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Shanghai only has 100 days left in which to iron out all the kinks and make sure the city is expo-friendly in order to achieve its goals.
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama wished the Shanghai 2010 World Expo "a complete success" in a video shown in Shanghai Wednesday, one day before the 100-day countdown of the event.
Ten giant panda cubs, which will be on display at this year's Shanghai World Expo at local zoos, made their public debut at the Shanghai Zoo on Wednesday.
Shanghai is to consider selling foreign newspapers during the 2010 World Expo based on the relevant laws and regulations of China, an official said Wednesday afternoon.
The organizing committee of 2010 Shanghai World Expo has pledged all-out support to Haiti for the Caribbean country's participation in the exposition, an official said Wednesday afternoon.
By the end of 2009, more than 610,000 applicants were competing for an opportunity to volunteer during the World Expo 2010 Shanghai China, a local official said on Tuesday.
Shanghai, the host city of the World Expo 2010, has chosen 70,000 volunteers to work inside the Expo site, organizers told a press briefing Tuesday.
The 2010 Shanghai World Expo will feature four focuses, said Xu Wei, spokesman for the Shanghai Expo bureau.
Sinotrans, one of the country's major business, transportation and logistical services providers, has committed to ensuring its Shanghai Expo services beat expectations.
China Telecom has been tasked with providing accurate, useful expo information and a communications platform for the 70 million expo tourists who will gather in Shanghai this year.
