"It is not true [when] some say our missile test-firing is a violation of the moratorium, because we had placed a temporary halt on missile firing when talks were being held to improve relations with the United States and Japan at that time."

North Korea's UN Ambassador Han Song Ryol on his country's plan to test fire a long-range missile

"We're going to lose an icon, but the company is going to gain a chief software architect."

Technology analyst Rob Enderle, commenting on Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates' decision to step down from his day-to-day responsibilities at the firm

"China is an attractive telecom market, with growth in both quantity and quality."

Kim Shin Bae, Chief Executive Officer of South Korea's SK Telecom, on buying $1 billion worth of bonds in China Unicom

"Today, America's diplomacy is on track, it is stronger than ever, and that is due in no small part to Bob Zoellick."

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on the resignation of her deputy to enter the private sector

"The government is worried that overseas investment is bringing too much foreign currency into China and that it will cause property bubbles. But people are buying because they see real growth prospects and real returns from Chinese real estate.'' 

Liu Yang, fund manager at Hong Kong-based Atlantis Investment Management Ltd., on China's reportedly soon-to-come restrictions on the purchase of real estate by foreign investors