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  ACQUISITION AGREEMENT 

THIS AGREEMENT is dated for reference
  this 29th day of August 2003. 

 BETWEEN:


  MARCO POLO WORLD NEWS INC. (“MPW”),
    a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of British Columbia and RINO
    VULTAGGIO, (“Vultaggio”) being the sole principal of MPV,
    both doing business at an office located at 302-3680 E. Hastings Street,
    Vancouver, British Columbia, V5K 2A9; 



 OF THE FIRST PART 

 AND:


  GLOBAL-WIDE PUBLICATION LTD. ("Global”),
    a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of Nevada and having an office
    located at Box 18, 323-595 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2T5;
  



 OF THE SECOND PART 


WHEREAS:


	A.	MPW is engaged in the business of producing,
        publishing and distributing a weekly ethnic language newspaper called
        Il Marco Polo Italian Weekly Newspaper previously known as L’Eco
        D’Italia,

	 	 
	B.	Global desires to purchase all the issued
        and outstanding shares of common stock in the capital of MPW (the “Shares”)
        on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;



                                 NOW
  THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the premises
  and mutual agreements and covenants herein contained, the parties hereby covenant
  and agree as follows: 

 1.                           
  MPW’S REPRESENTATIONS  

                                Vultaggio
  and MPW hereby jointly and severally make the following representations and
  warranties to Global, each of which is true and correct on the date hereof and
  will be true and correct on the Closing Date, each of which shall be unaffected
  by any investigation made by Global and shall survive the Closing Date: 

	(a)	The authorized capital of MPW consists
        of 10,000 common shares without par value of which one common share (the
        “Share”) is issued as fully paid and non-assessable. Vultaggio
        is the registered holder and beneficial owner of one Share. There are
        no outstanding or authorized options, dividends, warrants, agreements,
        subscriptions, calls, demand or rights of any character relating to the
        capital stock of MPW, whether or not issued, including, without limitation,
        securities convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any securities
        of MPW;

	 	 
	(b)	MPW is a corporation duly incorporated,
        validly existing and in good standing under the laws of British Columbia
        and has all requisite corporate power and













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	 	authority to own its property and operate
        its business as and where it is now being conducted;

	 	 
	(c)	MPW is duly licensed or qualified and
        in good standing in the province of British Columbia, which is the sole
        jurisdiction in which the nature of MPW’s assets or the business
        conducted by MPW makes qualification necessary;

	 	 
	(d)	MPW has no subsidiaries and owns no
        interest in any corporation, partnership, proprietorship or any other
        business entity;

	 	 
	(e)	MPW has good and marketable title to
        all of its assets free and clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges, charges,
        claims, leases, restrictions or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever,
        and subject to no restrictions with respect to transferability. All of
        MPW’s assets are in its possession and control;

	 	 
	(f)	MPW has not given a power of attorney,
        which is currently in effect, to any person, firm or corporation for any
        purpose whatsoever;

	 	 
	(g)	MPW has not entered into any other agreement
        or granted any option to sell or otherwise transfer any of its assets;

	 	 
	(h)	To the knowledge of MPW, each contract,
        lease, license, commitment and agreement to which it is a party is in
        full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
        of all of the parties thereto. MPW is not in default and has not received
        or given any notice of default, and to MPW’s knowledge, no other
        party thereto is in default, under any such contract, lease, license,
        commitment or other agreement or under any other obligation relating to
        MPW’s assets or its business;

	 	 
	(i)	There are no outstanding orders, judgments,
        injunctions, awards or decrees of any court, arbitrator or governmental
        or regulatory body involving MPW. No suit, action or legal, administrative,
        arbitration or other proceeding or reasonable basis therefor, or, to the
        best of MPW’s knowledge, no investigation by any governmental agency
        pertaining to MPW or its assets is pending or has been threatened against
        MPW which could adversely affect the financial condition or prospects
        of MPW or the conduct of the business thereof or any of MPW’s assets
        or materially adversely affect the ability of the shareholders of MPW
        to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

	 	 
	(j)	To its knowledge, MPW has not infringed
        any patent or patent application, copyright or copyright application,
        trademark or trademark application or trade name or other proprietary
        or intellectual property right of any other person or received any notice
        of a claim of such infringement;

