21.   Provincial officials have promised swift punishment of those responsible.

22.   Provincial officials put the figures at a fraction of that.

23.   Provincial officials refused to disclose further details.

24.   Provincial officials were mulling Saturday over how many more to bring back to the polders guarded by soggy and weakened dams.

25.   Quang Tri provincial officials were invited to the final ceremonies, but only a few low-level types showed up.

26.   A journalist shot dead by unidentified gunmen had been threatened by provincial officials, his colleagues said Friday.

27.   A delegation of provincial officials and government representatives welcomed Jiang.

28.   A provincial official in charge of cultural relics has been arrested for smuggling Ming dynasty sculptures, a Chinese newspaper reported Monday.

29.   A provincial official said the rebels were in control of the town, although some reports indicated fighting there continued.

30.   A provincial official was present during the interviews.