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2009. 18 August
by Ni Yinbin(shanghaidaily.com) City police yesterday issued a warning to people intending to visit the 2010 World Expo - check the authenticity of promotions as cheats are active.
Police have caught a number of suspects and received many reports of swindling in the name of Expo. Click here >> more info...
1502. UNEP: Shanghai expo green to benefit 70 mln visitors
2009. 18 August
by Xinhua(china.org.cn) The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released its assessment of Shanghai's efforts to organize an environmentally-friendly Expo 2010 that aims to benefit not only the 70 million expected visitors but also leave a green legacy for the city's over 20 million residents. Click here >> more info...
1503. Trial program to work out rules for home-stay guests
2009. 17 August
by Lu Feiran(shanghaidaily.com) Although Shanghai is building new hotels for the 2010 World Expo, limited bed supplies will still be a big problem for the organizers. A way of resolving the situation is "home-stay" hotels, Shanghai tourism authorities said.
The Shanghai Tourism Administration said that everyday during the peak season of Expo the hotel bed shortage will reach about 100,000 and rise to 380,000 at peak times. Click here >> more info...
1504. Yang family keen but worry if they'll pass
2009. 17 August
by Steffie Lu(shanghaidaily.com) The family of 79-year-old Yang Min has started preparing to receive guests during the 2010 World Expo. The five-member family has worked out appropriate room allocation and how to keep guests occupied.
Click here >> more info...
1505. The Singapore Pavilion
2009. 17 August
The 2010 World Exposition in Shanghai will be the first registered one in a developing country. Officially known as “Expo Shanghai 2010,” it will last 184 days and provide China an opportunity to show off its remarkable economic growth. The expo will also give foreign nations and companies a chance to further develop business partnerships with China and Chinese companies. This is the fifth in an ongoing series that will look at the upcoming expo, from country pavilions to trade development. In this article, we take a look at the Singapore Pavilion.
by Emma Xu
(china-briefing.com) On June 7, the Singapore pavilion, called Urban Symphony, broke ground on an area of 3,000 square meters. Click here >> more info...
1506. Namibia Prepares for 2010 World Expo
2009. 17 August
by Catherine Sasman(newera.com.na) The Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development was mandated to coordinate Namibia’s participation in the 2010 World Expo to be held in Shanghai, China.
Namibia’s theme will be ‘experience living diversity’ – with the overall theme of the expo being ‘better city, better life’, with preparations that have started already in 2007. Click here >> more info...
1507. Designers strive to stand out for Expo
2009. 16 August
by David Maguire(shanghaidaily.com) As if Shanghai's urban environment isn't already stimulating enough with its stately heritage buildings, towering modern skyscrapers and distinctive office, hotel and housing constructions peering over elevated roads or mixing it within leafy neighborhoods and intricate lanes.
No matter how long you've lived here -- or how short your visit may be - it is difficult not to be exhilarated by the design creativity stamped on skyline Click here >> more info...
1508. Shanghai's the place to be for Expo 2010
2009. 16 August
(kansas.com) Judging from the almost complete lack of U.S. advertising for it, you'd never know there was an important World's Fair (called the World Expo) scheduled to take place in Shanghai, China, from May through October of 2010. Click here >> more info...1509. Shanghai to attract big yachts for Expo 2010
2009. 15 August
(news.gov.hk)
As part of Shanghai hosting the 2010 World Exposition, it has been announced that up to 12 marinas will be provided for visiting yachts and several of these marinas will include berths for superyachts. A number of these facilities will be sited around one of the city's oldest wharf and passenger ship berths, namely the 150-year-old Shilipu dock. This is being redeveloped at a cost of Yuan 3bn (US$440m) into an attractive promenade area including restaurants and shops. This area is close to The Bund, the main waterfront tourist area in Shanghai and it will be linked by an underground passageway.Click here >> more info...
1510. Domingo, Song provide 'Flame'
2009. 15 August
(english.eastday.com) Spanish tenor Placido Domingo and Grammy-nominated Chinese soprano Song Zuying will join forces again for a "Flame of Love" concert on the Shanghai Grand Stage on September 25. Click here >> more info...1511. Czech World Expo exhibits to be sent to Shanghai at year-end
2009. 15 August
(news.xinhuanet.com)
The exhibits that will be displayed at the
World Expo 2010 in Shanghai will be sent to China at the end of the year, Czech
Participation General Commissioner Pavel Stehlik said Friday.
The Czech pavilion will be a sort of virtual city full of technological adventures and design surprises, Stehlik announced while showing a model of the pavilion.
Click here >> more info...1512. Closer HK-Shanghai ties urged
2009. 14 August
(news.gov.hk)
Hong Kong should strengthen co-operation with Shanghai and capitalise on its status as an international financial centre in the Asia time zone, Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Prof KC Chan says.
Meeting Shanghai Vice-Mayor Tu Guangshao in Shanghai today, Prof Chan said the two cities enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship, adding Hong Kong should adopt an international outlook and boost the national advantages together with Shanghai.
Click here >> more info...1513. Sichuan to supply more power ahead of Expo
2009. 14 August
by Ni Yinbin(shanghaidaily.com) More electric power will be transmitted to Shanghai next year to meet demand during the World Expo period, according to the city's power authority.
Construction of the Sichuan-Shanghai power grid Click here >> more info...
