EXPO 2010 Shanghai China

In 2010 Shanghai will host the biggest World Expo in the history of world expositions. The Expo will run from 1 May to 31 October 2010. As at 8th August 2008, 177 countries, 44 international organizations and 7 UN organizations have confirmed to participate in the World Expo 2010 Shanghai.

More than 70 million people are expected to visit the expo site, which covers 5..28 square square kilometers on the banks of the Huangpu River in central Shanghai.

The site for Expo 2010 is located at a region between Nanpu Bridge and Lupu Bridge along both sides of the Huangpu River. The Bailianjing rivulet joins the Huangpu River in the Pudong section of the site, creating a pleasant waterfront area.

New Zealand Pavilion Location

New Zealand will spend $30 million constructing and promoting its pavilion for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, Prime Minister John Key said.

The sum is five times the amount spent at the last world expo at Aichi in Japan and Mr Key said he was planning to return to China next year with a business delegation to promote New Zealand and its business links.

The Chinese are estimating 70 million people will visit the expo and Mr Key said if only a small number of those chose to buy New Zealand goods or visit the country, then the economic spin-offs would be enormous.

Speaking at the opening of a business centre for New Zealanders working in Shanghai, Mr Key said New Zealand had to invest heavily to increase trade into China.

The time for debating the merits and potential of doing business with China was over.

Who Should Attend Shanghai 2010 Expo from Hawke's Bay?

The Expo 2010 Shanghai is not a trade show, it is a consumer show where there is a unique hosting venue within the New Zealand Pavilion for those local businesses already active in the China market to strengthen pre-established client relationships or an opportunity to host potentially new clients in the market. There is no value in attending the expo without setting up meetings now. Chinese businesses are being approached by partners' potential partners all over the world - Hawke's Bay businesses need to set up meetings now for August.  Local businesses that have it in their long term forecasts to enter the China market, companies that have the capacity to work in this large market, can work now with NZTE in business to business matching to establish networking opportunities during the expo.

If you require NZTE assistance in setting up meetings - you need to start doing this now as they are going to get inundated with requests from all over NZ, small office in China. Contact Elisabeth McMaster at NZTE Hawke’s Bay now to start the
process - NZTE are going to be very targeted in this approach - they do not wish to waste making matches that are not ideal fits so for companies that require assistance in meeting new potential clients - contact us now to introduce you to the contacts at NZTE.

Chinese businesses need time to arrange their travel arrangement/permissions internally to be hosted at the Expo, need to allocate time to this in your planning.

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