President Hu Jintao delivers a speech at the CEO Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bangkok, Thailand October 19, 2003. Hu said China's economy remains in good shape and this year's target of a 7 per cent economic growth "is well within reach."

Fifth National City Games
 

Art performances are staged at the opening ceremony for the Fifth National City Games at the Helong Sports Center in Changsha, Central China's Hunan Province October 18, 2003. The event, scheduled to close on October 27, is aimed at selecting outstanding athlets for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, thus none of the athlets are more than 20 years old.


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Billy, I have to say it again, your comments make me laugh:) . I don't think you realize it, but your words in English are funny, in a good way. I am not making fun of you, it's just that I couldn't come up with some of the stuff you say if I tried.

The car kissed me. I think that might qualify as a Cellar Greatest Hits post. :cool:

I think you mean tariff. :)

Keep up the good work Billy:thumb: .

It should be the word
 

I surfed Internet in cyber cafe so I hurry to spell the words. Sometimes I make mistakes. Hope you help me to correct me.

I went car shopping with my dad in Taiwan last year ... a Lexus LS430 costs around $78,000 (US). That's like twice what it is in the U.S.

I asked the dealer and he said it's all the taxes and tariffs (triffes? heh). The retail value of the vehicle is also kicked up like 15% right off the bat - damn japanese.

Billy,
I'm curious, why do you have to go to a cybercafe to get on the Internet? Don't you have a computer at home or at your school?
LUVBUGZ

No computer
 

I have no one computer to use. I have no right to access Internet in company computer. I graduated from my university last year. I have surfed Internet in cybercafe since 1999.

Re: No computer
 

That must be kind of frustrating for you. I can spend several hours on the Internet during one session. How long can you stay online at the cybercafe? Do you have to pay for that time?

Of course, I must pay for it. I often spend half hour in net cafe. In weekend I spend at most 2 hours in it. I can not waste too much time on it because I need prepare for the GRE/GMAT test.

www.x3dchina.com launched
 

Zhao Qizheng (center), Minister in charge of the State Council's Information Office, and Kenneth Podziba, personal representative of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attend the launching ceremony of www.x3dchina.com in New York on October 21, 2003. The website, aiming to enable North American readers to have a better eyeview of China's ancient culture through the latest high technology on the Internet, is a joint venture between China Daily Information Corp and X3D Technologies Corp of the US.

Sino-Pakistiani joint navy exercise
 

Pakistani navy destroyer Babur awaits to take part in a joint search-and-rescue exercise with the Chinese Navy in the East China Sea. The drill is scheduled to begin October 22, 2003. This is the first time China's navy will conduct a joint non-traditional security exercise with foreign navies. More

Earth resources satellite launched
 

A Long March IV B carrier rocket blasts off into the sky at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi Province October 21, 2003, carrying an earth resources satellite jointly developed with Brazil and a China-made Chuangxin I (Innovation I) into orbits.

11 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum
 

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) shakes hands with US President George W. Bush (R) after the reading of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) joint declaration in Bangkok October 21, 2003. The 21-member summit concluded two days of talks with a luncheon where officials had a freewheeling discussion about economic problems and security issues.

Leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) pose for a group photo before the second day of meeting at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in Bangkok October 21, 2003.The leaders are (Front row from left) Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Thailand Prime Minister and host Thaksin Shinawatra, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare, (Back row from left) Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Australian Prime Minister John Howard, U.S. President George W. Bush, Mexican President Vicente Fox, Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Taiwan delegate Lee Yuan-Tseh, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders pose during a group photo session at Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in Bangkok October 21, 2003. The APEC leaders are (L-R) Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, Chinese President Hu Jintao, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and Australian Prime Minister John Howard.