A working conference on preparation for China Section of Expo 2005 Aichi was held in Hefei on December 29. On the same day, Vice Governor Wen Haiying met with Gao Yan, Vice-Chairperson of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. The expo will be held in Aichi, Japan from March 25 to November 25 next year, over 120 countries and 8 international organizations will participate in the expo by then. 13 delegations from Anhui and other 12 provinces or municipalities of China will attend the activities of the expo’s China Section. (Liu Hengyi)