Avril Lavigne becomes Canadian Ambassador for 2010 World Expo.Byline: ANI Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne Whibley,[1] better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: /æv.ɹʌl lə.vin/), (born September 27 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. is all set to represent her native Canada by being an ambassador at China's World expo in 2010. The singer, who was born in Ontario, is much famous in Asia and has even recorded portions of her hit songs in Mandarin Mandarin (măn`dərĭn) [Port. mandar=to govern, or from Malay mantri=counselor of state], a high official of imperial China. For each of the nine grades there was a different colored button worn on the dress cap. . By traveling to Shanghai Shanghai (shăng`hī`, shäng`hī`), city (1994 est. pop. 12,980,000), in, but independent of, Jiangsu prov., E China, on the Huangpu (Whangpoo) River where it flows into the Chang (Yangtze) estuary. , China to represent her home country, she will help bridge the gap between eastern and western cultures. "On Friday (24Apr09), I was in Vancouver and honoured as the Canadian Ambassador for 2010 World Expo, Shanghai, China," Contactmusic quoted Lavigne, as stating on her MySpace blog blog, short for web log, an online, regularly updated journal or newsletter that is readily accessible to the general public by virtue of being posted on a website. . "It's really exciting as it's the first time China has ever hosted World Expo and the theme is Better City, Better Life. "It's really cool that over 200 countries and international organizations are coming together at World Expo, Shanghai to create a better future for the world. I've played two shows in Shanghai. "It's a great city and I look forward to visiting again next year," Lavigne added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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