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Communism 1, Capitalism 0; in Woman’s Fight to Insure Ride Hailing Drivers

Spare a thought for the ride-hailing drivers for whom, as lone operators, getting insured is one of their biggest headaches. One lady, however, has used her new-found influence to bring about change. For when a CPC secretary speaks up,...

Suzhou South Railway Station; Set to Open by End 2024

Some 10 kilometres away from Zhouzhuang Ancient Town and surrounded by dense lakes, a huge steel structure is rising from the dense network of surrounding lakes. It’s a spectacular sight. For this is to be the all-new Suzhou South...

Cheapest Way to Singapore Finally Now Here! Fly out of Wuxi

A new age is upon us as 2024 kicks in, that of cut-throat competition between budget airlines to fly us between our neck of the woods in China and Singapore. The question is now a choice between incumbent, Scoot,...

Bank Makes Moves to Address Escalating Refusals to Accept Cash

With the convenience and prevalence of mobile payments in China, so too many merchants are not keen on seeing hard currency. But given it remains legal tender, vendors are obliged by law to accept it. One bank has been...

Grave Robbers Dig 5 Metre Deep Hole Targeting Cultural Relic

Huai’an City in our very own Jiangsu Province has recently become the scene for a potentially grisly grave robbing. Did someone dig up the tomb of Han Xin’s mother and attempt to rob it? Local police have opened a...

Personal Politics Count for 3,500 Flight Attendant Applicants

Seen sometimes in our communities with their pristine appearance, distinctive uniforms and giveaway carry-on bags, are flight attendants, or to be more politically correct, cabin crew. But less than 10 percent of those who apply for the much-envied positions...

Suzhou Gym Bankrupt; What Happened to the Fitness Industry?

That China’s fitness industry has been in disarray for many years is being thrown in to the spotlight with the high-profile bankruptcy of a well-known gym, one which had hundreds of thousands of memberships, in Suzhou of our very...

Obsessed with Tai Ji; 88 YO Practices 2 Hours Daily for 30 Years

She’s some 8 years older than her mother in law. She also looks after her entire family, even the grandchildren. She’s pretty sure her unremitting practice of Tai Ji is responsible. And she also happens to be 88 years...

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Nanjing Goes Negative as Suzhou Surges in China’s Trade Shuffle

Nanjing has found itself in the wrong column of China’s latest foreign trade rankings. While most major cities grew...

From Suzhou to Liverpool by Bike, One Student Makes the Link Real

Student Luke Rimmer left Suzhou on Tuesday with a bicycle, a ridiculous distance ahead of him and, by his...

Nanjing North Tops Out, but Jiangbei Still Wants Its Metro

Today’s last concrete pour at Nanjing North Railway Station felt like one of those construction moments that actually means...

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