41.   Some Middle Eastern consulates also said China has tightened entry requirements for their citizens.

42.   The Agriculture Department agreed Wednesday to tighten testing requirements for corn bound for Japan to prevent shipments of grain contaminated with a biotech variety not approved for food use.

43.   The electoral laws also give sweeping powers to government electoral officers and tightened identification requirements for voters.

44.   The government has put in place electoral rules that give sweeping powers to electoral officers and tightened identification requirements for voters.

45.   The SEC also is considering tightening the requirements for material included in mutual fund prospectuses and other disclosure documents, he said.

46.   The trend has prompted government to tighten requirements on the firms as well as encourage banks to look into the possibility of restructuring loans instead of foreclosing on debtors.

47.   The SEC is considering tightening the requirements for material included in mutual fund prospectuses and other disclosure documents, he added.

48.   These included stiffer punishments for copyright infringement and a new law tightening requirements for labeling CDs.

49.   Thousands of foreign Islamic students face possible deportation as Pakistan moved Monday to tighten visa requirements amid fears religious schools could be fostering militant activities.

50.   Malaysia is to tighten requirements for hiring foreign labour and will place Indonesian workers last on the list of desirable entrants after a violent riot, reports said Saturday.