1514. Shanghai Is Sprucing Up Its Image
2009. 14 August
(nytimes.com)
When Beijing won the right to hold last year’s Olympics, all of China celebrated, but somewhere in Shanghai’s heart there must have been a twinge of envy.
History has encouraged Shanghai’s people to feel a certain entitlement to the spotlight. After all, this is China’s first truly modern city, its first world city,
Click here >> more info...1515. Meeting at NMC to review progress on UAE's participation at EXPO 2010
2009. 13 August
(wam.ae)
A meeting to review progress on the United Arab Emirates' participation at EXPO 2010, chaired by the UAE's EXPO Commissioner General, Salem Al Ameri, was held at the National Media Council (NMC) on Wednesday morning. In his opening remarks, Salem Al Ameri commented that the UAE's Expo Pavilion is an iconic project, designed by world-class architects, and that it demonstrated the strong commitment of the UAE Government under its President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Click here >> more info...
1516. New quest begins for snappy images
2009. 13 August
by Yang Jian(shanghaidaily.com) The 2010 World Expo organizer is again inviting people to take pictures of the city and the event to win five prizes of 2,000 yuan (US$292) in a series of competitions.
The Expo organizer, along with the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film and TV, yesterday launched the second phase of the photography competition based on "Expo Impressions" across the city. Click here >> more info...
1517. The Bund takes a starring role in documentaries for Expo 2010
2009. 13 August
by Xu Wei(shanghaidaily.com) The Bund, famous across the world for its multinational architecture style, is considered a symbol of Shanghai and a must-see for visitors to the city.
The landmark will be again in the spotlight as a charismatic protagonist in a 90-minute documentary directed by Zhou Bing, one of China's most talented film makers.
Click here >> more info...
1518. Romania takes a slice out of the big apple for 2010 event
2009. 13 August
by Yang Jian(shanghaidaily.com) The old proverb "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" is the philosophy behind the Romania Pavilion for the World Expo 2010 Shanghai - a big green apple and a slice of apple lying on the ground.
The 2,000-square-meter "apple pavilion" made of glass might be the largest of its kind that Expo visitors have ever seen, reminding them of Newton's discovery of gravity. Click here >> more info...
1519. Expo Romanian pavilion highlights green
2009. 12 August
(cctv.com)
Construction has started on Romania's national pavilion at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo. The building will take the shape of a green apple in its focus on a "green city" concept.
The pavilion's shape and "Greenopolis" logo are to reflect the importance of a healthy life, sustainable development and knowledge-based solutions for modern society.
Click here >> more info...
1520. Bridge In Fast Lane
2009. 12 August
by Zha Minjie(shanghaidaily.com) Chuanyang River Bridge, a planned major thoroughfare for VIP limos to the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, will have its two road sections from each side of the Chuanyang River connected by the end of this month, according to the builder.
The bridge, at the mouth of the Chuanyang and Huangpu rivers, will enable VIP limos to directly drive from the city's two international airports through Middle Ring Road to the Expo site on the north bank of the Huangpu River.
Click here >> more info...
1521. Conference: Treasuries of Orsay Museum in Shanghai
2009. 12 August
(shanghai.urbanatomy.com)
When: Wed. Aug. 12 - Wed. Aug. 12 19.00 h - 21.00 h
Where: Alliance Franaise de Shanghai
Description
During Shanghai Expo 2010, France will present to the public masterpieces from Orsay Museum, at the centre of the French Pavilion. It is the first time that those paintings, famous all over the world, and made by such artists as Cézanne, Millet, Bonnard, Gauguin or Manet, will be exposed out of France together. Pierre Estable, teacher at French Art School will present those masterpieces at the Alliance. A cheese and rosé wine buffet will follow the conference. Click here >> more info...
1522. Timely action ends steel scam
2009. 12 August
by Angela Xu(shanghaidaily.com) An executive with a 2010 World Expo construction-material supplier had been arrested for selling fake steel pipes to official builders, prosecutors said yesterday.
The suspect, surnamed Tan, general manager of the supply company, was charged with selling inferior products by Pudong New Area Prosecutors' Office. Click here >> more info...
1523. Tender for the operator of the shop at Czech Pavilion
2009. 12 August
(czexpo.com)
The Commissioner General Office of the participation of the Czech Republic at the World Exposition EXPO 2010 invites participation in the tender to operate the shop at the Czech Pavilion in Shanghai.
Information about the tender and the documentation necessary for the preparation of the Bid will be available for applicants from 1 August 2009
Click here >> more info...1524. A brainwave from Belgium
2009. 11 August
by Yang Jian(shanghaidaily.com) To win a diamond, eat chocolate for free and play with Smurfs, blue elf-like creatures - the Belgium Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai is really worth visiting.
The pavilion will also be home for the European Union's Expo debut outside its member countries. Click here >> more info...
1525. 'Wuyun' Porcelain of Hunan's Lilin County Shows up in Shanghai
2009. 11 August
(enghunan.gov.cn)
Recently, Lilin 'Wuyun' ('Five Lingering Charms') Porcelain, combining the five techniques of five-color painted ceramic under glaze, Chinese red, underglaze blue, decoration with liquid gold, and embossment into one, made its first public appearance in Shanghai to show the overwhelming splendor of Lilin porcelain after it had become the licensed product of the 2010 Shanghai Expo.
Click here >> more info...
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