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"Roadmap" to tackle climate change

The United Nations has high hopes that the Shanghai Declaration will become a "useful roadmap" for tackling climate change and other environmental, urban and social issues.

 
 
Day 113: visitor number hits new high

Some 559,000 people entered the Expo Site by 7pm August 21, smashing recording of 557,200 on July 17.

 
 
Low-carbon card holders can skip lines

Luxembourg Pavilion and Finland Pavilion today joined the group of pavilions that offer direct access to low-carbon transport card holders.

 
 
Fake Haibaos destroyed

More than 100,000 items of fake Expo products were destroyed in a square at the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination on August 21.

 
 
Irish Pavilion receives kids

Irish Pavilion welcomed a group of 126 children who were on a trip funded by a charity fund in China on August 21.

 
 
Commissioners general hold 6th meeting

The organisers explained some specific rules and issues in response to participants’ inquiries.

 
 
Nigeria celebrates Pavilion Day

Nigeria celebrated its National Pavilion Day on August 20 at Expo Centre.

 
 
Chinese FM meets Togo President at Expo

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on August 20 met with Togo's President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé at the Expo Centre.

 
 
Gansu pupils tour Luxemburg Pavilion

A special group of children entered the Luxembourg Pavilion to join in the summer camp “Zero Carbon Journey” on the afternoon of August 20.

 
 
5-kilogram silver Expo souvenir badge on sale in Beijing

 
Editors' Picks

The Shanghai Expo is added testimony to the close partnership between China and the UK.

· "Roadmap" to tackle climate change
· Day 113: visitor number hits new high
· Low-carbon card holders can skip lines

The World Expo is a large-scale, global, non-commercial Expo. The hosting of the World Expo must be applied for by a country and approved by the international World Expo committee.

The name of the mascot of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China is Hai Bao, which means the treasure of the sea.

The emblem, depicting the image of three people-you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of mankind.

The theme of Expo 2010 is "Better City, Better Life," representing the common wish of the whole humankind for a better living in future urban environments.

 

 
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