1.   Sony and Philips, the electronics companies which jointly developed the original audio-CD, agreed on a standard formula for the CD Plus format in early summer.

2.   For the long term, the country should implement tax incentives for local electronics companies while seeking ways to develop IT personnel and create its own technology.

3.   Investors bought automakers and electronics companies issues early Friday.

4.   The younger Tetsumura had gone to Peru on a month-long business trip beginning earlier this month, according to his employer, major electronics company NEC Corp.