Laura Schmitt

The taxi wars continue. Nanjing’s cabbies are looking forward to a new pricing system to be introduced end of April, whereby trips farther than 20km will see the price/km go up by 50 percent.  Under the...

The rise of the Internet has many merits, connecting the globe and making information available to anyone with the technology to go online. The figures speak volumes. Cracking the benchmark of over 3 billion users in 2014, online penetration...

When the One-Child Policy was introduced in 1979, no one could have foreseen its side effects that would drastically change the face of China, leading to the advancement of women’s position in society.  In the early...

Today, Nanjing once again strengthens its infrastructure with the opening of Metro Line 3, marking a serious improvement for residents of the Pukou area. At 10am on its first day of operation, the line was packed...

Haven’t found your apartment yet? Check out our previous guide to finding an apartment in Nanjing. You have found the perfect flat and can’t wait to move in? Before you charge ahead, just be aware that there are a number of issues...

The Happiest Chinese Cities and the Most Attractive Chinese Cities for Foreigners survey results for 2014 illustrate how different local and foreign experiences of Chinese cities are.    Only two cities, Qingdao and Hangzhou, appear on...

In a bold move, former CCTV presenter Chai Jing independently produced a gripping piece of journalism on smog that has caused a rekindling of the public debate about China’s air quality. “Under The Dome” (穹顶之下) draws...

The blue skies of the past week were announcing the arrival of this year's Spring Festival. The last two weeks have seen the beginning of the big departure as Nanjing's migrant workers started flocking out of...