1.   He said that proper arrangements would be made after the establishment of diplomatic ties.

2.   Brunei was now the sole ASEAN member without formal diplomatic ties with China.

3.   Diplomatic ties were formally established with Israel and South Korea during August.

4.   This followed a major breakthrough in Israeli diplomacy in January when diplomatic ties were established with China.

5.   The Gambia resumed diplomatic ties with Israel in mid-September.

6.   And now their position has been further weakened after diplomatic ties to Pakistan were severed Thursday with the closure of the Taliban embassy in Islamabad.

7.   And the United Arab Emirates formally severed diplomatic ties with the Taliban government Saturday.

8.   Arab countries that have signed peace agreements with Israel, or opened trade and diplomatic ties, have found themselves roiled by popular anger.

9.   As Secretary of State Warren Christopher pays a historic visit to Hanoi this weekend to restore diplomatic ties, members of Congress are threatening to halt any further moves.

10.   As Vietnam and the United States move gingerly toward full diplomatic ties, the strains of the past and the hopes for the future overlap awkwardly.