91.   Government offices have begun reporting low attendance, while private businesses said the heat wave was affecting work.

92.   Government offices have begun reporting low attendance, while private businesses said the heatwave was affecting work.

93.   Honda wants to use motor racing to develop new technology and put a new shine on its reputation for performance and reliability, the major business daily said.

94.   A consortium of Japanese companies has agreed with the government of Azerbaijan to develop oil fields in southern Caspian Sea, a business daily said Sunday.

95.   A slump in earnings of the microchip division will be offset by continued growth in the telecommunications division, the major business daily said.

96.   After the deregulation, the MOF will authorize branch openings upon application, the major business daily said in a front-page article.

97.   An Australian mining company has signed an agreement with an Indian firm to set up a joint venture in India, a business daily said Saturday.

98.   An increasing number of Japanese banks are being forced to offer collateral for swap deals, the business daily said.

99.   Approval will probably come during a planned visit to China by Toyota President Hiroshi Okuda, the major business daily said in a dispatch from Beijing.

100.   Atlanta businesses also say they are not profiting from the boom.