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Two-time Olympic gold medalist, Russian female pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, has been named “Russia promotion ambassador for World Expo 2010 Shanghai” September 17, 2009.
Online registration for reporters wishing to cover Expo 2010 will launch in November, Zhu Yonglei, deputy director general of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, told foreign reporters and Chinese media on September 16, 2009, in Beijing.
The United States has raised about two-thirds of its participation cost for the World Expo 2010, said Jose H. Villarreal, US Commissioner General of Section of the US Exhibition to World Expo Shanghai 2010 on Monday.
If Shanghai is like New York City, then Nanjing, in the eyes of its Vice Mayor Wang Shouwen, is China's Boston, a secondary city with a strong sense of history that has secured a strategic place in Shanghai's city belt.
China will flaunt its latest progress in developing renewable forms of energy at the 2010 Expo as the country speeds ahead to a future characterized by environmental conservation and wise stewardship.
In sleek splendor against the night sky, the Poland Pavilion will stand at 30 m with slanting planes, each lined with artificial bulbs of blue, red, green and gold, which will penetrate through a series of paper-cut slit designs to light up the darkness.
China Daily and Shanghai Expo organizers unveiled a joint logo Thursday, inking a deal to make the country's longest-running English language national newspaper the official media partner of the event.
Environmentally friendly vehicles to transport visitors in and around the Expo site are being tested, with mass production expected to start in October.
Installation of solar energy systems and power stations for the China Pavilion and Theme Pavilion has been completed recently and the system will be connected to the state grid.
Shanghai is prepared to respond to any medical emergencies that may arise during next year's expo, according to city health officials.
