Ticket sales for world expo open July 1

Organizers of the Shanghai World Expo, scheduled to kick off May 1 next year, are expecting to sell 62 million tickets for the six-month event after sales open for individual purchasers on July 1.
A grand ceremony was held Sunday to mark 300-day countdown of World Expo 2010 Shanghai at the Beijing Capital Stadium followed by a large exhibition detailing the latest developments in Expo preparations.
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Expo exposed: the stuff Shanghai legends are made of
Chinese basketball megastar Yao Ming will act as a special guide to introduce the upcoming Shanghai 2010 World Expo on July 5th, the Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post reported on Wednesday.
UK Pavilion
China's vast migration from rural to urban areas over the past 30 years will be the theme for the first section of the China Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.