The overall Expo theme is “Better Cities, Better Life.”
The Pacific Pavilion, which hosts exhibitions from the FSM, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, Nauru and Niue as well as the South Pacific Tourism Organization and the Pacific Islands Forum, has portrayed the theme “Pacific, an Inspiration for Better Cities.”
The FSM has chosen the theme of “FSM Traditional Knowledge, A Foundation for Better Cities.”
The aim is to support the Pacific and Expo themes, but more importantly to select a theme that is encompassing of all that the FSM can share with the world community.
The FSM is showcasing its traditional navigational skills, the architecture of the Nan Madol and Lelu Ruins, food preservation skills such as the Chuukese “kon,” the Pohnpei “mahr” and the Kosraen “fava.”
In addition, it showcases a stable currency through the Yap stone money.
Other exhibitory items being portrayed include wooden carvings and handicrafts from all four states, a canoe from Yap and pepper, coconut oil, noni tea, and other traditional products.
FSM President Manny Mori and his delegation visited the booth on the first day of its opening in May.
A delegation to be headed by Vice President Alik Alik is scheduled to visit Shanghai during the FSM Expo National Day on Aug. 29.
As of Aug. 1, 2010, the total number of visitors to the Shanghai World Expo was 35,507,500, well over the 50 percent of the 70 million who are projected to visit the site by the end of this grand event.
