Document:

Exhibit 10

Exhibit 10.31

Agreement

Party A:

Equipment Division, Department of Education, Sichuan Province

Party B:

Today’s Teachers Technology and Culture Ltd.

Through discussion between the two parties, Party A and Party B agree to jointly co-operate in carrying out the project of book cataloguing and supply service for equipping the libraries of elementary and secondary schools in Sichuan Province.

1.

Party A shall examine and approve the book catalogue provided by Party B according to the requirement for library equipment by the Ministry of Education.  After approval, Party A shall be responsible to include the books in the required book catalogue for equipping the libraries of elementary and secondary schools in Sichuan Province.  It shall also inspect the status of the equipment and fulfillment of the required book catalogue during such occasions as the standard acceptance process of the libraries of elementary and secondary schools in the province, the acceptance of “Pujiu (Making Nine-Year Education Universal”), and the re-revaluation of provincial key high schools and acceptance of national and provincial-level demonstration high schools.

2.

Party A appoints Party B as its specialized exclusive supplier.  (Details regarding supplies shall be agreed upon by the demanders and Party B through specific business agreements) and shall circulate the above contents in a document in the name of the Educational Department of Sichuan Province to the whole province.

3.

Party B shall be responsible to set up online subscription and supply system, regularly provide the book catalogue approved by Party A to the elementary and secondary schools in the province through internet or mail orders.

4.

When carrying out its supply responsibilities, Party B shall have an honest attitude and be service-minded.  In case there is any conducts that intentionally damage demander’s interest and service, Party A reserves the right to reverse its obligations stipulated in clause 1 above.

5.

After accepting Party A’s invitation to co-operate on this project, Party B shall gradually provide and complete more specialized service contents in accordance with demanders, and accept guidance and supervision of Party A to its work from time to time.

6.

Before the start-up of the co-operation project between the two parties, Party B shall pay Party A a management fee of RMB50,000 Yuan.

In case new issues occur during the execution of this agreement, the two parties can continue to sign additional agreements.

Two identical sets of this agreement have been signed, effective from the date signed, one for each party.

Party A

Equipment Division, Department of Education, Sichuan Province

January 1, 2003

Party B

Today’s Teachers Technology and Culture Ltd.

January 9, 2003Exhibit 10

Exhibit 10.32

Entrustment Letter

Trustor:

The Project Team of the Key Research Project - Kindergarten Bilingual Education and Teachers’ Training - of the Tenth Five-Year Plan of the Ministry of Education (the “Team”)

Trustee:

Today’s Teachers Technology and Culture Ltd. (“TTTC”)

The Team entrusts TTTC for the development of audio, video materials and learning tools, and the manufacturing and sales of related products for the kindergarten English thematic education curriculum of the key research project - Kindergarten Bilingual Education and Teachers’ Training - of the Tenth Five-Year Plan of the Ministry of Education (the “Works”). The parties (the “Parties”) agree as follows:

1.

The Team entrusts TTTC for development of the learning tools and the manufacturing of related products of the Works.

(1).

The Team is responsible for providing scientific and rigorous education contents or guidance for the products; 

(2).

The Team is responsible for promoting the products within the area of the kindergarten bilingual project;

(3).

The Team is responsible for organizing experts to appraise the products.

2.

TTTC accepted and promised to complete the Works as follows:

(1).

TTTC is responsible for the earlier stage development, design and trial of the learning tool products;

(2).

TTTC is responsible for the manufacturing of the products;

(3).

TTTC is responsible for drawing up the price standard and sales plan of the products based on consultation with the Team;

(4).

TTTC is responsible for providing the startup fund for the products to the Team in the amount of RMB100,000 yuan, payable in two installments (RMB50,000 each). The first payment shall be made to the Team within ten days following the execution of this entrustment letter, and the balance shall be paid by the end of March 2005;

(5).

The parties shall have a separate agreement for the distribution the profits from the products sales.

3.

The Team has the right to supervise TTTC’s implementation of the Works.

4.

TTTC has the responsibility to report the Works to the Team on a regular basis.

5.

The entrustment letter is effective from the date both parties have duly executed.

