What's On
Santa Claus will send his best greetings and gifts to Chinese people at World Expo 2010's Finland Pavilion, according to the office in charge of the country's participation.
Pippi Longstocking, a household name in Sweden because of the literary character's curiosity and ideas, has been selected as one of the Sweden Pavilion's guides to help visitors discover the country's "Spirit of Innovation."
An Expo-themed photographic exhibition kicked off in Toronto, Canada on November 26, gathering about 200 guests from all walks of life.
Singapore has picked an Expo mascot called Liu Lian Xiao Xing, or "Durian Star," with a spiny head resembling a durian fruit and wearing the iconic Merlion image on his clothes.
The Expo 2010's organizer today authorized tourism authorities in Huangshan city, Anhui Province, to run Expo-related packages.
Liverpool's Urban Best Practices Area was formally transferred to the city yesterday.
It doesn't matter what threads you wear to the Shanghai World Expo, China's ceramics-smashing Buddhist monks will have you wearing an "iron vest" in no time.
Wang Zhongwei, head of the Publicity Department of CPC Shanghai, urges workers to "spare not a minute" in meeting the February 10 deadline in the Performance Center construction.
Shaolin and Wudang, two leading schools of Chinese martial arts, will both stage performances at the next year's Shanghai World Expo, offering a Kungfu gala for fans from around the globe.
"We look forward to sharing our music with the residents of Shanghai and the many visitors to the World Expo," said Philadelphia Orchestra Executive Director and CEO Frank Slattery.
New song marks 30-day countdown
Little Mermaid moving to Shanghai for 2010 World Expo