Renée Gray Beaumont

From Coffee to Caves; Hexi’s Latest Set to Impress

First and foremost, let me begin by noting that this restaurant is not located inside a mall! Whoop whoop, boy, does that feel like a rare thing these days in our modern Nanjing. Sourcing natural wood and rock materials...

Online Dating Scam Cheats Suzhou Woman out of ¥600,000

A Suzhou woman who lost ¥600,000 up to a year ago in an online dating racket has finally received some closure, with the arrest of many of those responsible. May 2018, Xinxiang City in northern Henan Province, two large cylinders...

Chinese Child Taken by Asian Woman; American Amber Alert Issued

On Thursday 2 August, 2018 an Amber Alert was issued in Washington, USA, after a Chinese child was taken by an Asian woman and vanished from Reagan National Airport. 2018 年 8 月 2 日星期四,一名中国儿童被一名亚洲妇女带走并从里根国家机场失踪后,美国华盛顿发布了安珀警报。 Just outside the country’s capital, a...

Virtual Scam and Kidnapping Targets Chinese Students Abroad

A recent Nanjing graduate who was studying in the UK when she was almost swindled out of £30,000 via a virtual scam is another number in what is adding up to be a long list of internationally targeted Chinese...

Nanjing to Invest ¥10 Billion into Blockchain

Our fair city of Nanjing has announced it is to invest ¥10 billion into blockchain funds, committing itself to fully investing in blockchain projects. Nanjing revealed its plans to make the large investment at the first Industrial Public Chain Summit...

Girl with Learning Difficulties Murdered by Father & Grandfather

An unfortunately sad turn of events has provided police with the identity of a 9-year-old murdered female, whose body was found in Jurong River of Nanjing’s Jiangning District, approximately 1 month ago, in a case linked to the girl's...

Ex-Girlfriend Murder in Nanjing Mall

Monday 23 July, 2018; a Nanjing police report released on Chinese social media today, regarding an ex-girlfriend murder, states, “An Anhui native has murdered his ex-girlfriend inside a furniture shop in a Nanjing city mall”. On Jiangdong Zhong Lu at...

A Summer Wartime Escape; New Life for Air Raid Shelters

As Nanjingers, and indeed people throughout much of China, battle with the heat this summer, one wonders just what public cooling options are available? Malls, parks, pools and… air-raid shelters. Emergency workers remain on high alert, as a reported 60...

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Tasty Solutions on the Menu at Shanghai Climate Week

Shanghai Climate Week coincides with Earth Day and highlights China's dual-carbon commitments. And while its object as also a...

Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard? 

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Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

April is rolling around, and with it comes a new schedule for flights in and out of Nanjing Lukou...

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