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World Expo volunteers start training

A ceremony Friday morning marked the beginning of training the 200,000 World Expo 2010 volunteers, reported Wenhui Daily, a Shanghai-based newspaper today.

HK holds conference to mark 100-day Shanghai Expo countdown

Hong Kong held a conference on vertical density on Thursday to mark the 100-day countdown to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.

Reservations will be taken at Expo

The 2010 World Expo organizers will put in place a reservation system to curb the expected crowds of people waiting to visit the China pavilion, the host nation's public face at the Shanghai mega event.

Most hope for smoke-free Shanghai Expo

More than 90 percent of residents interviewed for a poll are hoping for the first- ever smoke-free World Expo in the history of the 159-year-old mega event, which kicks off in Shanghai on May 1.

Shanghai in final sprint for World Expo

More than 50 incumbent heads of state or government have expressed intention of visiting Shanghai to see the World Expo that is scheduled for May 1 to Oct. 31, organizers told Xinhua Thursday, which witnessed the 100-day countdown for the six-month-long mega event.

SAIC-GM Pavilion starts interior decoration

Construction has been finished on the joint pavilion of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation and General Motors.

Former French PM promotes Expo

Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said today he hoped the France Pavilion would remain after the 2010 Expo to promote Sino-French long-term cultural exchanges.

Global wisdom and culture pooled at Expo

Leading media in Shanghai including Shanghai Daily will start airing 100 celebrities' visions of the 2010 World Expo from tomorrow, the 100-day countdown to the grand event.

US Pavilion to be completed in early March

The construction of the US Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo was expected to conclude in early March, organizers said Wednesday.

100-day countdown to Shanghai World Expo

The Expo site is seen in this picture taken on December 16, 2009, in Shanghai.

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