Shanghai Expo has record entries

The Shanghai 2010 World Expo already has 24 more confirmed participants than the record 172 at 2000 event in Hanover, Germany.

Shanghai Expo organizers yesterday said 15 of the 196 countries and organizations that have confirmed participation had signed agreements with the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination. They include the UK, Canada, Switzerland and Spain.

Serbia, Eritrea, and Seychelles are the latest to do so, signing the agreement in Beijing yesterday.