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Canoe sails to Baoshan

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-11

THE New Zealand Pavilion's symbolic canoe has gone on show at Baoshan Folk Art Museum in Gucun Park in Baoshan District. New Zealand's Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples unveiled the canoe at a ceremony at...

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Race for pavilions is on

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-11

SHANGHAI'S neighboring cities are competing with each other to buy and rebuild some popular foreign Expo pavilions after the World Expo, hoping the exotic buildings can help attract both tourists and foreign investment. ...

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Barrier-free site is praised

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-10

RICK Hansen, a Canadian paralympian who traveled around four continents on wheelchair in 1985, yesterday praised World Expo Shanghai for creating a site that was truly barrier free. He said the facilities at Expo...

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Geothermal energy

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-10

ICELAND is seeking stronger cooperation with China on geothermal energy. Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson yesterday led a delegation to the World Expo for the Clean Energy ? Cutting CO2 Emissions Conference. ...

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Botanist gets UK honor

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-9

BOTANIST Li Dezhu became the first Chinese to receive an honorary Order of the British Empire yesterday, on the United Kingdom National Pavilion Day. The British Business Awards also gave out an award, for the...

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Urban-rural forum

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-9

TOP officials from China's monetary policy commission and the World Bank will give speeches at an Expo forum today in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. The forum's theme is Economic Transformations and Urban-Rural...

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Festival feast planned

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-9

THE South Korean Pavilion plans to prepare traditional bibimbap, a rice dish topped with a variety of vegetables and meat, for 1,000 people at an outdoor square on September 22 for the Mid-autumn Festival. Pavilion...

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Urban-rural forum

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-9

TOP officials from China's monetary policy commission and the World Bank will give speeches at an Expo forum today in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. The forum's theme is Economic Transformations and Urban-Rural...

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Railway worker wins EcoArt competition

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-8

DESIGNERS from China, Japan and France were awarded yesterday for their artworks made of recycled garbage collected at the Expo site. The EcoArt campaign, organized by Touchmedia, an interactive media company, began...

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Puxi pavilions in demand

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-8

WORLD Expo Shanghai 2010 has shown a remarkable shift in visitors' attitudes as the event enters its fifth month. At the beginning, corporate pavilions and the Urban Best Practices Area in Puxi were somewhat shunned...

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The Windy City

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-8

CHICAGO Days will feature renowned soul, gospel and blues singer Otis Clay and his band along with the Center for Asian Arts and Media's Hip Hop ChicaGO, an ensemble of the city's top hip hop artists. Chicago...

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DPRK postage stamp

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-7

THE Democratic People's Republic of Korea has issued a new postage stamp to commemorate the country's National Pavilion Day, which was yesterday, at World Expo Shanghai. The stamp include's the Expo's logo...

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Creating a 'Dafen Lisa'

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-7

MORE than 500 painters have created a giant "Dafen Lisa." Each painter contributed small paintings to create a massive version of the classic Mona Lisa. The huge portrait of Mona Lisa measures 43-meters long and...

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Free phrase book

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-7

A FREE handbook titled "100 Phrases in Spanish and Chinese," a practical guide to introduce Spanish to Chinese speakers, has been published. The book is specifically geared to those who visit the World Expo and...

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Program helps foreign writers soak up city life

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-6

SEVEN foreign writers have arrived in Shanghai to participate the two-month "2010 Shanghai Writing Program." They will attend theme seminars to discuss with local writers, visit the ongoing World Expo, and interview...