	 	 
	(k)	MPW has the right to use all data and
        information necessary to permit the conduct













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	 	of its business from and after the Closing
        Date, as such business is and has been normally conducted;

	 	 
	(l)	The Articles of MPW permit it to carry
        on its present business and to enter into this Agreement;

	 	 
	(m)	The performance of this Agreement will
        not be in violation of the Articles of MPW or any agreement to which MPW
        is a party and will not give any person any right to terminate or cancel
        any agreement or any right enjoyed by MPW and will not result in the creation
        or imposition of any lien, encumbrance or restriction of any nature whatsoever
        in favour of a third party upon or against the assets of MPW;

	 	 
	(n)	MPW holds all permits, licences, registrations
        and authorizations necessary for it to conduct its business;

	 	 
	(o)	MPW is not in violation of any federal,
        state, municipal or other law, regulation or order of any government or
        regulatory authority;

	 	 
	(p)	MPW has filed with the appropriate government
        agencies all tax or information returns and tax reports required to be
        filed, and such filings are substantially true, complete and correct;

	 	 
	(q)	All federal, state, municipal, foreign,
        sales, property or excise or other taxes whether or not yet due have been
        fully paid or adequately provided for;

	 	 
	(r)	The corporate records and minute books
        of MPW contain complete and accurate minutes of all meetings of the directors
        and shareholders of MPW held since incorporation;

	 	 
	(s)	All material transactions of MPW have
        been promptly and properly recorded or filed in or with its respective
        books and records; and

	 	 
	(t)	MPW has complied with all laws, rules,
        regulations and orders applicable to it relating to employment, including
        those relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining, occupational health
        and safety, employment standards and workers' compensation.



2.                           
  GLOBAL'S REPRESENTATIONS

                               
  Global hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Vultaggio
  and MPW, each of which is true and correct on the date hereof and will be true
  and correct on the Closing Date, each of which shall be unaffected by any investigation
  made by Vultaggio or MPW and shall survive the Closing Date: 

	(a)	The authorized capital of Global consists of 70,000,000
        shares of common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with par
        value of $0.001 each, of which 4,900,000 shares are issued as fully paid
        and non-assessable. An additional 300,000












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	 	shares of common stock will be issued
        by way of an Offering Memorandum to raise US $ 45,000 for Global financial
        requirements. There are no outstanding or authorized options, dividends,
        warrants, agreements, subscriptions, calls, demand or rights of any character
        relating to the capital stock of Global, whether or not issued, including,
        without limitation, securities convertible into or evidencing the right
        to purchase any securities of Global. However, it is contemplated that
        Global will issue additional shares of common stock in order to raise
        financing necessary for working capital and to fund the acquisition MPW;

	 	 
	(b)	Global is a corporation duly incorporated,
        validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada
        and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own its property
        and operate its business as and where it is now being conducted;

	 	 
	(c)	Global is in good standing with respect
        to its filings with the Nevada Secretary of State;

	 	 
	(d)	Global has no subsidiaries and owns
        no interest in any corporation, partnership, proprietorship or any other
        business entity;

	 	 
	(e)	Global currently has no assets or liabilities
        other than cash received for share subscriptions;

	 	 
	(f)	Global has not entered into any other
        agreement or granted any option to sell or otherwise transfer any of its
        assets or its securities;

	 	 
	(g)	Global is not a party to any contracts,
        leases, licenses, commitments and other agreements relating to its assets
        or its business;

	 	 
	(h)	There are no outstanding orders, judgments,
        injunctions, awards or decrees of any court, arbitrator or governmental
        or regulatory body involving Global. No suit, action or legal, administrative,
        arbitration or other proceeding or reasonable basis therefor, or, to the
        best of Global’s knowledge, no investigation by any governmental
        agency, pertaining to Global or its assets is pending or has been threatened
        against Global which could adversely affect the financial condition or
        prospects of Global or the conduct of the business thereof or any of Global’s
        assets or materially adversely affect the ability of Global to consummate
        the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

	 	 
	(i)	The Articles and Bylaws of Global permit
        it to carry on its present business and to enter into this Agreement;

	 	 
	(j)	The performance of this Agreement will
        not be in violation of the Articles or Bylaws of Global or any agreement
        to which Global is a party;













