11.   French officials announced the accord Thursday, saying it allows for investment guarantees, repatriation of profits, guarantees against nationalizations and arbitration procedures.

12.   He leaves Wednesday for Kuala Lumpur, where the Mongolian delegation is expected to sign a similar agreement with Malaysia on investment guarantees and another on avoiding double taxation.

13.   Her visit would also possibly see the signing of agreements on investment guarantee and avoidance of double taxation between the two countries.

14.   In early July, it suspended negotiations with Taiwan on direct shipping, investment guarantees and other links and scuttled discussions of summit meetings in Beijing and Taiwan.

15.   It requires that Vietnamese trade barriers be lowered, state industries compete with foreign companies, and copyright and investment guarantees be raised to international levels.

16.   Taiwan wants first to resume talks on concrete issues, like fishing disputes and investment guarantees.

17.   Taiwan wants to resume talks on concrete issues, like fishing disputes and investment guarantees.

18.   Swaziland and Taiwan signed an investment protection guarantee Tuesday, further cementing relations between the two countries.

19.   Taiwan wants first to resume talks on concrete issues such as fishing disputes and investment guarantees.

20.   Taiwan officials say they want to resume discussion of technical matters, such as returning illegal aliens and hijackers, resolving fishing disputes and investment guarantees.