Shanghai prepared for 2010 Expo

Press conference: Shanghai well-prepared for World Expo (I)

Press conference: Shanghai well-prepared for World Expo (II)

Shanghai's major preparations are well underway, with just 103 days to go before the 2010 World Expo. At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office this morning, officials from Shanghai said they're confident the expo will be a success.

Shanghai Executive Vice Mayor Yang Xiong says preparation work has been progressing smoothly, with support and participation from both home and abroad.

President Hu Jintao's visit to the Expo site on Friday also encouraged organizers, workers and participants.

Hu Jintao (L front), general secretary of the Central Committee of the  Communist Party of China, Chinese president and chairman of the Central  Military Commission, shakes hands with workers and personnel who work for  the construction of the Shanghai World Expo park in Shanghai yesterday.  Hu Jintao paid a visit here to inspect the preparation of Shanghai World  Expo.(Xinhua)