Games-Soccer-Preliminary round results/standings

   BANGKOK, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Results of the third day
preliminary group matches of the 1998 Asian Games soccer
tournament played on Thursday:

   Group C
   Japan 1 India 0

   Group D
   Tajikistan 2 Qatar 1

   Group H
   Kazakhstan 5 Laos 0

   Group G
   Ubezkistan 3 Kuwait 3


Beijing Banquet Marks Lao National Day

   BEIJING (Dec. 2) XINHUA - The Chinese People's 
Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) 
held a banquet here this evening to mark the 23rd 
anniversary of the founding of the Lao People's Democratic 
Repubic.
   Among those present at the occasion were CPAFFC Vice-
President Su Guang, President of the China-Laos Friendship 
Association Liu Chun and Lao Ambassador to China 
Soukthavone Keola.