111.   Reports of the resolution came during a diplomatic row between Japan and South Korea over remarks by former foreign minister Michio Watanabe, a senior member of the LDP.

112.   Singaporean Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew Monday said he was retracting a court document critical of a Malaysian state which triggered a diplomatic row between the two countries.

113.   Singaporean political patriarch Lee Kuan Yew Monday promised to retract remarks which have triggered a bitter diplomatic row with Malaysia and apologised publicly for a second time.

114.   Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga Friday denied calling for third-party mediation to end the dispute between India and Pakistan -- avoiding a diplomatic row with New Delhi.

115.   Taiwan Foreign Minister John Chang Friday on Friday urged businesses from his country to stay in South Africa despite the diplomatic row currently raging between Pretoria and Taipei.

116.   The affair triggered a serious diplomatic row with Israel which recalled its ambassador from Paris.

117.   The case of Filipina maid, Flor Contemplacion, hanged in Singapore for a double murder two years ago, caused a serious diplomatic row.

118.   The Burmese statement said that terrorists had intended to destroy the relic itself in order to create a diplomatic row with China.

119.   The case caused widespread protests in the Philippines, the sacking and resignations of several Philippine foreign ministry officials, and a diplomatic row between the two countries.

120.   The diplomatic row escalated late Tuesday when France announced it was recalling its ambasssador to Australia for consultations.