61.   Manila and Hanoi signed an agreement last year for an orderly repatriation but Vietnamese officials have been slow in giving clearances for the asylum seekers.

62.   Nier and three fellow VFW members were holding three days of talks with Vietnamese officials to press for more information on the MIAs.

63.   No date has been set, Cambodian and Vietnamese officials said Tuesday.

64.   One prospective newcomer, PSA Peugeot Citroen, is negotiating with Vietnamese officials to form an assembly joint venture by the end of the year.

65.   Officials in Taiwan were not immediately available for comment and Vietnamese officials have declined to comment on the visit at all.

66.   One participant said some Vietnamese officials bristled, but accepted a list of political prisoners from the Americans and promised to look into the cases.

67.   Ramos said Filipino and Vietnamese officials will hold talks to make sure the returning Vietnamese are properly protected.

68.   Senior U.S. and Vietnamese officials met earlier this month for the first time to discuss cooperation in controlling the narcotics trade.

69.   Sally Wong, a deputy secretary of security, said the government has invited four Vietnamese officials to interview illegal immigrants from Vietnam.

70.   She expressed optimism on that issue based on what she heard from Vietnamese officials.