11.   Dissidents demanded that the legislature accelerate political reforms, spend more on education and abolish household registration rules used to block farmers from migrating to cities.

12.   Following the appointment of a new prime minister this month, the government has repeatedly promised to accelerate economic reform and improve the investment climate.

13.   He pledged to accelerate the reforms if the Congress is returned to power in ways that would generate more employment.

14.   It noted that the government needed to maintain the stabilization effort and to accelerate structural reforms.

15.   Kim said South Korea should make the labor market more flexible and accelerate reforms of family-oriented conglomerates, or chaebol to attract foreign investment.

16.   Kuchma also ordered the military to suspend all missile launches during the investigation into the crash, to check all missiles and urged to accelerate army reform.

17.   Meanwhile, the NESDB will accelerate bureaucratic reform with power decentralisation, the privatisation of state enterprises and greater participation by non-governmental organisations.

18.   New Syria Cabinet expected to accelerate economic reform.

19.   Slovakia, which started early this year, has accelerated reforms and hopes to catch up with the six front-runners.

20.   South Korea must accelerate corporate reform and open its market further to imports to restore international credibility in its economy, the U.S. ambassador to Seoul said Friday.