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上海世界博览会: Shanghai marks comeback with World expo extravaganza SHANGHAI (AP) – A proud Shanghai threw open the gates of the 2010 World Expo on Saturday, kicking off an event that underscores the Chinese financial hub’s comeback as a major world city after decades of spartan industrialism following the 1949 communist revolution. Like the 2008 Olympics, the [...]

上海世界博览会:Enjoy Shanghai World expo Experience on the Internet SHANGHAI — Expo Shanghai Online, an innovative feature of Expo 2010 Shanghai, will officially go live on May 1, the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination announced on Thursday. The bilingual website, http://www.expo.cn, which appears in both English and Chinese, offers a 3D virtual tour of the [...]

上海世界博览会: World expo Offers Shanghai a Turn in the Spotlight SHANGHAI — The World’s Fair may have lost the luster it brought decades ago to world capitals like Paris. But china has dusted off the concept in an attempt to give its second city, Shanghai, the same coming-out party that the 2008 Summer Olympic Games were [...]

上海世界博览会: Beijing — That’s an awful lot of ducks and dumplings. The largest ever World’s Fair blasts off tonight with a massive fireworks display over Shanghai. china expects about 400,000 daily visitors to consume 547 tons of food each day, from buns at 70 cents for three, to more pricey Beijing roast ducks — for [...]

上海世界博览会:: The 2010 Shanghai World expo will be opening soon and many Chinese from around the country will join international guests in visiting Shanghai. Many visitors will want to know how they can best experience the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, such as how to get there and how much time they should spend to see [...]