41.   South Korea promised to open its markets wider to Japanese movies and other cultural programs this year and the two countries agreed to ease or lift trade restrictions.

42.   South Korea has since opened its market wider to Japanese culture.

43.   The announcement came amid renewed trade frictions between Washington and Tokyo over U.S. demands that Japan open its market wider to foreign autos and auto parts.

44.   The European Union, the United States and Canada are pressing China to open its markets wider before it can join the trade rules-making body.

45.   The free trade area is intended to increase trade and investment within ASEAN, giving its members access to a wider market.

46.   The increase, part of a continuing upward trend, is the result of wider market openings in non-manufacturing fields and simplification of investment procedures, the ministry said.

47.   The manufacturing sector is expected to benefit from a wider market opening in Eastern Africa, while the current long rains are expected to boost food production.

48.   The United States and other major western traders have refused to let China into the rule-making body unless Beijing opens its markets wider.

49.   The top U.S. official in South Korea urged Seoul on Wednesday to open its markets wider to foreign goods for the sake of prosperity and good business.

50.   The U.S.-Japan trade fight has South Korea jittery that it may become the next target of American pressure to open its lucrative car market wider.