1.   Trade offices were expected to open in November in Beijing and Seoul.

2.   The trade offices, which would perform limited consular functions, represented the first permanent missions to be exchanged between the two countries.

3.   Meanwhile, Taiwan opened trade offices with consular facilities in Peru and Bolivia, both of which officially recognised China.

4.   An official at the Russian trade representative office in Japan, who declined to be identified, said today the shipments will be delayed at least until July.

5.   An official at the Russian trade representative office in Japan, who declined to be identified, said the shipments will be delayed at least until July.

6.   Baytrade hopes in the long run to fund the trade offices fully from local sources, including business user fees.

7.   -- Leaderless trade offices.

8.   A trade office will find a home in a Mexico City tower that became a symbol of folly.

9.   A state trade office was folded into the Massport department a couple of years ago to eliminate duplication.

10.   After opening a trade office in Vladivostok, the largest city of the Russian Far East, Washington state now sells apples, computers and Boeing jets to Russia.