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Expo holiday ticket distribution discussed

Organizers of Expo 2010 Shanghai are still deciding how to distribute tickets to the event for the upcoming National Day holiday in October, as attendance is expected to soar.

Guangdong has Expo in its sights

A feasibility study is under way by trade promotion authorities in South China's Guangdong province with the hope of hosting the World Expo after 2020, officials have said.

HK Pavilion welcomes more than 1m visitors

Hong Kong Pavilion has welcomed about one million visitors, as the Expo 2010 Shanghai reached its halfway stage, the Information Services Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Sunday.

Pavilions plan ‘water searching' event

An event designed to promote water knowledge among youngsters will be held at six pavilions in Urban Best Practice Area starting from next Tuesday.

More measures to stop Expo suicides

Organizers of Expo 2010 Shanghai are stepping up patrols and security checks after two men tried, but failed, to take their own lives in the Expo Garden.

Clampdown on fake products

The oil painting, The Drunken Beauty, renowned as one of the most famous paintings in China, is well received at home and abroad. All kinds of derivative products based on The Drunken Beauty painting have gained favor in the art market, but the painting has also been subject to copyright infringement and piracy in China.

Follow urban footprints to the past

The Pavilion of Footprint demonstrates the evolution of urban life in human civilizations with ancient Roman city walls, China's first icebox and a smoke filtering lantern.

Expo to brace for visitor flow peak: official

The Shanghai Expo is likely to brace for a visitor flow peak in the next three months as 20 million sold tickets have not been used , Yang Xiaodu, a top official of the Shanghai Municipality, said Wednesday.

Hamburg attracts about 30 Chinese firms every year

Hamburg's participation in Expo 2010 Shanghai and its warming relationship with China will help the German city shake off the shadow of the global economic downturn, city officials and scholars said.

500,000 free Expo tickets unused

Half a million complimentary Expo tickets, which expire in three days, remain unused despite the public's relentless fervor toward the fair.

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