71.   The Belgian cabinet approved the contribution during a meeting Friday, a defense ministry spokesman said.

72.   The cabinet also approved setting up a council of elders to act as a national media council.

73.   The cabinet approved a draft bill to modernise financial markets and apply a directive of the European Union.

74.   The cabinet approved a new decree to reduce the settlement fund for North Koreans by up to half from next month, the unification ministry said.

75.   The cabinet approved the liberalization measure proposed by the finance ministry, allowing foreign institutions to enter and leave the local stock market more flexibly, the officials said.

76.   The cabinet yesterday approved two new laws providing stringent measures against acts of acid throwing.

77.   The cabinet also approved the creation of a Property Loan Management Organisation to administer zero-coupon bond transactions, Deputy Finance Minister Chaovarat Charnveerakul told reporters.

78.   The consortium is likely to be approved by cabinet before the end of the year, when detailed negotiations would start.

79.   The cabinet also approved a decree limiting the length of time Albanian refugees can stay in Italy.

80.   The cabinet also approved plans for emergency loans to the victims, assistance with drawing deposits and provision of temporary housing.