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Filippa Rui

Bird and Beast Beware; Snows a’ Comin’ to Nanjing

As an Arctic blast swings southwest over Seoul, Shanghai and onto Nanjing, we need brace ourselves for icy weather. Sleet is predicted to be incoming, most likely showing its chilly face this Sunday. This year, snow fell on Nanjing for...

What’s in a Name? The Big Bear Cat, aka Panda

In China, the panda is known today as "daxiaongmao" (大熊猫) which literally translates as "big bear cat". In English, it is the giant panda bear. However, when looking closely at the Chinese name, one would be forgiven for questioning...

China Dumps Glasses; Falls in Love with Contacts

After the Chinese singer Wang Faye wore a pair of grey contact lenses while performing at the Spring Festival Gala in 2010, the wearing of coloured contacts received a major boost to its popularity. Since then, the look has...

Nanjing Student Fined 10k for Selling Faster Broadband on Campus

Dissatisfied with his vocational college’s slow Internet and the campus night-time disconnection of the network, one student, Yan Xindi, decided he had had enough and purchased a broadband account on Chinese major online shopping platform, Taobao. He then sold...

Vast China Fanbase British Author Visits Nanjing

Highly regarded British writer Claire McFall, who has penned a series of works entitled “The Ferryman” that is immensely popular in China, recently visited Nanjing Audit University and Nanjing Foreign Language School. Having sold more than 2 million copies, Claire’s...

Shanghai Tourism Festival Highlights Oceanic Island Nations

Aimed at promoting cultural exchanges between China and the International Community via tourism, is a cultural event highlighting the Oceanic Island Nations that will feature at this year's Shanghai Tourism Festival. The festival not only aspires to promote tourism, but...

9th International Medical Expo Comes to Taizhou

The 9th China (Taizhou) International Medicine Expo, with the theme of "Base on Health China, Construct Famous Medical City", is being held in Taizhou, China from today, 16 September, until Wednesday. It has been confirmed that three Nobel Prize...

Nanjing University Cooperates with Intel to Set up AI Research Center

12 September 2018, Nanjing University has been cooperating with tech giant Intel and recently held the opening ceremony of AI IPCC center (Intel Parallel Computing Centers), which is the first AI-orientated IPCC for Intel. Focusing on the latest technical AI...

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1st Blind Teacher in Wuxi is Shanghai Fudan University Graduate

Jiangsu is on the cusp of having its very first blind teacher, thanks to the dedication of a student...

Nanjinger’s Illustrated Book Picked up by Top 5 Intl. Publisher

There cannot be many books, English books, illustrated by a Nanjinger and a young one at that, which have...

After the Fire; Nanjing & Elsewhere Clamp Down on E-bike Charging that Can Kill

Tragedies are not normally inevitable. They come out of nowhere. But when it comes to that of the deadly...

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