The Team:

Signature and Seal on March 26, 2003

TTTC:

Signature and Seal on April 2, 2003Exhibit 10

Exhibit 10.33

Agreement Number: 2003001

Cooperation Agreement on

“Online Library for Elementary and Secondary Schools in China”

of China Education Equipment Website

Party A:

Anhui Guoxun Education, Science and Technology Limited

Party B:

Today’s Teachers Technology and Culture Limited

1.

Objectives of Cooperation

In order to push forward the development of China Education Equipment Website and to jointly open up the education market of “Online Library for Elementary and Secondary Schools” (“China School Online Library”), the parties agreed on the following regarding “China School Online Library” of China Education Equipment Website.

2.

Project, Method and Conditions of Cooperation

2.1

Project of Cooperation

2.1.1

The project for cooperation is “China School Online Library” of China Education Equipment Website.

2.1.2

The website name for the project of “China School Online Library” of China Education Equipment Website is “China School Online Library”. Its official publicly registered domain name is “csoll.com”. The website’s actual name is the same as its website name. Its full registered name is: “China School Online Library”, simultaneously registered related domain names are: “Online Library”, “Education Library” and so on.

2.2

Method of Cooperation

2.2.1

Party A will invest in terms of the usage right of the brand name of “China Education Equipment Website” and its technical support.

2.2.2

Party B will invest in funding support and the operation of the website.

2.2.3

Party A will be responsible for providing technical support and guidance to the “China School Online Library” of China Education Equipment website; while Party B will have the plenary responsibility for the lone-term planning and construction, operation and management of the project.

2.3

Conditions of Cooperation

2.3.1

Party B will be the sole agreed legitimate operator of China Education Equipment Website in management advice, resource service, information provision and so on for China School Online Library, Party A shall not develop into cooperation relationship with a third party that has similar business or the same nature of projects or services.

2.3.2.

Party B will initially invest RMB500,000 yuan in the basic construction of the website. It will entrust Party A to provide technical construction plans and the actual construction itself. Details will be stipulated in supplement agreements.

2.3.3

The parties will enter into supplementary agreements on construction plans and job divisions during their cooperation on the “China School Online Library” of China Education Equipment Website.

2.3.4

Party A must use China Education Equipment Website seal when signing this agreement.

3.

Rights and Obligations of the Two Parties

3.1

Responsibilities and Obligations of Party A

3.1.1

Party A has the responsibility of ensuring its qualification as the owner of China Education Equipment Website, presenting Party B with relevant original documents, and photocopies bearing Party A’s seal and signature, ensuring its qualification of granting Party B the usage right.

3.1.2

During the course of the operation and business sales of the “China School Online Library” website, Party A has the obligation to ensure the legality of the usage right of the brand name of “China Education Equipment Website” and the workability of its technical services.

3.1.3

Party A has the obligation to provide relevant software, information, service and other shared resources needed by “China School Online Library” of China Education Equipment Website, and to ensure safe and normal operations (of Party B) as its associate member.

3.1.4

Party A should protect and safeguard the intellectual property of Party B’s website system.

3.1.5

In the event that China Education Instrument and Equipment Association plans to set up “China Education Publications Publishing and Distributing Specialized Commission” official website and electronic business website, Party A has the obligation to facilitate Party B’s “China School Online Library” website to become its official website and its sole electronic business website.

3.1.6

In Party A’s operations, in case it involves in business that relates largely to Party B, or conflicts with Party B, or has the potential to damage the economic interest of Party B or Party B’s clients, Party A should notify Party B and obtain Party B’s agreement beforehand. Otherwise, Party A shall take the consequences.

3.2

Rights of Party A

3.2.1

Party A has the right to oversee the legality of Party B’s operation of “China School Online Library” and its conformity to the standards as an associate member organization of “China Education Equipment Website”.

3.2.2

During the effective term of this Agreement, Party A has the right to share 20% profits of the project. Settlement term will be according to the financial year of the website operation.

