21.  Also in attendance was Boris Berezovsky, head of the giant Logovaz group which signed up as one of the main shareholders for the new public television network.

22.  Among the firms hit Friday were the household appliance maker AEG Hausgeraete, two companies of the giant German electromechanical group Siemens and a Grundig electronics factory.

23.  Daimler-Benz finance boss Gerhard Liener said Friday the giant German industrial group hoped to strengthen its market position in South Africa.

24.  Following his remarks, local petrochemical giant Formosa group called off a planned three billion US dollar power plant project in the mainland.

25.  Following his remarks, Taiwanese petrochemical giant Formosa group called off a planned three billion US dollar power plant project in the Chinese mainland.

26.  Things threaten to turn embarrassing for Bush and the Republicans over the collapse of the energy giant group Enron, which filed for bankruptcy protection last month.

27.  Prices were also lifted by the announcement of a fall in production by the giant Canadian mining group Falconbridge.

28.  Sacked South Korean defence minister late Thursday answered a summons by prosecutors investigating a defence procurement kickback scandal involving arms dealers and the giant Daewoo business group.

29.  South Korean prosecutors have questioned the daughter of a former president and executives of the giant Daewoo group over a corruption scandal involving a sacked defense minister.

30.  The companies involved in the Jackson sponsorship include the giant Hyundai business group and the mass-circulation conservative daily newspaper Chosun Ilbo.