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2010. 22 April
(bi-me.com)
Shanghai’s World Fair Expo 2010 ‘exclusive and official automobile sponsor’ - Volkswagen - will be taking a fundamental part in implementing the motto of the Expo, “Better City – Better Life”, to promote German trade, sustainable development and environmental protection.
Volkswagen will support the German and Austrian pavilions by providing vehicles, and offer a glimpse of the future with its electric vehicle technology.
Dr Winfried Vahland, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group China, handed the keys of six vehicles ranging from the Phaeton to the Touran,
Click here >> more info...402. UPM’s wood plastic composite clads the Finnish pavilion
2010. 22 April
(packagingessentials.com)
The environmentally innovative wood plastic composite UPM ProFi gives a visually unique marble white façade to the Finnish Pavilion ‘Giant´s Kettle’ at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The 3,700-square-metre surface of the Pavilion is clad in 25,000 modern shingles especially designed for the project by Teemu Kurkela, a Finnish architect from the Helsinki-based JKMM Architects.
The architectural concept of the Giant’s Kettle offers a stylish implementation of the Shanghai Expo’s main theme ‘Better City, Better Life’: Increasing the quality of life
Click here >> more info...403. Multi-nationals go for 'guanxi' at China's Expo
2010. 22 April
by D'Arcy Doran(mysinchew.com) Coca-Cola is flying in hip-hop stars, Barclays is bringing English football's Premier League trophy and General Motors will offer a glimpse of the future as foreign firms woo China's massive market at the Shanghai Expo.
Multi-nationals are seizing on the six-month event beginning May 1 to build their brand presence in the market of 1.3 billion people, but also the business and government connections -- or "guanxi" -- crucial to making money in China.
Click here >> more info...404. Sir Paul McCartney to help sell Liverpool at the Expo
2010. 22 April
by David Bartlett (liverpoolecho.co.uk) Sir Paul McCartney will greet hundreds of thousands of visitors to Liverpool’s stand at the World Expo in Shanghai which starts in nine days.
The ex-Beatle will deliver a recorded video message to visitors as they queue to enter the hi-tech £1.1m pavilion. Click here to see a picture gallery of the pavilion.
Click here >> more info...405. 2010 Expo is set to be the world's most expensive party
2010. 22 April
by Tania Branigan(guardian.co.uk) It is the biggest and most expensive party to which you have ever been invited, and almost certainly the oddest – with buildings shaped like rabbits and apples, Copenhagen's Little Mermaid on show, and violin-playing robots to serenade you.
You have probably never heard of Shanghai's 2010 Expo and are still less likely to attend. But from 1 May, the city will welcome an estimated 70 million visitors to the $4bn (£2.6bn), six-month event, as hyped in China as it is unknown outside it. Wen Jiabao, the country's premier, has described it as the fulfilment of a 100-year-old dream.
Click here >> more info...406. Why Expo? Shanghai seeks 70 million answers
2010. 22 April
by Bill Smith(earthtimes.org) The Shanghai World Expo 2010 opens next month with a focus on the rapid urbanization that is transforming the lives of hundreds of millions of people across the globe, in few nations as dramatically as China.
World Expositions began in the 19th century as celebrations of scientific and artistic creativity, and showcases for the world's finest industrial and cultural products.
Click here >> more info...407. Pacific banners on display
2010. 22 April
(fijitimes.com) BAanners at the Pacific Pavilion have gone on display at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China.Pacific Pavilion director Bernadette Rounds-Ganilau said visitors to the pavilion were welcomed by the colourful banners hanging from the entry's ceiling.
Click here >> more info...408. Canada to Wow Expo 2010 Visitors
2010. 21 April
by Xinhua writer Shi Li(english.cri.cn) Since Canada announced its participation in the upcoming World Expo in Shanghai, the country's preparations have gone smoothly, and now its pavilion is expected to wow crowds at the Expo.
Jean Heon, spokesperson from Canadian Heritage, which is responsible for coordinating Canada's participation in this Expo, told Xinhua in a written interview that during the Expo, Canada will show the world its advanced Click here >> more info...
409. Trina Solar to supply power for Belgian-European Pavilion
2010. 21 April
by Yang Liu (istockanalyst.com) Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL) Limited (TSL.NYSE) , a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products, announced on April 20 that its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., has partnered with Enfinity NV, one of the largest and most experienced global renewable energy developers, to cover the roofs of the Belgian-European Pavilion and the Theme Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo with Trina Solar's modules. Click here >> more info...
410. Liverpool Shanghai Partnership's 'evolution'
2010. 21 April
By Alex Turner (liverpooldailypost.co.uk) The Liverpool Shanghai Partnership is to be “made more mainstream” as it prepares for an expected shift in the type and volume of its work following the World Expo in China.
Dr Kerry Brown, LSP’s executive director, today announced he is to step down next month after his contract ends to focus on his academic work at the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the School of Oriental and African Studies but said he will
Click here >> more info...411. NAIT grad gets a surprise
2010. 21 April
by Liane Faulder(edmontonjournal.com) NAIT culinary arts graduate Andrew Newman, 22, has been selected by the federal government as one of six chefs to cook in the Canadian pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai, China. The government will be promoting Canadian products and cuisine at the pavilion. Click here >> more info...
412. Shanghai's Expo trials get crowded, rocky start
2010. 21 April
by Elaine Kurtenbach - AP(mercurynews.com) Visitors to Shanghai's World Expo say organizers have plenty of kinks to iron out before the event—the biggest-ever World's Fair—formally opens on May Day.
"Three big suggestions for fixes: space, time and mindset," the Shanghai Morning Post said Wednesday in the closest China's state-controlled media came to criticizing the Expo's first seven-hour trial run, involving 200,000 people.