3.3

Obligation of Party B

3.3.1

Party B shall observe the Membership Bylaws of China Education Equipment Website, which copyright page reads “The technical services of this website is provided by China Education Equipment Website”, and be willing to become an associate member organization of China Education Equipment Website.

3.3.2.

During the course of Party B’s operations of the Website, in the event that it involves in business that relates largely to Party A (China Education Equipment Website), or exceeds Party B’s business scope, or conflicts with Party A (China Education Equipment Website)’s business, or potentially harmful to the economic interest of Party A (China Education Equipment Website) or Party A’s clients, Party B should notify Party A and obtain Party A’s agreement beforehand, otherwise, Party B shall take the consequences.

3.3.3

The business activities that Party B’s website engages in should abide China’s laws and regulations. Party B shall take all political and economic responsibilities for the website’s operation activities.

3.3.4

Party B shall protect the intellectual rights of Party A’s relevant software.

3.4

Rights of Party B

3.4.1

Party B has the right to undertake and operate “China School Online Library” of China Education Equipment Website.

3.4.2

Party B owns the property right, intellectual property right of the projects that are equipped at Party A’s suggestion, or purchased, carried out by Party A on behalf of Party B through Party B’s approval.

3.4.3

The contents, logo and pages of the website are owned by Party B, the intellectual property right of the web-page website system belongs to Party B. Party B owns the permanent right to use and revise the website’s backstage functional software, including the website’s backstage functional software that Party A developed for Party B. 

4.

Responsibility of Breaking Agreement

4.1

During the effective term of this agreement, if Party A breaks the agreement, Party B has the right to terminate the agreement, Party A will be responsible for compensating Party B three times of its total investment in the project; if Party B breaks the agreement, Party A has the right to terminate the agreement, and to cancel the usage right of “China Education Equipment website” and cease its technical support, and simultaneously cancel Party B’s qualification as an associate member of China Education Equipment Website.

4.2.

During the effective term of this agreement, if either of the two parties breaks the agreement, in case that any part of it is not covered by the Chinese publicized laws, international laws and practice should be applied.

4.3

Party A must protect Party A’s technical and commercial secrets, Party A shall not transform the website resources provided by Party B and sell them in other forms. Party A shall not transfer its cooperation project with Party B to a third party. If the above-mentioned conducts are discovered, Party B will immediately terminate its cooperation with Party A, and investigate and affix Party A’s legal responsibilities for Party B‘s the reputation and economic losses.

5.

Force Majeure

5.1

In case either Party A or Party B can not carry out its obligations in the agreements due to Force Majeure, it should inform the other party in writing in a timely fashion of the reason for not being able to partly or fully carry out its obligations. After verification by relevant authorities, the party maybe allowed to delay its obligations, to carry out it obligations partly, or not to carry out its obligations at all. Furthermore, consultations can be held based on actual situations, the party may be partly or fully exempt from its responsibilities for breaking the agreement.

5.2

“Force Majeure (factor)” is an incident that at the time of signing this agreement, a party can not foresee, or even if it could foresee, it can not control or avoid, it results in the party’s failure to carry out its obligations in this agreement and or any sub-agreements attached to it. Force Majeure situations include, but not limited to: government or public authority’s prohibition or decree, insurrection, war, hostile activity, public riots, strike, failure of transportation or other facilities, epidemics, fire, earthquake or other natural disasters.

6.

Term of the Agreement

This agreement will be in force for five years from the date it is signed by the representatives of and put on official seals by both parties. When the term matures, both parties will discuss and make new cooperation agreement based on the operation status of the website. However, credit and debt situation remains effective.

7.

Agreed Item

In case dispute occurs in this agreement, both parties should solve it timely, in case discussion fails, parties can file law suits with People’s Courts.

This agreement comes into four sets, two for each party, for any uncovered matter, both parties should discuss together and make supplement agreement. Supplement agreement has the same effect as this agreement.

Party A

(seal)

Anhui Guoxun Education, Science and Technology Limited

Representative

Date:

August 11, 2003

China Education Equipment Website

Representative

Date:

August 11, 2003

Party B:

(seal)

Today’s Teachers Technology and Culture Limited 

Representative

Date:

August 11, 2003

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