41.   Officials of the environmentalist group said they had stepped up efforts to get permission for the MV Greenpeace to dock at the eastern Chinese port.

42.   Six Taiwanese and five mainland shipping firms have been authorized by both governments to ply the designated routes between Kaohsiung and the Chinese ports of Fuzhou and Xiamen.

43.   Taiwan on Tuesday agreed to let foreign vessels sail between Taiwanese and Chinese ports in a move to stop them abandoning the Taiwanese market, officials said.

44.   The Chinese port city of Xiamen will relax visa terms for visitors from Taiwan starting Sunday in an effort to attract more investors from across the Taiwan Strait.

45.   The Greenpeace memo says if permission is granted from the Chinese port authority, special personnel will brief the crew.

46.   The ministry has also called departments at all Chinese ports to strengthen quarantine checks of imported fruits and goods brought in by passengers.