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Celebrated Brazilian guitar singer Chico Lobo gave a performance yesterday at the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Pavilion where the Latin America and Caribbean Month was celebrated.

The 4 millionth visitor to the Taiwan Pavilion, a Shanghainese named Gu Wen, won 50 pairs of sandals worth 25,000 yuan (US$ 3665.69) yesterday.

Chad celebrated its National Pavilion Day yesterday with performances at the Expo Center.

With "Cities of Plan, Cities of Harmony" as its theme, the Chad Pavilion projects the concept that our living environment can be improved by keeping a balance among man, city and nature.

The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) launched the Bamboo Charcoal Week today to show the environmental and economic benefits of bamboo charcoal through interactive displays at the INBAR Pavilion.

Bamboo charcoal products from pillows, water and air purifiers, lamps, baskets to soaps and cosmetics are on exhibit. The event will end on August 16.

Artists from Canada have been staging a musical fiesta at the America Square and the Entertainment Hall until August 14.

Eugene Draw, a violinist from Ontario, brought a rich repertoire ranging from rock, pop, classical, electronic to fusion and new funk. Shane Yellowbird, a country music singer from Hobbema, and Ariane Moffatt, a popular francophone singer from Quebec, are among the artists performing at the two Expo venues every evening from 7:30.

The Life and Sunshine Pavilion has received more than 1.24 million visitors as of Sunday, more than doubling the operator's estimate of 600,000, the pavilion director said yesterday.

The pavilion's exhibition has won approval and praise from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Secretary General of the Bureau of International Expositions Vicente Loscertales, Cao Ziping, director of the pavilion, told a press conference at the Expo site yesterday.