>Chavez promotes cheap phone

委国推中国造95元手机

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)

委内瑞拉总统查韦斯日前宣布，将推出全世界最廉价的手机，以降低国民生活成本。这款手机由中国和委内瑞拉的合资企业生产，价格约合人民币95元，预计于今年5月的第二个周末上市。(见图)