71.   Wei was charged last month shortly after a visit by Chancellor Helmut Kohl to boost business ties.

72.   While the EU and India agreed to boost economic ties, they disagreed on political issues.

73.   With a group of business leaders in tow, Blair also hopes to boost trade ties.

74.   Works kept in an underground vault are now being publicly displayed as the museum boosts ties with the outside world, Kalantari said.

75.   Wu said good political relations between China and Britain will boost economic ties between the countries, the news agency reported.

76.   Yeltsin meets with Hashimoto, pledges to boost ties.

77.   Foreign ministry officials said Mahathir will make a four-day visit to New Zealand from Tuesday to boost ties, particularly in the economic and education sectors.

78.   Greece and Macedonia signed an agreement on military cooperation Thursday, designed to boost ties between the two Balkans neighbors.

79.   He is due to meet Syrian leaders to discuss the peace process and ways of boosting bilateral ties.

80.   Howard earlier met his Chinese counterpart Li Peng for talks aimed at boosting economic ties and easing a relationship strained since he came to power a year ago.