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Construction of US pavilion at World Expo starts

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-07-17 14:11

SHANGHAI: Construction of the US pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo started here at 10:00 am Friday.

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke (R) and US Energy Secretary Stephen Chu attend a joint news conference in Beijing, July 16, 2009. [Agencies]

Visiting US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Ma Xiuhong, Chinese vice minister of commerce, and Yang Xiong, vice mayor of Shanghai attended the ground-breaking ceremony.