"On the question of whether China is just extracting resources, I think this (accusation) is a little unfair. The United States should not take a moral high ground on resource extraction. We need to deal with the core issue to make sure there is transparency in the extraction of these resources."

Mwangi Kimenyi, Director of the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution, remarking on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's latest trip to Africa in a phone interview with Xinhua News Agency from Kenya on August 14

"The price war will serve as a trump card in the initial stage of expansion, but the model of sacrificing reasonable profits is not sustainable in the long run."

Shi An, founder of Gootime Technology, a service provider in the IT industry based in Shanghai, commenting on the recent cut-throat price war between major Chinese online retailers on August 15

"If Japan's Emperor wishes to visit South Korea, I think it would be good for him to sincerely apologize to those who died while fighting for independence."

South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, remarking in Seoul on August 14, a day before the Liberation Day of South Korea

"The era of sitting in meditation by the light of an oil lamp is gone. We need to keep pace with the times. The Internet is a good tool with which to disseminate Buddhism."

Master Yanzheng, a 27-year-old monk of the Shaolin Temple, a leading Buddhist monastery located in central China's Henan Province, talking about his use of microblogs to communicate with followers in a recent interview with Xinhua News Agency