71.   US Commerce Secretary Ron Brown urged India on Monday to open up its lucrative insurance sector to help build a new business partnership.

72.   MMC is undertaking the feasibility study, said Tran who was in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday to attend a one-day seminar on Malaysia-Vietnamese business partnerships.

73.   The company plans to join network openings in mobile communications, establish more business partnerships and provide advertising and marketing support to its clients, he said.

74.   The French are seeking openings in South Africa in terms of small business partnerships, technological cooperation, and management of public services.