Top News
The French Pavilion unveiled seven art masterpieces from the Orsay Museum of Paris ahead of the opening of the Shanghai World Expo on May 1.
Chief Executive of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chui Sai On will attend the opening ceremony of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai at the invitation of the Shanghai municipal government, the SAR government announce Wednesday.
President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo arrived in Shanghai Thursday to attend the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo on Friday.
Luxembourg's national art treasure, the glistening Glle Fra statue of a golden lady, was unveiled in front of the Luxembourg pavilion in the Expo Garden on Wednesday.
The opening ceremony for the Expo 2010 Shanghai has the same expectations and on April 30 a fireworks display will again light up the night.
Expo 2010 Shanghai has attracted a record 246 participants, though three previously confirmed countries missed the global showcase for their own reasons, organizers said on Wednesday.
After nearly eight years of preparation and six rounds of trial operation, Shanghai is ready for the 184-day World Exposition which opens May 1.
Shanghai is to present a "quality" World Expo despite challenges posed by its unprecedented size and an expected record high number of visitors, said chief of the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE) on Wednesday.
China was confident of holding a "successful, wonderful and impressive World Expo" after further improvements on facilities, services and managements following the trial runs.
Malta's President George Abela arrived in Shanghai Wednesday afternoon to attend the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo on April 30.
