Shanghai 2010 Expo

According to NYT, "China has spent $45 billion to mount an elaborate World Expo, inviting 189 countries to showcase a polished, vibrant Shanghai that it envisions as a financial capital for the region, even the world."

Web scrap for Shanghai Expo:

o Shanghai Expo website
o Shanghai Expo website 2
o IHT 2010. 2. 24
o NYT 2010. 4. 29
o NYT 2010. 4. 29
o NYT 2010. 4. 29.
o Pressian 2010. 5. 2.
o JoongAnd Ilbo on EXPO closing 2010. 10. 30.
Some numbers from the article
- Attendance: 70 million
- Cost of event: 28.6 billion Yuan (4조 8000억원)
- Cost of infrastructure: 300-400 billion Yuan
- Tourism revenue: 80 billion Yuna (13조원)- 20% increase from the previous year (Foreign visitors to China incrased 6.2% during Jan-Sep period).
o NYC on the closing of the event 2010. 11. 2.