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Mother Sues Daughter for Not Visiting Enough; Wins Case

China is a filial society; we get it. But a landmark legal case has recently emerged to show us just how much it is so. Here in Jiangsu, a senior lady has successfully convinced a court her daughter must...

New Railway Opens, but is Economic Prosperity Sure to Follow?

Talk of the town is the new Yangtze River Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway which opened to fare-paying passengers ahead of the holiday. Auspicious for many be it; in theory it can usher in prosperity all around. In one particular place...

120 Post Artificial Anus Operative Experiences Shared in Huai’an

Many find it a sensitive subject. That’s understandable. But there was little sign of embarrassment on display when a large group of ostomy patients recently gathered in Huai’an to share their experiences of that which many prefer not discuss. 许多人认为这是一个敏感话题。这是可以理解的。但最近,当一大群造口患者聚集在淮安,分享他们不愿讨论的经历时,几乎没有表现出尴尬的迹象。 On...

Wildlife Park Offers ¥100,000 Cash Reward to Enter Tigers’ Den

Hyping the idea of humans and tigers living together has landed a local animal wildlife park in hot water, as regulators have come down hard, fining the park for violating the relevant provisions of China’s Advertising Law. As for...

5 More Dead as Tornados Continue to Rampage through Jiangsu

Following this publication’s reporting of a tornado in Suqian of Jiangsu Province that killed one yesterday, further news has emerged that nearer to the coast, tornado activity soon thereafter took the lives of five more, accompanied by an increased...

1 Dead as EF2 Scale Tornado Wipes out Whole Street in Rural Town

Jiangsu has been hit by another deadly tornado the past 24 hours, one which virtually levelled an entire street in the northerly City of Suqian. Several injuries were also reported, while there is very little left of that either...

Scandal over “Low IQ” on Medical Report; Turns out it is True

China’s National Health Commission has had to go as far as intervening in the matter of a physical examination administered in Jiangsu on which was written a derogatory statement relating to the testee’s mental faculty. The internet is now...

Was She Pregnant? 15KG Tumor Removed from Woman’s Abdomen

Chinese media is reporting it to be as if she had been pregnant for 5 years. The doctor in Lianyungang thought she had come to the wrong ward. She wasn’t expecting, but this was an indicator of the size...

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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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