We re talking about pen pals this morning, lots of you getting in touch. sharon smith, i have been writing to my pen pal for almost 60 years we started writing in junior school as a chain letter. we have met several times firstly in 1981, sue came and stayed with me and my new husband. these days we whatsapp and email, it always amazes me that we can speak and message each other these days when we used to write to each other and it took weeks for the blue airmail letters to come! blue airmail letters, remember those? david griffiths in holyhead says, i was on the radio sweden pen pal list in 1978. i started writing to four people from all over the globe. i am still in touch with one today. iris young from tuscaloosa, alabama. we write, email now, a few times a year, have met four times in the 45 years since 78. jeff said, my secondary school had a
heard. well leaders met in hawaii on sunday, but this was no vacation. their focus talking trade and jump starting the world economy. and in thailand, we visit an area known for its temples and tourism as it begins to emerge from all that water. that s just ahead. captions by vitac www.vitac.com well, it was an idyllic setting, palm trees, blue sky and light a breeze. but they tackled some heated issues on sunday. u.s. president barack obama hosted it, making a push for a free trade zone across the pacific. so far, 12 countries have shown interest but not china, which clashed with the u.s. on several issues. president obama took up one sticking point after the summit wrapped up. take a listen. most economists estimate that the r&d is devalued by 20, 25%. that means our exports to china are that much more expensive and their imports into the united states are that much cheaper. now, there s been slight improvement over the last year. partly because of u.s. pressure