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Shanghai World Expo organizers said Monday they had emergency plans if the United States fails to show at the event.
On April 20, a unique 24-floor square building came to the spotlight in East China's Shanghai -- the China Hall of the Shanghai 2010 World Expo.
The Shanghai World Expo 2010, scheduled to open next May in China's financial hub, would be a platform for countries, organizations and enterprises to showcase the latest innovations in urban development
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has suggested a mini "Earth Hour" for Expo 2010 by switching off the lights for an hour at parts of the Expo site.
Portugal has signed a participation contract for the Expo Shanghai 2020, local media reported on Monday.
The China Pavilion on April 22 received its largest ever donation - 100 million yuan (US$14.6 miilion) - from Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, both headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing.
A delegation headed by Bernard Accoyer, President of the National Assembly of France, visited the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination along with Herve Ladsous, the French Ambassador to China.
A group of scholars discussed 2010 World Expo topics and schedules late last week to boost preparations for Expo forums.
The first 12 series of World Expo 2010 commemorative badges, all bearing the blue Expo mascot Haibao and Expo logo, were issued April 20 to mark the one-year countdown to the event which will open on May 1, 2010.
The recruitment of volunteers for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo will begin on May 1, and people from abroad are welcome to apply, an Expo organizing committee official said Wednesday.
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