101.   Australian business said Thursday that these ties would not be endangered by a Howard government.

102.   BB Technology, a Softbank subsidiary, will run the telephone business, the business daily said.

103.   Details of dates of sale, volume or prices were unknown, the major business daily said in a dispatch from New York.

104.   The move follows slack microchip earnings for major semiconductor makers due to declines in microchip prices, the leading business daily said.

105.   The official announcement is expected to be made on Monday, the leading business daily said.

106.   The talks revealed that the efforts to coordinate bilateral policy on the matter were not in harmony, the leading business daily said.

107.   The poll excluded financial firms and those listed on the three stock markets for emerging firms, the business daily said.

108.   The standard will include protection measures based on simulated routes and times needed for guerrillas to reach reactors, the business daily said, quoting official sources.

109.   The strong earnings gain is due to sharply higher income from bond dealing and decreased fund-raising costs amid low interest rates, the leading business daily said.

110.   The venture plans to launch digital mobile telecom services in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin and Guangzhou from July, the major business daily said.