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Suzhou’s New UK Hub Opens to a Packed Room and a Warmer Era

Freshly pressed suits, eager handshakes and a room that filled faster than expected; Suzhou on 28 May looked very much like a city that believes the United Kingdom is worth doing business with again, and in growing numbers too. 新鲜熨烫的西装,急切的握手和比预期更快地填满的房间;5月28日的苏州看起来非常像一个相信英国值得再次做生意的城市,而且人数也越来越多。 The...

When Disaster Goes on Display in Shanghai; Expo Reveals We are Ready!

With the second morning’s dawning of Shanghai’s emergency expo, one of the world's biggest buildings felt less like a trade fair than a rehearsal for calamity; drones hovered overhead, rescue dogs padded past and screens seemed to promise order...

Can Nanjing Lukou’s Terminal 3 be the Airport’s Saviour? Yeah, but with Foreign Help

Nanjing Lukou International Airport has long been, well, not very good. Yet, hope is on the horizon, as T3 begins to take shape, with a major international airline group possibly key to ending Nanjing’s reputation as a regional hub...

On this Day in Chinese History; 26 February

This day, 26 February, in 1841, Commander-in-Chief of Naval Forces Guan Tianpei died heroically in a fierce battle with British forces in the Battle of the Bogue. In the British account of the Battle, Guan was called “a fine...

E-Bikes with Power Banks; China’s Latest Low Tech Innovation

Urgently in need of a boost? We’ve all been there, which is why we often seek out those trusty providers of shared-power banks which have become ubiquitous across our urban-China landscape. Now though, there’s a difference; they are coming...

The Lowdown on China’s Cute Cuddy Toys Comforting Us in a World Gone Crazy

Cute soft toys. Stuffed toys. Cuddly toys. Call them what you will, and then stop to ask from where does the craze for such cuties come? And from where do they themselves all originate? The answers are not just...
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Nanjing Could Put Canberra on a New Flight Path to China

Travellers between China and Australia may soon have another part way across the Pacific. Nanjing has emerged as the...

China’s Fertility Insurance Turns Costly IVF Bills into Real Babies

Since 1 January 2025, couples pursuing fertility treatment across China have walked into a rather different kind of appointment....

Shanghai’s 21 Year Metro Fare Freeze Finally Faces a Hearing

Commuters across Shanghai are to see a fare structure tested for the first time in over two decades. On...

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