Chinese State Councilor Chen Zhili congratulated on the third China International Internet Culture Exposition which opened in Beijing Monday afternoon.

Zhao Weisui, vice culture minister, read at the opening ceremony Chen's congratulatory letter, saying the expo will help promote the original Chinese Internet culture towards the outside world and contribute to the prosperity of China's Internet economy and culture.

Close to 260 companies from home and abroad are attending the four-day fair, which is sponsored by seven departments including the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Information Industry and the municipal government of Beijing.

(Xinhua News Agency October 4, 2005)