Click here >> more info...413. Commemorative stamps album for Shanghai Expo issued
2010. 21 April
The stamp album to commemorate the Shanghai World Expo, named "Wonderful Shanghai Expo, World's precious stamps", was published by China National Philatelic Corporation and issued in Beijing recently.(business.globaltimes.cn) The album has limited editions of 8,000 worldwide. Click here >> more info...
414. Angola pavilion 80 Percent Ready for Expo2010
2010. 21 April
(allafrica.com)
The preparation for Angola's participation at the Expo2010 Shanghai-China to be held from May 01 to October 31 are happening in a "certain speed and have already reached 80 percent", assured this Tuesday in Luanda, the country's commissioner to the event, Albina Assis.
Speaking exclusively to ANGOP about country's participation in this socio-cultural event, she said that there is still much to be done, but the most fundamental has been concluded. Click here >> more info...
415. Taguig heads for World Expo in China
2010. 21 April
by Ellson A. Quismorio (mb.com.ph) The once sleepy town of Taguig is now being recognized as one of the four emergent Philippine cities to represent the 2010 World Expo in China.
Taguig Mayor Freddie Tiñga, upon the invitation of Vice President Noli de Castro, will be one of the speakers for a series of Philippine-sponsored fora themed “City Building for and with People toward a Sustainable Future.”
Click here >> more info...416. Liverpool’s Chinese business community in key trade mission
2010. 21 April
by Neil Hodgson(liverpoolecho.co.uk) Liverpool's Chinese business community has organised its own trade mission to China.
A nine-day June visit to eastern China taking in Beijing, Shanghai and the city of Linyi in Shandong Province has been arranged by Liverpool Chinese Business Association (LCBA) and Jack Cai of Dong Sheng UK Trading group on Liverpool Innovation Park.
Click here >> more info...417. Coca-Cola launches 'Live Positively' campaign
2010. 20 April
Coca-cola has overhauled their image with the slogan "Live Positively" to reflect their plans to ensure that all aspects of their business are geared towards sustainability. (english.people.com.cn) The campaign, launched just ahead of the Shanghai World Expo 2010, is a coordinated effort between Coca-Cola and its three bottling partners in China, Swire Beverages Ltd, COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd, Click here >> more info...
418. 6,000 detained in Shanghai Expo crime sweep
2010. 20 April
Police in World Expo host city Shanghai detained more than 6,000 people in a crime sweep, state press said Tuesday, as they ramp up security ahead of the huge event's May 1 kick-off.(bangkokpost.com) The April 3-14 "special crackdown" rounded up law-breakers involved in a wide range of crimes including theft, prostitution, gambling, selling pornography and illegal street hawking, the China Daily said. Click here >> more info...
419. Shanghai Expo Park starts trial operation
2010. 20 April
by Zhang Jiawei(chinadaily.com.cn) Shanghai World Expo Park is going on trial operation from Tuesday to Sunday, with five comprehensive drills to be performed during the period, the Yangtse Evening Post reported Tuesday. Click here >> more info...
420. Austria to showcase better image by participating in Shanghai
2010. 20 April
by Xinhua(china.globaltimes.cn) Austria regarded its participation in the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai as an opportunity to showcase a real and whole Austria to the world, Austrian Minister of Economy Reinhold Mitterlehner said on Monday.
Austria will take the opportunity to present Austria to the world by showcasing such aspects as environment, energy utilization, traffic, housing, health care and technological innovation, Mitterlehner said
Click here >> more info...421. Tourism Australia to woo VIP buyers at Shanghai Expo
2010. 19 April
Tourism Australia will showcase Australia’s credentials as a business events destination to around 60 corporate end users at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Tourism Australia’s managing director, Andrew McEvoy, said the initiative presented a unique opportunity to build on the achievements of TABEE 2010.(impactpub.com.au) “Asia’s rebounding economy is creating new prospects for Australian business events operators and events such as TABEE and Expo 2010 offer an invaluable stage to meet Click here >> more info...
422. Is the Shanghai Expo promotional song a rip-off?
2010. 19 April
by Stephen Frost(csr-asia.com) The Hong Kong Standard has a story today on claims that a promotional song for the Shanghai World Expo has been taken off air due to a copyright claim. The song - Right Here Waiting For You in 2010 - was recorded by Hong Kong artists including Jackie Chan and Andy Lau along with various mainland stars, but Click here >> more info...
423. Sour note silences Expo song
2010. 19 April
A promotional song for the Shanghai World Expo has been hit by the sound of silence because of a copycat row.(thestandard.com.hk) The heavily promoted Right Here Waiting For You in 2010 - recorded by Hong Kong artists including Jackie Chan Kong-sang and Andy Lau Tak-wah and mainland stars Click here >> more info...
424. Terms, conditions for visitors to Shanghai World Expo
2010. 19 April
(Issued on April 18, 2010 by the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination)(chinadaily.com.cn) Welcome to the World Expo 2010 Shanghai China (hereinafter referred to as "Expo 2010"). In order to protect the legitimate interests and rights of visitors and ensure a safe and orderly visit, the organizer of Expo 2010 (namely, the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, hereinafter referred to as "the Organizer") has formulated these Terms and Conditions. Click here >> more info...
425. Qualcomm Joins the 2010 Expo
2010. 19 April
(prnewswire.com)
Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced its sponsorship of the USA National Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo as its Official Wireless Chipset Technology and Solutions Partner.
"We are proud to welcome Qualcomm as an Official Partner of the USA National Pavilion," said Ellen R. Eliasoph, co-chair of the USA National Pavilion. "Qualcomm has been a leading developer of cutting edge innovations in the wireless technology space,
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