Big Talk
A total of 26 cyclists started a 1,200-kilometer tour from Hunan province to Shanghai on May 16. The cyclists planned to cycle about 100 km a day and arrive in Shanghai on May 28, traveling through Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces.
Belgium sees the ongoing Shanghai World Expo as a good opportunity to introduce itself to China, which will surely play a leading role in the world in decades to come, Prime Minister Yves Leterme said.
Hosting the World Expo in 2015 was a great opportunity for Milan to integrate into the world and enhance cooperation between Italy and China, artists said during an art exhibition in Italy.
Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew delivered a speech at the Communist Party of China’s Pudong Cadre College in Shanghai May 14 evening.
The Shanghai Expo is about inviting the world to China to communicate and share, the opening ceremony's artistic director, Ignatius Jones, believes.
American jazz legend Herbie Hancock took tips from his Chinese "soul brother" Lang Lang when they toured Europe. Now, he is excited to see what the rest of China can teach the world at the Expo and beyond.
The ongoing World Expo in Shanghai is going to help China build a very positive image in the world, just like the Beijing Olympics, Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco, CEO of GE International, a global infrastructure, finance and media company, said Monday.
The 2010 World Expo is a great opportunity to showcase a country's achievements. The 1851 London Expo demonstrated the might of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. The 1876 Philadelphia Expo was the coming out party of the then fast-rising new power - the US. The 1970 Osaka Expo marked the revival of Japan from the rubble of World War II.
To present visitors a modern and dynamic Britain instead of an old-fashioned one, the designers came up with a striking, futuristic design which they hoped would challenge stereotypes about Britain.
"What is the significance of water to a city?" The Shanghai World Expo is trying to answer the question.
