DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe inspects foundries in Mandalay Industrial Zone-2, calls for improvement of quality of products; Commander attends opening ceremony of delivery room in Dagon Myithit (South) Township; Appointment of Ambassador agreed on; Border areas witness sustained progress; Minister for L&F meets Chinese guests; Culture Minister receives Vietnamese guests; Visiting Deputy Commander Lt-Gen Gui Quanzhi of Chengdu Military Area Command of PRC visits Defence Services Museum; Meetings of National Convention delegate groups held; Depty Commander Lt-Gen Quanzhi and party tour Mandalay, Bagan, Lashio; Cash, relief items provided for Myeik fire victims; Vietnamese guests call on Information Deputy Minister; Myanmar and CHinese entrepreneurs hold business talks..."PERSPECTIVES":"The Ayeyawady Bridge (Yadanabon) for long-term interests of the nation"...FEATURE:"Why National Convention was suspended temporarily in 1996?"