What is the concept of “300,000 people living in 4 km2?” It means that 45 people live in a small house about 60 m2 in shanghai! It sounds impossible, but the Saudis can make it. Saudi Arabia will show Mecca’s innovative urban practice to the world through the “Mecca tent town”, and display how Mecca…
On Dec. 30th, an agreement was signed between Shanghai World Expo Coordination Bureau and Shanghai Commercial Investment Co. Ltd. Thus Commercial Investment Group officially became a business credit card subject sponsor of Expo 2010. Vice minister of Shanghai World Expo Coordination Bureau Chen Xianjin, deputy secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee of Shanghai Chen…
When fireworks on Huangpu River and bells on the Bund jointly knocked at “the door of 2010”, the international city Shanghai entered into “the Expo Year”. Jan 1st was just 120 days to the Shanghai World Expo. People of the “city of the Expo” spent their first day with pleasure and anticipation. “2010 is waiting…
On Jan.1st, 2010, Shanghai World Expo officially launched the English Version of the Expo Online, and added 48 3-D appearances of the online pavilions at the same time. As one of the Expo’s two highlights, the Expo Online presents the whole Expo site on the net by using 3-D virtual reality technology, which has an…
On next New Year’s Day, the NBA basketball Star Yao Ming, the famous movie star Jackie Chan, and other stars will appear in the Shanghai World Expo float for the 121st American Roses Parade, and jointly invite visitors all over the world to participate in the Expo 2010. There is only few days left from…
There will be a chorus of 22 robots with different shapes and sizes – Absolut Chorus in Sweden Pavilion in 2010, who will present a harmonious but super-realistic voice synthesis by cooperation between human and robots. It is a creative blend of sophisticated technology and music with the support of voice synthesis and artificial intelligent…
On Dec. 28th, Peru Pavilion transfer memorandum signing ceremony was held in Shanghai World Expo Site. Huang Jianzhi, deputy director of Shanghai World Expo Coordination Bureau, presented the ceremony and delivered the pavilion’s key to Harold Forsyth, the Peruvian Ambassador to China. Peru Pavilion, located in C05 of the Pudong zone near to skywalk, is…
On Dec. 26th, the Sixth “Shanghai World Expo and Rule of Law” Forum, jointly organized by Shanghai World Expo Coordination Bureau, the People’s Procuratorate of Shanghai, the Law Society of Shanghai, was held in Shanghai. Its theme is “City and Rule of Law”. Over 300 guests gathered together and made suggestions on the work of…
On Dec. 25th morning, the permanent building Expo Center, one of the “One Axis and Four Pavilions”, which was built by Shanghai World Expo Group, was formally completed. Han Zheng, vice-Secretary of Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the Mayor of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, Yang Xiong, member of the Standing Committee…
According to the Associated Press, Shanghai World Expo had recently been rated as a top travel destination by the world’s largest independent travel publisher Lonely Planet, and the other selected projects included the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games in February next February and the World Cup of South Africa in July. Lonely Planet said in the…
From Dec. 24th to 26th, Santa Claus from the Ear Mountain, Lapland Area, North Finland is having a Christmas festival in Superbrand Mall in Pudong New Area, where a miniature photographic exhibit about Christmas traditions in Finland and Finland Pavilion is being held. Visitors can pose with Santa and have chances to get limited cards…
Shanghai World Expo has entered a countdown to the opening. As the only exhibition city that build an independent Expo Hall in the Urban Best Practice Area, the Hamburg city of German will display a “passive energy-saving house” with the best environmental protection technology level. After the World Expo, this building “passive house” will be…
It’s reported that 10 giant pandas will come to Shanghai next year as friendship messengers of the Shanghai World Expo. According to Zhang Xiwu, the director of Wildlife Conservation and Nature Reserve Management Division of the State Forestry Administration that these giant pandas will take part in the “Shanghai World Expo Panda Line” activities jointly…
The journalist learned from the popularization and launching ceremony of Expo 2010 Trail Tour yesterday that 96 Yangtze River Delta Expo 2010 Trail Tour Sites came out after the selection for more than two years. Since its implementation in 2008, the project of “Yangtze River Delta Expo 2010 Trail Tour” selected 44 trail tour sites…
On Dec.19th morning, “Expo 2010 Forum•Water Tourism and City Life” was held in Meilan Lake International Conference Center in Luodian, Baoshan District, Shanghai. Shanghai deputy mayor Zhao Wen, committee member of China National Tourism Administration and leader of Discipline Inspection Group Liu Jinping, president of China Communication and Transportation Association Qian Yongchang, deputy director for…
Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination said recently that Expo 2010 had sold about 11,800,000 tickets, meeting the periodical aim of 2009 ticket sales estimate ahead of schedule, so it was confidence to sell 70,000,000 tickets. Shanghai World Expo will be the one with the most visitors. Scheduled for opening on May 1st, 2010, Shanghai…
The New Year Gala of Shanghai City has begun counting down. Group of directors said to our reporters that three main venues will be No.1 City Landmark, the Bund, Oriental Plaza and Zikawei. The World Expo is the chief theme of the gala. Secretary of National Expo Department, World Expo said that Shanghai has the…
During rebuilding of old parks to welcome the World Expo, Shanghai and citylandscaping departments of its 18 districts has added fitness equipments, chairs and pavilions these entertainment facilities and personalized services to enhance layout, basic facilities, cultural contents and landscape and improved landscape builds effect and service. According to the latest statistics, there are 83…
In Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai’s sister city France Rhone-Alpes presented a rose garden with an area of 600-700 square meters, which would be the most idyllic place in the whole Urban Best Practice Area. Located among Rhone Pavilion, Macau Pavilion, Alsace Pavilion and Hamburg Pavilion, the rose garden has a succinct design style, and it…
On Dec. 12th, the award ceremony of “Better City, Better Life, Better Art” — Recording “Impression of City” Digital Photos Grand Prix was held on EASTDAY.com. This match awarded 30 gold, silver, bronze medals and honorable mention. “Uncover Your Red Veil” created by Fan Shenghua won gold medal. Deputy Secretary of China Shanghai International Arts…
Climate Summit in Copenhagen is holding in Denmark and energy conservation and environmental protection are core elements of the whole summit. To achieve this, every country has moved their key study to high-technology of use of clean energies. As we known, “Better City Better Life” is the theme of 2010 Shanghai World Expo, so it…
A subway train with an orange wasitband ran into Jingansi Station, 10:20 A.M. yesterday. Staying for 2 minutes, this train contiunued running to the direction of the Dockyard Road. This is the new train for Line 7 which will be in trial operation. As the blueprint, construction of Line 7 has reached final sprint stage.…
What elements of Shanghai World Expo are most attractive to overseas visitors? Recently a research “Shanghai World Expo in the foreigners’ eyes”, which is jointly organized by Shanghai Government Information Office and Shanghai Daily, shows the answer: Chinese element is highlight of Expo 2010 to foreigners. Meanwhile, about 58% of foreigners questioned in the survey…
During the lead time, exhibition session and dismantling period of Expo 2010, the Expo Site and its surrounding will impose radio management and control, therefore neither children’s remote-controlled toy nor guides’ wireless MIC are admitted into the Expo Site. In the first Expo military and civilian radio joint management and control drill held last week,…
Recently, a Christmas tree with Shanghai Expo theme attracted lots of pedestrians in the street of Madrid, Spain. This large Christmas tree, located on the Spain Square of Madrid downtown, not only had the symbol of Madrid’s entry for the Urban Best Practice Area of Expo 2010 - La Casa de Bambú & Arbol Bioclimático,…
Shanghai will seize the opportunity of hosting the World Expo next year to attract the audience to go to enjoy it and visit Shanghai by interacting the tourism activities and the events in the Expo venue. In order to extend the influence of the World Expo, Shanghai has released 55 routes in the Yangtze River…
On Dec. 13th, the third “Festival Walk” University Student Marketing Contest issued the order of “collecting smiles”, 6 groups of qualifiers for final contest collected smiles from crowds on site and photographed to express good wishes for Expo 2010. Six teams from Fudan University, Tongji University and Shanghai Finance University standed out of hundreds of…
As the first registered exhibition organized by a developing country, Shanghai World Expo has several important features of developing countries. Firstly, it reflects on its theme “Better City, Better Life”. As people all over the world considered, this World Expo is just a live problem of “How developing countries continue the model of urban development.”…
“More Reporting, Better Expo 2010•Expo Reporting Alliance Launching Ceremony & Expo 2010 Propagation Summit” was held on Dec. 11st morning. Standing committee member of Shanghai Municipal Committee and head of the Publicity Department Yang Zhenwu, deputy director of Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress Hu Wei, vice chairman of shanghai people’s political consultative Qian…
On December 8, Bank of Communications (BC) formal launched the Pacific Expo venue theme card in Shanghai. This is the first set of UnionPay standard debit cards on the theme of Shanghai World Expo venues with a limited edition of 500,000. It is reported that the Pacific Expo venues green card is made of a…
