61.   Bank restructuring in Asia should proceed faster despite signs that the regional financial crisis may be abating, a top international central bank official said Saturday.

62.   BEIJING and Washington are expected to announce their commitment to ending the regional economic crisis at the Sino-US summit later this month.

63.   BIRLA Group of Industries, the India-based chemical concern, says its Southeast Asian operations have not been seriously affected by the regional economic crisis.

64.   Botswana wants to learn how Southeast Asia is managing the regional financial crisis, its president said upon arriving in Malaysia on Saturday.

65.   But Harding said China is reluctant to let more foreign investors in amid a regional financial crisis.

66.   But he said the regional economic crisis had left the group with inadequate resources to tackle the fires.

67.   But that is before a regional financial crisis forced them to begin considering reforms.

68.   But the regional crisis has led to a real threat of recession here after years of strong growth, rising salaries and low unemployment.

69.   But there were obvious disagreements on how best to fight the regional crisis.

70.   But that was before a regional financial crisis forced them to begin considering reforms.