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WITH careful wrapping and a bodyguard on hand for the entire journey, the famous Little Mermaid statue was boxed up in Denmark yesterday for its voyage to China for the Shanghai World Expo. A farewell was held about 2:45pm local time (8:45pm Beijing time) at the statue`s ...
CHINA`S Ministry of Public Security will take a series of measures to make foreign visitors` Expo-themed trips more convenient. According to a statement released yesterday, travelers from 32 foreign countries will not be required to receive a transit visa if they stop at Hongqiao ...
ABOUT 3,000 breeds of flowers will greet visitors to the annual Shanghai Flower Exhibition which opens tomorrow at the Shanghai Botanical Garden. Unusually cold weather in March has delayed many spring flowers, so sakura and peach blossom are due to bloom in the garden in early ...
IT&CM China 2009 opens today at ShanghaiMart Expo, China. The fourth presentation of the annual tradeshow features a series of fresh and exciting business, networking and learning opportunities for its participants throughout the three days. Scheduled to be held from 7 to 9 April...
LOTS more shops and restaurants are coming to the newly opened Hongqiao Transport Hub, operator officials said yesterday. By July 1, when a new high-speed railway line opens, the number of commercial outlets will grow to 160 from the current 26. The upcoming outlets will feature ...
SHANGHAI will vaccinate World Expo staff and other key workers such as public service officials against major infectious diseases like measles, hepatitis A and cholera, Shanghai Health Bureau revealed today. It will also set up a three-level network to prevent infectious diseases ...
THE two media centers inside the World Expo site will go into service in April, providing working facilities for print, TV and radio journalists from all over the world, according to the Expo organizer. To date, about 10,000 journalists, including 2,000 from abroad, have applied ...
HONG KONG`s "Wen Wei Po" newspaper reported that according to the survey conduced by the Paris Ile de France Capitale Economique and KPMG Consulting (KPMG), Shanghai is ranked 2nd in the "most attractive cities in the world rankings", Hong Kong ranks third, and Beijing occupies ...
DURING the Shanghai World Expo, China Eastern Airlines will increase ten daily return flights for the Hainan and Shanghai route in order to meet the travel needs of overseas visitors to the World Expo who also wish to take in the sight of Hainan Island. In the meantime, Hainan ...
OVER 300 World Expo exhibits and commemorative souvenirs collected by overseas Chinese in the United States and Europe will be presented to the public on 26 February 2010 in Shanghai where the Shanghai World Expo will be held. It is understood that, "Global Century Expo ...
COMMEMORATIVE seals containing a piece of leftover aluminum from the China Pavilion will go on sale March 10 as artistic souvenirs of the World Expo 2010. The seals, in the shape and the color red of the China Pavilion, will come in sets of two: One looks like the upper part of ...
THE eastern extension of the Metro Line 2 starts trial operation yesterday with the Zhangjiang Station reopening after being closed for 10 days while construction was completed. The shuttle bus service between the Zhangjiang Station and the Longyang Road Station is therefore ...
TOURISTS will be able to travel around Chongming Island by rented bicycles beginning the middle of next month. More than 700 cruise bikes, mountain bikes and road bikes will be available to tourists at four scenic spots on the island: the Dongping National Forest Park, Qianwei ...
SHANGHAI`S tourism authority will give out the first batch of cards this Saturday offering discounts of up to 40 percent off at appointed hotels, restaurants and scenic spots during the World Expo from May through October. Altogether 10,000 cards will be offered free at the ...
RECENTLY, the World Expo Performing Arts Center officially changed its name to Shanghai World Expo Culture Center. The name change more clearly defines the role of the Center in that it is no longer merely a performing arts venue, but a cultural focal area for performing arts, ...
THE city will introduce licensed photography stalls along the Bund promenade when reconstruction of the area is finished at the end of next month, officials said yesterday. According to the new rule, the fee for taking photos at each stall will be the same - currently set at 7 ...
Events Yuyuan Garden The garden and the City God Temple will hold a traditional Chinese style temple fair. A lantern bank, composed of 100 tiger lanterns, will welcome visitors. February 14-March 3. Jinjiang Amusement Park A new attraction - "Big Pendulum Bob" - is expected to ...
CHINA Eastern Airlines will run free buses to collect passengers from neighboring cities in the Yangtze River Delta to Shanghai airports, it said today. Shanghai-based China Eastern said it will add another 25 short flights to connect Shanghai with other mainland cities when it ...
SHANGHAI - Registration for VIP buyers and exhibitors for the Asia Luxury Travel Mart (ALTM) has opened. Taking place from June 14 to 17 here, ALTM is exclusively created for Pan-Asian buyers, planners and designers of luxury travel to meet directly with the world`s leading ...
LONG-AWAITED Metro Line 10 will be open and ready for riders tomorrow, the operator said yesterday. The subway, dubbed the "golden line," will run through several of the city`s main business hubs - Nanjing Road, Huaihai Road, Yuyuan Garden, Wujiaochang and the Shanghai Library - ...
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