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Four memoranda of understanding for cooperation between Shanghai and Taipei were signed on Tuesday during Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng's maiden visit to Taiwan, a move that marked increasingly active relations between cities across the Straits.
Shanghai mayor Han Zheng kicks off his closely-watched Taiwan visit on Tuesday morning, a first among mainland's four central municipal governors, and is expected to secure a cooperation memo that is set to shore up the ongoing talks on cross-Straits economic pact.
A music concert was held here Sunday night to promote the 2010 Shanghai Expo as well as to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sino-Canadian diplomatic relations.
The Transportation Information System for 2010 Shanghai World Expo has been completed and put into trial operation, officials said yesterday.
The eastern metropolis of Shanghai is beefing up security ahead of the World Expo by requiring buyers of toxic chemicals, including rat poison and pesticide, to register their real names.
Shanghai mayor Han Zheng said Friday that the Taiwan pavilion will join in the trial operation of 2010 Shanghai World Expo on schedule, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Denmark's iconic "Little Mermaid" statue arrived in Shanghai Friday for display at the World Expo, which opens next month.
The Shanghai World Expo Commissioner-General for Australia Lyndall Sachs has said in an exclusive interview Xinhua that mutual interaction with the visitors in Expo is crucial to success.
As the 2010 World Expo prepares to open next month, the neighboring city of Nantong is ready to welcome an influx of travelers.
Nantong has been dubbed "a natural museum close to Shanghai" by locals because the city itself is a vivid showcase of rich cultures and tourism resources.
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Little Mermaid moving to Shanghai for 2010 World Expo