11.   Oil companies also sped up the pace of mergers in a push for efficiency and survival.

12.   The bill also requires that companies speed up the development of technology such as high-speed Internet access.

13.   The company will speed up product development and focus on sectors where Fujitsu leads in technology for generating solid profits, it said.

14.   Loss-making companies made small gains amid support from short-term funds on speculation that the listed companies would speed asset-restructuring, dealers said.