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The Shanghai municipal government has launched a new initiative to promote the importance of good health.
Hard-up university students in Shanghai have something to smile about, as there are plenty of jobs at Expo 2010 Shanghai.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will attend Iranian National Pavilion Day at the Shanghai World Expo on June 11, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang Tuesday at a regular news briefing.
Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan has decided not to visit China on Saturday, designated "Japan Day" at the World Expo in Shanghai, which could have been his diplomatic debut as premier, government sources was cited by JAPANTODAY on Monday.
Since Expo overlaps with this year's national college entrance examination, or gaokao, the police have sent reinforcements to divert traffic and to provide extra security around campuses.
As many as 417,300 visitors toured the Expo site Sunday, exceeding 400,000 for the fourth consecutive day.
Japanese pop group SMAP's concert at the Expo Cultural Center, scheduled for June 13, has been cancelled due to safety concerns, officials said.
The Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination and several Shanghai government agencies last Saturday jointly released a Comprehensive Roadmap of Low-carbon Expo.
As of 11:28 am on June 5,2010, a total of 10 million visitors had come to the Expo, among which 3.5 million came in groups, according to the Expo's official website.
When Sedig Omas Shabur saw curious Chinese visitors at the Expo taking pictures, the 54-year-old drummer from Eritrea, who gives regular performances at the Joint Africa Pavilion, went out of his way to have his photograph taken with them.
