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TV industry waits, frustrated, for next push (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The television industry is ready to deliver a host of new ways to experience video from high-definition (HD) TV to Internet and mobile TV but manufacturers are frustrated at a lack of political impetus.

New film explores China's booming fashion industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The winner of last year's Venice film festival, Chinese director Jia Zhang-Ke, is back on the Lido with a documentary exploring China's burgeoning fashion industry and the social changes it reflects.

A new age for British industry (Independent) - Imagine if you'd been chucked into a cold shower in 1973 and never let out. That, roughly, has been the fate of British manufacturing industry for the past few decades. It has had to survive, as best it can, through waves of attack from foreign competition, a wildly fluctuating exchange rate and successive governments who have taken a fatalistic attitude (at best) to the fate of the sector.

North American Foods blends top potato industry talent to deliver superior products (AG Weekly) - IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP BUSINESS WIRE)—Jul. 27, 2007—RD Offutt Company and United II Potato Growers of Idaho, Inc. have formed North American Foods, LLC. The new company, resulting from the contribution of certain assets of the companies unites the industry’s top talent from field to shelf.

Industry wants obesity target approach (TVNZ) - The food industry says a Government report into obesity problems is basically a re-hash of what we already know. Parliament's Health Select Committee has released a number of proposals to tackle the problem including labelling systems, and stricter rules around junk food marketing.

JEP Precision Engineering makes foray into oil and gas industry (Channel NewsAsia) - SINGAPORE : Aerospace sub-contractor JEP Precision Engineering is making a foray into the oil and gas industry. It has signed a deal with Nowegian-based Aker Kvaerner on Monday to supply value-added services to Aker Kvaerner's specialised drilling riser product for five years.

Pork industry fears tragedy (Stuff) - Raw pork imports could put producers and industry jobs at risk and moves will be made today to have the biosecurity minister act on concerns.

Singapore logistics industry players need to tailor services: analysts (Channel NewsAsia) - SINGAPORE : Singapore logistics industry players have a leg up now in infrastructure and technology, according to some industry watchers. But they say local players will need to personalise their services in a substantial way - in order to gain an edge in Asian markets.

Telecom Industry Veterans Launch Zayo Bandwidth Into Growing Fiber-based Network Services Market (FiberOpticsOnline) - Zayo Bandwidth, a regional provider of fiber-based network services, recently announced its formal launch as a new company in the telecommunications industry. The announcement comes after the company completed two recent acquisitions: PPL Telcom, a 4,600 fiber-route-mile network based in Allentown, Penn. serving areas throughout the Northeast, and Memphis Networx, a 200 fiber-route-mile network ...

Rajasthan's stone industry wants royalty hike withdrawn (Calcutta News) - Rajasthan's marble stone units have requested the state government to roll back the recent increase in royalty rates, claiming the hike will hit the industry hard.