Singapore to be among first to build pavilion for delay-plagued Osaka World Expo 2025

An aerial view of construction works at the site of the Osaka World Expo, which is set to begin in April 2025 on Yumeshima, a man-made island in Osaka Bay. - AFP

TOKYO: Singapore will be among the first countries to start building its pavilion for the Osaka World Expo, a six-month event that will begin in April 2025.

Construction of the Singapore Pavilion is expected to begin in January 2024, Carrie Kwik, executive director for World Expo and Special Projects at the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), told The Straits Times on Dec 11.