A bright spark amid continuing declines in music will be the jump in technology sales.

American officials say they had a verbal understanding that China's new prohibitions would apply to pre-existing technology sales.

They contain devastating new evidence of drug trafficking, arms dealing and high technology sales by the Government.

For example, the indirect channel now accounts for 66 percent of overall technology sales, up from 53 percent in 1997.

Russian officials seem to have decided that the proceeds from arms and technology sales are worth the risk of irritating American policy makers.

The sanctions do apply when the technology sales are supervised by the State Department.

A7 Congress wants to allow more technology sales abroad.

Dubai's involvement is no surprise to those who follow the murky world of nuclear technology sales.

To become a full-time dad, he had walked away from a six-figure income in technology sales and his friends from work.

Beijing's leaders also need an end to American sanctions against high technology sales.