81.   South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hong-Koo is to pay a week-long official visit to China next month, the Chinese foreign ministry announced Thursday.

82.   The annual seminar, known as the China Summit, gathers representatives from Chinese ministries and major US, Japanese and European corporations.

83.   The Chinese foreign ministry gave a guarded welcome Thursday to a Japanese pledge to destroy every chemical weapon left in China by Japanese troops during World War II.

84.   The Chinese foreign ministry declined to make any immediate reaction to the report, when questioned by AFP.

85.   The Chinese foreign ministry did not immediately reply when asked Monday by AFP if the editorial represented official Chinese views on the situation in the Middle East.

86.   The Chinese foreign ministry has apparently shut down.

87.   The Chinese foreign ministry has shut its doors, with no one on duty to answer the phone.

88.   The Chinese foreign ministry has shut its doors, without even a person on duty to answer the phone.

89.   The Chinese foreign ministry in Beijing renewed a threat of economic sanctions.

90.   The Chinese foreign ministry mat, met with officials in the United States.