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Angola finds strength in its food

Crocodile is off the menu at the Angola Pavilion this year, but plenty of seafood dishes are there to tempt your palate, many of them cooked with pungent flavors and sauces so distinctive even Angolans only dare eat them once a week.

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National treasure now dances to a new tune

The Hong Kong Dance Company (HKDC) has turned China's treasured painted scroll Along the River During the Qingming Festival into a dance production and will give two performances at the Shanghai Grand Theatre.

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Costly cuisine worth every bite

Michelin-star chefs from Japan provide the most tempting dining experience

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A taste of authentic Shanghai

Visitors to the Expo should head to Jade Garden, the city's No 1 Shanghainese restaurant, which has set up two outlets in the Expo Garden, Lu Hong says.

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Milestones: 1949

On Oct 1, 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong, on Tian'anmen Rostrum, proclaims the founding of the People's Republic of China. He said: "From now on, our nation will belong to the community of the peace-loving and freedom-loving nations of the world, and work courageously and industriously to foster its own civilization and well-being, and at the same time to promote world peace and freedom. Ours will no longer be a nation subject to insult and humiliation."

Milestones: 1950