Breaking News out of Zhenjiang of Late

Zhenjiang Man Steals Natural Gas via Self Disassembly of Pipelines

Attempting to justify creating an enormous safety risk, the man, surnamed Wang, told Danyang Police, “I had seen the gas company’s employees working on it before; I thought the process was not complicated and I could do it myself”....

Largest Container Ship Ever Built in Zhenjiang Undocks Successfully

Six tugs were needed to guide the “H1534” from its dock on 28 March. The ship, the first built by the Yangzhong Branch of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, is 272 metres long and 42.8 metres wide, with container space for...

Customer Falls as Floor of Shopping Mall in Zhenjiang Collapses

The lady who fell when the floor of the clothing department in the Jurong Convenience Shopping Centre collapsed on 23 March luckily sustained only minor injuries, as did someone working on the floor below trapped by falling rubble. Full...

14 Dead as Tour Bus Carrying Tourists from Zhenjiang Crashes in Shanxi Province

The coach took place at 14:37 on 19 March when the bus struck the wall of the Xijiata Tunnel (Northbound) on the G59 Hubei Expressway. Some 37 are receiving medical treatment, while most of the tourists on the bus...

Finless Porpoises in Zhenjiang get a Hospital as Rescue Efforts Drilled 

A emergency rescue drill was carried out on 7 March using a dummy finless porpoise to simulate the process, while the 24/7 hospital is equipped with temporary cages, water-quality testing equipment and B-scan ultrasound. Full story (in Chinese) via...

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