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• As neighbourhoods are razed, there is a loss of a sense of community. But there is an upside
• Video: How Expo is transforming the city - -
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Determined to be biggest and best
Patti Waldmeir looks at the city’s aspirations on the eve of its showpiece International Exposition
Regeneration: Some of the old vibrancy is re-emerging
Geoff Dyer looks on the bright side of wholesale redevelopment
Guest column: A national mindset in a global village
Shanghai Expo 2010 represents a microcosm of the architect’s role in the world while also bringing it into question, writes Edward Denison
Real estate: Bid to put the brakes on excessive price gains
Robert Cookson considers the feverish state of the residential property market
Financial markets: Ambition to rival world’s top centres
Robert Cookson reports on what promises to be a wild ride
Pharmaceuticals: Drug development with Chinese characteristics
Geoff Dyer on how the city has become a research hub
Business law: Things improve, but judiciary still lacks independence
Patti Waldmeir reports on the effects of a raft of legislation
Expo guide: Dip into the future with cars that talk to bicycles
Patti Waldmeir takes a look at the weird and the not so wonderful
Stay with Grandma Chen: A slice of authorised Shanghai hospitality
The slice of life displayed by Expo host families is somewhat fanciful, writes Patti Waldmeir
