AJA member writes history of World Expos
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: “The Glass World 2”, a book documenting the history of the World Expos from 1851 to Dubai Expo 2020, has been published. It complements “the Glass World 1” published around six years ago. The book, written by Alireza Bahrami, a member of the Asian Journalists’ Association, is the result of his […]
S. Korea aims to host 2030 World Expo
South Korea will aim to host the country’s first World Expo in the southern port city of Busan in 2030 with a budget of 4.9 trillion won (US$4.12 billion), the industry ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy will file the application to the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in 2021 […]
327,000 visitors flock to Expo over International Workers’ Day holiday
The Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition received about 327,000 visitors during the four-day International Workers’ Day holiday, The Beijing News reported on May 5. More than 734,000 tourists visited the most popular venues at the exhibition, such as the China Pavilion, the International Pavilion, the Life Experience Pavilion, the Botany Pavilion and the Guirui Theater, Lei […]
Expo shows confidence in ecological ideals
The upcoming Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition will feature a series of new technologies and is hailed by organizers and experts as a signal of China’s confidence and openness in communicating its green development strategy. Eighty-six countries and regions, as well as 24 international organizations, will display horticulture arts alongside domestic exhibitors from 31 provincial-level administrations, […]
Beijing Expo 2019 prepares for interior decoration
Organizers of the 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition, otherwise known as Beijing Expo 2019, has started preparations of the interior decoration as the event’s site construction comes to an end. The main buildings of the Beijing Expo 2019 will be completed shortly, including the China Pavilion, the International Pavilion, the Horticultural Life Experience Pavilion, the […]
An Artist in the Snow Block
A contestant climbs into the snow block for carving during the 24th Harbin (China) the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 16, 2011. As a traditional activity in the expo, the 12th Heilongjiang Snow Sculpture Compitition will last four days from Dec. 15 to Dec. […]
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