Thai princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn shows huge interest in German Pavilion

“Echo 2010” project at EXPO 2010

Job-swapping in the German Pavilion

Performances at the German Pavilion to run until the end of July 2010

“It’s my first visit to an EXPO”, Josef Ackermann, Chairman of Deutsche Bank’s Board of Management, confesses to Markus Weichert from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. And his first visit just...

McAllister fascinated by Chinese and German pupils’ project

Musica Alta Ripa and Hanover Boys’ Choir on stage at balancity

Today, Thursday , saw British media entrepreneur and Labour politician Lord Waheed Alli visit “balancity”. The multimillionaire  was captivated by the Energy Source show  but also found the architecture particularly...

Ten years after: Hanover visits EXPO 2010 in Shanghai

 Thomas Rabe, grandson of John Rabe, visits the German Pavilion

New exhibition at the VIP-Lounge of the German Pavilion

Fans from Germany and around the world cheer on the national squad

WU Zun, a well-known and loved TV star in China, recently visited the German Pavilion, “balancity”, with 20 children from migrant workers’ families. The visit was part of the “Expo Stars”...

One million in seven weeks

Press briefing about remembrance project in German towns and cities

Sustainability Week at the German Pavilion

Berlin to reach out and touch

Minister Schavan and her Chinese counterpart WAN Gang enjoy German innovation and culture

New exhibition in the VIP Lounge

Berlin Days from 1 to 6 June 2010

From the Elbe to the Pearl River Delta

Regional Diversity: Kicking off the series with a mix of tradition and modernity

Shorter waiting times at the German Pavilion

In China she’s a household name: actress Maggie Cheung. In Germany the 45-year-old native of Hong Kong is best known from her role in the movie “Hero“. On Friday Cheung paid a visit to the German Pavilion...

2raumwohnung and Hip Hop Stützpunkt Berlin at EXPO on 19 May 2010

Delegations from all over the world flock to Shanghai

Tens of thousands of visitors at the German Pavilion

Volkswagen is the sponsor of the German Pavilion fleet. At the end of April Winfried Vahland, President of Volkswagen Group China, handed over the six cars to Pavilion director Urte Fechter of Koelnmesse International. For the...

It’s not quite finished yet, but “balancity” is already impressive to behold

Less than 60 days remain until the EXPO commences and the Energy Source is steadily taking shape: On Tuesday, the highly sensible technology of the sphere destined to become the core piece of the Energy Source Show has finally...

Right after the Chinese Spring Festival holidays, the German Embassy School Beijing (DSP) is welcoming a new accession: the touring exhibition of the German Pavilion for the EXPO 2010 in Shanghai. After stops at the Tongji...

For the seven minutes long energy source show, the protagonists Jens and Yanyan were casted today.

Up to 20 meters high Chinese coworkers are currently attaching the so-called mesh, a textile membrane to the outer structure of the German Pavilion. An overall surface of approximately 13,000 m² of the material which has been...

Shortly before the Chinese spring festival the Deputy Director of the EXPO Bureau, Mr. HUANG Jianzhi held a visit to balancity. 

balancity is the first pavilion to be connected with the world

The team supporting pavilion director Urte Fechter has arrived in Shanghai. Everybody has moved into the apartments, and the accreditation for the EXPO-Site is being carried in the pocket at all times. 

In a call for submissions published via various art associations and other relevant institutions, artists were asked to enter works for the balancity lounge, which will host numerous representatives of China and other countries...

Scale model of Germany’s pavilion, film and large-format banners in Shenyang, Shanghai, Wuhan and Beijing

The German Pavilion EXPO 2010 Shanghai project has signed a partnership deal with Plus X Award, one of Europe’s largest technology, sports and lifestyle contests and one of the world’s most important projects in the area of brand...

The KAP Forum in Cologne is dedicated to the world of architecture and design, making it an ideal venue at which to showcase the German Pavilion.

With just over a year to go until the EXPO opens its doors on 1 May 2010, there’s still lots to do to turn balancity into reality. From now on every two months, we’ll be publishing a newsletter to keep you informed about...

At the 3rd Participants Meeting in Shanghai on 13 and 14 November 2008, Germany signed its plot lease agreement with the Chinese EXPO organisers. The signing ceremony was followed by a turf-cutting ceremony on the 6,000 m² plot

German food is an essential part of any German contribution to a World Fair – just as German-made cars are. So the German Pavilion will have a restaurant on the ground floor, providing a taste of German cuisine – from Bavaria’s...

The EXPO 2010 Shanghai organisers have called a third participants’ meeting, to be held on 13 and 14 November 2008, where participants will be able to find out how the preparations are coming along. A German delegation, headed by...