2009-05-04 05:55:43 GMT Xinhua English
PARIS, May 2 (Xinhua) -- "I think nobody has doubt that the Shanghai World Expo in 2010 will be a success," Jean-Pierre Lafon, president of the International Exhibition Bureau, said in a recent interview with Xinhua.
2009-05-01 03:24:49 GMT Xinhua English
BEIJING, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo started a timer for year-long countdown to the Shanghai World Expo Friday at Tian'anmen Square in the heart of Beijing.
2009-04-30 06:43:52 GMT China Daily
SHANGHAI: Shanghai is preparing for the biggest and most extravagant World Expo in history, with billions of dollars allocated and an army of thousands of workers deployed for next year's event.
2009-04-30 02:37:16 GMT SINA.com
SHANGHAI: Shanghai is preparing for the biggest and most extravagant World Expo in history, with billions of dollars allocated and an army of thousands of workers deployed for next year's event.
2009-05-06 09:48:16 GMT Xinhua English
SHANGHAI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan and NBA star Yao Ming were appointed promotion ambassadors for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo on Thursday.
2009-05-01 03:21:50 GMT Xinhua English
SHANGHAI, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Altogether 236 countries and international organizations have confirmed attendance to next year's World Expo in China's biggest city Shanghai, organizers of the event said Friday.
2009-05-07 09:50:15 GMT Xinhua English
SHANGHAI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Attendees at the Shanghai World Expo who intend to build their own pavilions for the six-month event must start construction before June 30 this year, organizers told Xinhua Thursday.
2009-04-29 11:31:12 GMT Xinhua English
SHANGHAI, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The foundation was laid Wednesday for construction of the Israeli national pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010.
2009-04-27 02:23:58 GMT Xinhua English
The west exhibition hall of the Theme Pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, extending to 180 meters from north to south and 126 meters from east to west, is noted for a distinguished architectural structure free of pillars, the largest of its kind in China.
2009-04-10 13:02:08 GMT Xinhua English
HONG KONG, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Construction started Friday on the Hong Kong Pavilion for the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China, according to the Hong Kong government website on Friday.
2009-04-29 03:50:32 GMT China Daily
SHANGHAI: With 70 million visitors likely to attend the Shanghai World Expo, local authorities are expecting tourism revenue to exceed 300 billion yuan in 2010, up by nearly 50 percent from last year.
2009-04-29 02:34:27 GMT Xinhua English
Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng meets with Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung in Shanghai, east China, April 28, 2009.
2009-04-26 23:52:50 GMT Xinhua English
SHANGHAI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai will issue discount vouchers worth about 900 million yuan (131.8 million U.S. dollars) to boost local tourism that were affected by the global economic downturn, a tourism official said here Sunday.
2009-05-06 10:25:43 GMT SINA.com
The Japanese Pavilion now has a nickname, “Zi Can Dao” (“Purple Silkworm Island”), describing both the color and the shape of the Japanese Pavilion.
2009-04-30 10:20:50 GMT Xinhua English
BEIJING, April 30 -- The "Expo Journey of Harmony" railway had its opening ceremony Tuesday at Shanghai Railway Station. The trains will use that name until October 31, 2010.
