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WHAT will the Shanghai World Expo 2010 be like?"It's still a mystery," answered Ole Philipson, honourary president of the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE).
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- Foundations of success
WHAT will the Shanghai World Expo 2010 be like?"It's still a mystery," answered Ole Philipson, honourary president of the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE).
- How an Expo changes cities
Yunnan: Due to the holding of its Expo, infrastructure construction was advanced by 10 years. The China 99 Kunming International Horticultural Exposition in Yunnan was the first occasion the country had held a high grade Expo. For the Expo, Yunnan Province invested 18.36 billion yuan (US$2.2 billion) in the construction of an airport, on new roads and on environmental and downtown improvements. The upgrading of infrastructure also helped the province to refine its investment environment.
- Yangtze Delta at past Expos
THE Yangtze Delta has had five previous close contacts with past World Expos.
- In the spotlight
SHANGHAI'S commit-ment and ambition to recreate itself as a world city is clear, and part of the strategy is to bring world events to the city.In 1999 Shanghai hosted the Fortune Global Forum, in 2001 the APEC summit, last year saw the Master's Cup in world tennis and next year it expects to host its first Formula One race.
- Long-term view crucial
Speaker: Victor Mallet, Chief Asia Correspondent of the Financial Times
- Rational plan urged
Speaker: Zheng Shiling, professor of Tongji University, member of the Chinese Academy of Science
- Golden Expo 2010
HOLDING the World Expo has been called a "super engine" for any city's economy, and this judgment is widely known.Shanghai's direct investment in the Expo 2010 site amounts to US$3 billion and its indirect investment in industry adjustment, transportation, commercial activities and reconstruction is estimated to range from US$15 to US$30 billion. Such enormous sums will help the city realize its goal of a per capita GDP of US$7,500 ahead of schedule.
- Better city, better life
The slogan of Expo 2010, "Better city, better life", suggests vast opportunities for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies including Pfizer.
- Simultaneous translators in demand
"TEN thousand yuan for one hour? No way!" exclaimed Jiang Hailin, general manager of Shanghai SISU (Shanghai International Studies University) Translation Service Co. He was expressing his disapproval at a rumour going around about how much a simultaneous translator was being paid in Shanghai.
- Great opportunities for Shanghai and neighbours
"THE preparations for Expo contain many business opportunities," said Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng.
- Digesting higher prices
LIKE many other urbanites, Zhang Jing rarely worried about buying grain products. It seemed to him they were always abundant in the market and always available at a low price.
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- Business as usual after storm
MOSCOW - A Russian-born American took over as the chief executive of Russian oil giant Yukos this week as the company sought to distance itself from the storm surrounding its jailed former chief.
- A shot in the arm
WASHINGTON - President Bush will soon sign the US$87.5 billion package he requested for Iraq and Afghanistan, but his Democratic critics used its final approval by Congress to highlight what they say are his failed policies in Iraq.
- European Muslims head off to Iraq Jihad
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - The head of Denmark's domestic intelligence agency confirmed Tuesday that some European Muslims - angered by the US occupation of Iraq - are heading there to foment anti-American resistance.
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- Is violence in our genes?
The latest issue of Southern Weekend (October 30) carried a story about a 70-year-old man who was bashed to death with a brick at noon in a park in Haikou.
- Call a spade a spade
Are rising grain prices a piece of good news or bad news? Well, a People's Daily editorial on October 27 concluded that rising prices are "by no means bad news".
- Finding a single postcard
There is only one ordinary task you have to fulfill, when you are far away from home: send a nice postcard back to your family.
- A personal apology to China
China, I'm sorry. On behalf of my fellow English countrymen, I apologize.
- A Shanghai burger battle
After a week of (partly) enforced gorging on Chinese food, biting into a hamburger induces in some of us foreign souls, who are contributing our 100 per cent and more to the Chinese economy, near orgasmic pleasures.
- China's invisible hand
As this page has already noted on more than one occasion, China-bashing is emerging as a major theme among neo-protectionists, both in international trade diplomacy and in the heated rhetoric of the US electoral process.
- Blame Bush, not China
I am an American teacher living in Los Angeles who found your wonderful newspaper on the Internet. I have long had a passionate interest in Shanghai and plan to visit someday soon, and am most pleased by its spectacular recent makeover.
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- The colours of the past
JIANG Qigang's interest in collecting can be traced back to curiosity about his own family history.
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- Brush with fame
MORE than 100 years ago, the American missionary Arthur H Smith (1845-1932) wrote an influential book, "Chinese Characteristics".
- China's 1st architectural exhibition
DURING the 1920s, various foreign architectural trends spread to China, accompanied by new schools of thought. Meanwhile, China's urbanization advanced rapidly. Residential buildings and public edifices were built on a far larger scale than in previous years.
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