>Chavez promotes cheap phone

委國推中國造95元手機

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recently announced that Venezuela will sell the cheapest mobile phone in the world, priced at about RMB95, as a method to lower living costs for its citizens. This mobile phone will be produced by a Sino-Venezuela joint venture. It is scheduled to be released in the second weekend in May.(See photo)

委內瑞拉總統查韋斯日前宣布，將推出全世界最廉價的手機，以降低國民生活成本。這款手機由中國和委內瑞拉的合資企業生產，價格約合人民幣95元，預計于今年5月的第二個周末上市。(見圖)