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	(k)	Global is not in violation of any federal,
        state, municipal or other law, regulation or order of any government or
        regulatory authority;

	 	 
	(l)	Global has filed with the appropriate
        government agencies all tax or information returns and tax reports required
        to be filed, and such filings are substantially true, complete and correct;

	 	 
	(m)	No federal, state, municipal, foreign,
        sales, property or excise or other taxes are payable by Global;

	 	 
	(n)	The corporate records and minute books
        of Global contain complete and accurate minutes of all meetings of the
        directors and shareholders of Global held since incorporation; and

	 	 
	(o)	All material transactions of Global
        have been promptly and properly recorded or filed in or with its respective
        books and records.





	
        3.                           
          SALE OF SHARES

                                    
              On the Closing Date, upon the terms and
          conditions herein set forth, Global agrees to purchase a 100% undivided
          right, title and interest in and to the Share in consideration of Global
          issuing to Vultaggio 2,100,000 restricted shares of common stock in
          the capital of Global (the “Vend-In Stock”). In further consideration,
          Global shall commit to lend, without any fixed terms of repayment, the
          sum of US$6,000 to MPW, which MPW shall use primarily to cover the costs
          associated with its obligations relating to the closing of this agreement.

         4.                           
          CLOSING

                                    
              The sale and purchase of the Shares shall
          be closed at the office of Global as follows:

      

	 	 
	a.	at 10:00 A.M. (Vancouver time) on September
        30th, 2003 (the closing date) or

	 	 
	b.	on such other date or at such other
        place upon confirmation by Global of completion of an Offering Memorandum
        to raise US $ 45,000 or

      

	c.	on as such other date and such other
        place as may be agreed upon by the parties

      

	 	 
	
        5.                           
          ACTIONS BY THE PARTIES PENDING CLOSING

                                    
              From and after the date hereof and until
          the Closing Date, MPW and Global covenant and agree that:

      

	 	 
	(a)
   	MPW and Global, and their authorized
        representatives, shall have full access during normal business hours to
        all documents of MPW and Global and each party shall furnish to the other
        party or its authorized representatives all information with respect to
        the affairs and business of MPW and Global as the parties may reasonably
        request; 

      












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	(b)	MPW and Global shall conduct their business
        diligently and substantially in the manner previously conducted and MPW
        and Global shall not make or institute any unusual or novel methods of
        purchase, sale, management, accounting or operation, except with the prior
        written consent of the other party. Neither MPW nor Global shall enter
        into any contract or commitment to purchase or sell any assets or engage
        in any transaction not in the usual and ordinary course of business without
        the prior written consent of the other party;

	 	 
	(c)	Without the prior written consent of
        the other party, neither MPW nor Global shall increase or decrease the
        compensation provided to its employees, officers, directors or agents;

	 	 
	(d)	Neither MPW nor Global will amend its
        Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or make any changes in its respective
        authorized or issued capital without the prior written approval of the
        other party;

	 	 
	(e)	Neither MPW nor Global shall act or
        omit to do any act, or permit any act or omission to act, which will cause
        a breach of any contract, commitment or obligation; and

	 	 
	(f)	Neither MPW nor Global will declare
        or pay any dividend or make any distribution, directly or indirectly,
        in respect of their respective capital stock, nor will they directly or
        indirectly redeem, purchase, sell or otherwise acquire or dispose of shares
        in their respective capital stock.

	 	 
	
        6.                           
          CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO GLOBAL’S OBLIGATIONS

                                    
              Each and every obligation of Global to be
          performed on the Closing Date shall be subject to the satisfaction by
          the Closing Date of the following conditions, unless waived in writing
          by Global:

      

	 	 
	(a)	The representations and warranties made
        by MPW in this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing
        Date with the same effect as though such representations and warranties
        had been made or given by the Closing Date;

	 	 
	(b)	MPW shall have performed and complied
        with all of their obligations under this Agreement which are to be performed
        or complied with by them by the Closing Date;

	 	 
	(c)	MPW shall have provided Global with
        the opportunity to review all of MPW’s relevant financial records
        and Global shall be satisfied with such review as Global may determine
        in its sole opinion;

