1.   Additionally, the FDIC proposed to consolidate the process through which banks can apply to open branches overseas.

2.   However, because state law allows it, the ban would not apply to open containers in cars.

3.   It has applied to open a representative office in the hope it will be allowed to sell polices again later this year.

4.   International banks are still applying to open branches in Bahrain, said BMA Governor Abdullah Saif, suggesting confidence in Bahrain as a regional financial center remains strong.

5.   It has established offices in London, Seoul, Tokyo and Singapore and is applying to open a branch in New York as well, the report said.

6.   Mr Zhang said that LCH bank has already applied to open branches in Shanghai and Beijing and a representative office in Wuhan.

7.   The firm already has representative offices in Beijing and Tianjin, and has applied to open a Shanghai office.

8.   The larvae are applied to open wounds that have been stubborn to heal, usually when all other treatments have failed.

9.   The letter marked the third time this year Rainsy has applied to open a radio station.

10.   German luxury automaker Daimler-Benz has applied to open a joint venture assembly line in Vietnam to build Mercedes cars and small trucks, a report said Sunday.