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A ceremony Friday morning marked the beginning of training the 200,000 World Expo 2010 volunteers, reported Wenhui Daily, a Shanghai-based newspaper today.
Hong Kong held a conference on vertical density on Thursday to mark the 100-day countdown to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
The 2010 World Expo organizers will put in place a reservation system to curb the expected crowds of people waiting to visit the China pavilion, the host nation's public face at the Shanghai mega event.
More than 90 percent of residents interviewed for a poll are hoping for the first- ever smoke-free World Expo in the history of the 159-year-old mega event, which kicks off in Shanghai on May 1.
More than 50 incumbent heads of state or government have expressed intention of visiting Shanghai to see the World Expo that is scheduled for May 1 to Oct. 31, organizers told Xinhua Thursday, which witnessed the 100-day countdown for the six-month-long mega event.
Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said today he hoped the France Pavilion would remain after the 2010 Expo to promote Sino-French long-term cultural exchanges.
Leading media in Shanghai including Shanghai Daily will start airing 100 celebrities' visions of the 2010 World Expo from tomorrow, the 100-day countdown to the grand event.
The construction of the US Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo was expected to conclude in early March, organizers said Wednesday.
The Expo site is seen in this picture taken on December 16, 2009, in Shanghai.
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