	 	 
	(d)	MPW shall have obtained the necessary
        consent of its shareholders to effect the transactions contemplated herein;

      













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	(e)	MPW shall deliver to Global:
	 	 	 
	 	(i)	a certified true copy of resolutions
        of MPW’s Board of Directors authorizing the transfer of the Shares
        from Vultaggio to Global, the registration of the Shares in the name of
        the Global and the issuance of a share certificate representing the Shares
        in the name of Global;

	 	 	 
	 	(ii)	a share certificates representing the
        Shares issued in the name of Vultaggio accompanied by duly executed Irrevocable
        Powers of Attorney to transfer the Shares to Global; and

	 	 	 
	 	(iii)	A share certificate or certificates
        registered in the name of Global, signed by the President of MPW, representing
        the Shares.

	 	 	 


	 7.                           
        CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO MPW’S OBLIGATIONS

                                  
            Each and every obligation of Vultaggio and
        MPW to be performed on the Closing Date shall be subject to the satisfaction
        by the Closing Date of the following conditions, unless waived in writing
        by the MPW:

	 	 
	(a)
	The representations and
        warranties made by Global in this Agreement shall be true and correct
        on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though such representations
        and warranties had been made or given by the Closing Date;

	 	 
	(b)
	Global shall have performed
        and complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement which are
        to be performed or complied with by the Closing Date;

	 	 
	(c)
	Global shall deliver to
        MPW:

	 	 	 
	 	(i)
	a certified true copy of resolutions
        of Global’s Board of Directors authorizing the issuance of the Vend-In
        Shares to Vultaggio and appointing Vultaggio to Global’s Board of
        Directors;

	 	 	 
	 	(ii)
	share certificates representing the
        Global Shares issued in the names of Vultaggio in equal amounts in accordance
        with paragraph 3 herein, representing the Shares; and

	 	 	 
	 	(iii)
	documentation evidencing Global’s
        obligation to MPW in accordance with paragraph 3 herein in a form satisfactory
        to MPW.

	 
	8.                           
        FURTHER ASSURANCES

                                  
            The parties hereto covenant and agree to do
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 deliver all such further deeds and documents as shall be reasonably
  required in order to fully perform and carry out the terms and intent of this
  Agreement. 

 9.                           
  ENTIRE AGREEMENT 

                            
      This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
  to date between the parties hereto and supersedes every previous agreement,
  communication, expectation, negotiation, representation or understanding, whether
  oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, between the parties
  with respect to the subject of this Agreement. 

 10.                           
  NOTICE 

 10.1                          Any
  notice required to be given under this Agreement shall be deemed to be well
  and sufficiently given if delivered by hand to either party at their respective
  addresses first noted above. 

 10.2                          Either
  party may time to time by notice in writing change its address for the purpose
  of this section. 

 11.                           
  TIME OF ESSENCE 

                                  
  Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement. 

 12.                           
  TITLES  

                                  
  The titles to the respective sections hereof shall not be deemed a part
  of this Agreement but shall be regarded as having been used for convenience
  only. 

 13.                           
  SCHEDULES  

                            
        The schedules attached to this Agreement
  are incorporated into this Agreement by reference and are deemed to be part
  hereof. 

 14.                           
  SEVERABILITY 

                            
        If any one or more of the provisions
  contained herein should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect
  in any jurisdictions, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions
  shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby in any other jurisdiction
  and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
  herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 

 15.                            
  APPLICABLE LAW  

                            
         The situs of the Agreement is
  Vancouver, British Columbia, and for all purposes this Agreement will be governed
  exclusively by and construed and enforced in accordance with 









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 laws prevailing in the Province of British Columbia. The parties
  hereto agree to attorn to the jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of
  British Columbia. 

 16.                         
  ENUREMENT  

                            
      This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and
  be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
  assigns. 

                             
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed
  as of the day and year first above written. 

	MARCO POLO WORLD NEWS INC.	GLOBAL-WIDE PUBLICATION LTD.
	 	 
	Per:	Per:
	 	 
	 	 
	     /s/ Rino Vultaggio           	      /s/ Robert
      Hoegler           
	Authorized Signatory	Authorized Signatory
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	       /s/ Rino
      Vultaggio           	 
	RINO VULTAGGIO