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China tightening control over steel industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - China's stolen secrets case against an Australian working for Rio Tinto Ltd. may have more to do with Beijing's push to tighten control over its huge steel industry than trying to dampen industrial espionage.

Aviation Industry Corp Of China To Sell CNY6 Billion 5-Year Notes (Nasdaq) - SHANGHAI -(Dow Jones)- State-owned Aviation Industry Corp. of China said Monday it plans to sell CNY6 billion ($878.3 million) worth of five-year notes on the interbank market Aug. 3.

Soda ash industry fights recession, Chinese rivals (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The American soda ash industry is going through a rough period as a result of the economic recession and Chinese competition on the global market.

Home appraisal rule stirs industry backlash (The Post and Courier) - Less than three months after new rules for home appraisers kicked in, the real estate industry is in uproar.

Tourism industry stresses patience on cycleway (New Zealand's National Business Review) - The regional cycleway projects will be worth the millions of taxpayer dollars being spent, the tourism industry says, but it warns that economic benefits won't happen overnight. In a speech to Local Government New Zealand this morning, Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key said the Government has allocated the first $9 million of its $50 million cycleway fund. He confirmed that work on ...

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter & Industry Leaders Announce Formation of the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (dBusinessNews.com) - Yesterday, during festivities at the Governor’s Mansion, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter announced formation of the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA). The CCIA is the only industry-led, industry-focused cleantech group in the state and one of only four cleantech business associations in the country.

National campaign hopes to jump start auto industry (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - A new national campaign is in gear to help jump start the auto industry. The program is designed to energize the economy, by...

Industry thumbs-down for Lord Sugar (Financial Times) - Lord Sugar, the TV star and entrepreneur famed for the sharpness of his put-downs, has been dealt a vote of no-confidence by representatives of UK industry.

China's software industry grows, but at slower pace (China Daily) - China's software industry continued to grow in the first half of this year, but at a slower pace because of the global economic downturn.

Seacom switch-on hailed by industry (BusinessDay) - THE telecommunications industry has greeted the switching on of Seacom with delight, hoping the fibreoptic cable will quickly deliver cheaper prices and faster bandwidth for all.