1.   DPP gains would have worsened relations with China, he said.

2.   Foreign investment in Colombia could dry up, particularly if the decertification worsens relations between the two countries, analysts said.

3.   Mainstream democratic newspapers like Izvestia and Sevodnya describe Albright as a hawk who will inevitably worsen relations between the United States and Russia.

4.   North Korea on Tuesday called off a planned visit by Japanese-born women to Japan, in a sign of steadily worsening relations between the two countries.

5.   Osipenko readily admits that the emigration is hurting the region and worsening ethnic relations.

6.   The newspaper issue comes amid worsening trade relations between Canada and the EU.

7.   A rejection of the international rulings could further worsen relations between Serbs and foreign officials in Bosnia.

8.   A senior Libyan official on Friday accused the United States of trying to worsen relations by pushing for sanctions on foreign companies that do business with his country.

9.   But the measures are expected to worsen relations with Singapore, a major trading partner.

10.   Contemplacion was hanged after being convicted of murder of a fellow Filipino maid, and the case worsened relations between the two countries.