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Thumbs up from World Expo boss

SINCE 2002, when Shanghai won the bid to host World Expo 2010, Vicente Losertales, secretary general of the International Bureau of Expositions (BIE), has visited Shanghai many times to supervise the preparation work. With the opening of the ...

From CHEN YIQIN, Shanghai Daily,  5 Jul 2009

Two more African nations sign on dotted line

THE Republic of Madagascar and the Central African Republic have signed participation contracts with World Expo 2010 Shanghai organizers. Forty-nine of Africa's 54 countries have confirmed participation. The latest two to sign up will exhibit in ...

From CHEN YIQIN, Shanghai Daily,  22 Jun 2008

China makes a splash in Spain

WITH Shanghai Expo just two years off, China jumped in with both feet at the World Expo on Water in Zaragoza, Spain. Its grand pavilion of red and gold made a big splash, write Hu Min and Chen Yiqin. Traditional Chinese culture is all about harmony ...

From CHEN YIQIN, Shanghai Daily,  22 Jun 2008

France officially unveils the Sensual City

FRANCE today officially unveiled its national pavilion for World Expo 2010 Shanghai -- the Sensual City -- as it signed a participation contract with Expo organizers. The final design was selected from 49 candidates and features a simple building ...

From CHEN YIQIN, Shanghai Daily,  18 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Claude Monet,  Nicolas Sarkozy

Finding balance in life in the 'burbs'

NEW Zealand boasts spectacular scenery but the fact is most people live in cities - which is the reason behind its theme for Expo, writes Chen Yiqin. The New Zealand Pavilion at World Expo 2010 Shanghai will showcase the balance between city and ...

From CHEN YIQIN, Shanghai Daily,  8 Jun 2008

Red Cross, Sri Lanka sign Expo contracts

SRI Lanka and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies signed World Expo 2010 contracts and unveiled their themes for the exhibition. The Red Cross chose the theme "City Life, Humanity without borders" for its ...

From CHEN YIQIN, Shanghai Daily,  28 May 2008

'Balancity' - Germany's urban balancing act

CITIES can be great places to live, as long as there's balance in diversity instead of uniformity and monotony. It's all about equilibrium and harmony. That's the idea of "Balancity," the Germany Pavilion unveiled last week for World Expo 2010 ...

From CHEN YIQIN, Shanghai Daily,  25 May 2008

'We are pouring our passion into every Expo brick'

EVERY day 10,000 construction workers swarm over the site of World Expo 2010, hanging from girders, pouring concrete and burrowing underground, writes Chen Yiqin. The site of the World Expo 2010 is the biggest construction site in China and the ...

From CHEN YIQIN, Shanghai Daily,  18 May 2008

Chinese 'pick-up' sticks inspires Italian pavilion

IN Italy, the children's game of pick-up sticks is known as "Shanghai" after an ancient Chinese game. That famous pastime has inspired the design of Italy's national pavilion at the Expo, writes Chen Yiqin. For children of the 1970s and 1980s in ...

From CHEN YIQIN, Shanghai Daily,  11 May 2008

Expo! Expo! See all about it! - Preview at your doorstep

THE city's exhibition center for World Expo Shanghai 2010 has opened on Huaihai Road M., featuring frequent updates in Expo preparation during the two-year countdown. It will be running until the six-month Expo opens on May 1, 2010. Organizers ...

From CHEN YIQIN, Shanghai Daily,  4 May 2008
Related Topics: United Nations

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