’s biggest welfare bludgers are whinging again. The government is being heavied to dole out billions of dollars of new aid to Australia’s car industry in the wake of Ford's decision to close its Geelong engine manufacturing plant.

Chip foes serve up recipes for industry's survival (EETimes) - Semicon West keynoters from processor arch-rivals Intel and AMD explored differing aspects of what it will take to survive in the semiconductor industry going forward: cooperation today, innovation tomorrow.

Rationalizing the insurance industry (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) - Standard & Poor’s stable outlook on both life and non-life insurance in the Philippines should help boost growth prospects for the insurance industry and make it at par with the rest of its counterparts in the Asian region.

Car industry wants more govt help (drive.com.au) - Australia's car manufacturing industry says the challenges it faces should not be underestimated and the federal government should do more, following the announced closure of Ford's Geelong engine plant.

Parker: Forestry Industry Engineers' Association (Scoop.co.nz) - Speech notes The importance of renewable energy to the forestry and wood products industries Address to the Forestry Industry Engineers' Association 8.30am, 19 July 2007, The Grand Tiara Hotel, Rotorua