21.   Hanoi and Washington have yet to finalize arrangements to swap ambassadors, neither have they established a trade agreement based on full economic normalization.

22.   Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres has said the redeployment on the West Bank could not take place before security arrangements have been finalized for Jewish settlers in the territories.

23.   The visit comes as Afghanistan and Pakistan -- one of only three countries to ever recognize the Taliban -- finalize arrangements to re-establish full diplomatic ties.

24.   These arrangements will be finalized in a later meeting of specialists, it said, without elaborating.

25.   Vietnam and Washington have yet to finalize arrangements to exchange ambassadors, neither have they established a trade agreement based on full economic normalization.

26.   San Miguel International is finalizing arrangements to convert its joint-venture brewery in Vietnam to a wholly foreign investment, a San Miguel official said Wednesday.

27.   San said PetroVietnam had not yet finalized financing arrangements, which foreign analysts say are a major stumbling block in the development.