1. They identified addressing the spread of influenza as their priority cooperation area and used the opportunity to launch official tripartite cooperation in this field.
2. The launch of Monday's ferry service is expected to help rejuvenate China's aging industrial area in the northeast.
3. The three countries are now consulting with each other for the early launch of negotiations for the free trade area.
4. Japan's Coast Guard said it would launch a study of the ocean floor off Kashiwazaki starting Friday to better map fault lines in the area.
5. Dias said the former rebel headquarters would be used as the main staging area to launch future offensives against the Tamil Tigers.
6. Plutonium fuel has been used on two other spacecrafts taking off from the Cape Canaveral area since Cassini's launch.
7. " We're expecting we'll see some afternoon thunderstorms in the area around launch time, " said shuttle weather officer Kathy Winter.