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The Shanghai municipal government allotted 170 billion yuan ($25 billion) on urban facilities in 2009, an all-time high, as the city gears up preparation for the upcoming World Expo.
Frontier police officers at a Shanghai seaport, one of the country’s busiest, were equipped with guns on Thursday as the eastern municipality beefs up border security for the upcoming World Expo, the China News Agency reported.
Lawyers and legal advisors will be on hand at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai from May 1 to October 31 to handle consumer complaints, the city's consumers' rights authority announced Monday.
The United Kingdom pavilion for the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai from May 1 to October 31 will be completed at the end of March, organizers told Xinhua Monday.
A heliport in east China's Jiangsu Province will be ready in early April for providing "air guard" services for the upcoming Shanghai World Expo, starting on May 1, heliport investors said Monday.
Chinese celebrity Andy Lau was crowned the Shanghai World Expo's Goodwill Ambassador on Friday, as the highly anticipated international event is 50 days away, Xinhua reported.
Harmony between metropolis and nature is a central theme to be expounded by the Brazilian pavilion at this year's World Expo in Shanghai, a senior Brazilian official said.
Chinese and German officials, and global tourism professionals gathered at a gala Wednesday to celebrate the upcoming 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.
Italy will be showcasing a temporary exhibition of 265 innovation projects at the Shanghai Expo to promote the country's technological excellences and know- how, officials said Wednesday.
Chile and Haiti will participate in the Shanghai World Expo, which opens on May 1, as scheduled though powerful earthquakes caused heavy casualties and damages in the two countries, a Chinese official said here Wednesday.
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