Another
leap forward for China's development: Shanghai wins bid to host 2010 World
Expo
SHANGHAI, Dec.3 (Xinhuanet) -- Celebrations
spread across China Tuesday night as Shanghai, the Oriental Pearl, was
awarded the 2010 World Expo. The landmark vote of the 132nd General
Assembly of the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) makes China the
first developing country to ever host the event which debuted 151 years
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