21.   A panel of participants in the Tokyo foreign exchange market said on Wednesday that it had lifted voluntary curbs on trading hours in response to round-the-clock international trading.

22.   The two countries also agreed to lift curbs on their political and economic links.

23.   The Tokyo foreign exchange Thursday lifted voluntary curbs on trading hours in response to the reality of round-the-clock international deals.

24.   Non-OPEC Norway and Russia have said they will lift the curbs in the third quarter.

25.   Taiwanese magnate Y.C. Wang Thursday urged his government to lift its curb on China-bound investments.