21.   The European Union announced Monday that it will provide financial aid to Southeast Asian nations to strengthen the enforcement of local laws protecting intellectual property.

22.   Theater chains were pressured to strengthen enforcement of the rating last year after a rash of school violence and Senate investigations on advertising to children.

23.   As well as strengthening the enforcement of existing water-saving legislation, Hou called for greater efforts to develop modern technology that avoided unecessary domestic and industrial wastage.

24.   The official also discussed drug trafficking and other criminal activity with local leaders and said the international community hopes to help strengthen law enforcement in Bosnia.

25.   Ramos added that bills strengthening enforcement of intellectual property rights were being drafted in Congress.

26.   Tao said law enforcement should be strengthened to help deal with the problem.

27.   The Financial Post reported that Ottawa would announce a series of measures to strengthen enforcement of its Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Acts.