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iSuppli Cuts '07 Chip Industry Revenue Growth Forecast To 3.5% (Nasdaq) - TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Market research firm iSuppli Corp. said it cut its 2007 revenue growth forecast for the global semiconductor industry to 3.5% from the previous 6%, after a sharp decline in chip prices.

GM contract could launch new era for auto industry (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - DETROIT -- As the ink dries on the new four-year contract between General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers, retirees, workers, Ford, and Chrysler are all anxious to see the details of what could be a watershed pact for the industry.

Taiwan Hosts Asian Forum On Convention, Exhibition Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - A one-and-a-half-day forum on developing Taiwan's Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition (MICE) industry opened in Taipei Wednesday as international delegates shared their experiences with local experts from government, industry and academia.

TAIWAN HOSTS ASIAN FORUM ON CONVENTION, EXHIBITION INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Joint ventures / investment   A one-and-a-half-day forum on developing Taiwan's Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition (MICE) industry opened in Taipei Wednesday as international delegates shared their experiences with local experts from government, industry and academia.

Vietnam to reduce protection of auto industry further: MOF (Vietnam Net) - VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Huy Tuan, Director of the Tax Policy Department under the Ministry of Finance, said that Vietnam would pursue its policy on reducing its protection of the automobile industry.

Gambling Industry Group Argues New Federal Online Betting Law Is Unconstitutional (Canadian Business) - Wayne Parry September 26, 2007 - 5:16 p.m. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A gambling industry group argued in federal court Wednesday that a new federal law against transmitting online bets outside the United States violates people's right to gamble in the privacy of their own homes.

Food industry still using unhealthy fat (The West Australian) - Some Australian fast food outlets that have trumpeted their moves to shun trans fats have turned to equally undesirable oils high in saturated fat, an industry meeting was told.

NML to develop special steel for user-specific industry (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML) here has undertaken a special steel project that will help the country develop high-end performance-driven steel meant for industry-specific requirements. NML will interact with user industries such as automobiles, railways, petrochemicals, space research, power, atomic energy and steel manufacturers and, after learning about their specific requirements, ...

Not another review of the textile, clothing and footwear industry! (Crikey) - The most courageous, enduring and beneficial change that the Hawke ascendancy brought 25 years ago was in industry protection. Now, aspiring industry Minister Kim Carr wants to retard the industry’s shift into the global economy by halting the planned tariff reduction regime.

Auto industry asks for B10bn to boost R&D (Bangkok Post) - Automotive policy planners are seeking about 10 billion baht from the government to develop the auto parts manufacturing sector under a new master plan for the industry.