1.   Almost the entire Cabinet, led by two deputy prime ministers, attended the opening dinner reception of the Summit Parkview hotel Saturday.

2.   Dr Ling was speaking at a dinner reception held in Kuala Lumpur last night for business delegates from the Taiwan Rubber Products Traders Association.

3.   During his one-month stay in Tyre, he received gifts from businessmen seeking his investment and held dinner receptions.

4.   Following a Tuesday night dinner reception, Andrew planned to visit the abandoned capital, emergency shelters and the Montserrat Volcano Observatory.

5.   Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew will deliver his keynote speech during a dinner reception.

6.   The dinner reception was sponsored by the regional Spanish government of Andalucia, the home of flamenco and birthplace of Tristan, Juanfran and many other squad members.

7.   According to an official schedule, the ministers played golf ahead of a dinner reception, with the official one-day talks due to begin Friday.