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3,000 Cockroaches Intercepted upon Arrival in Suzhou on Ship from Abroad

The live cockroach activity inside the ship was detected while Taicang Customs was implementing procedural boarding and quarantine on all inbound ships. The pest was later identified as the German cockroach (Blattella germanica). Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

1 Junior High School Student Dead after 4 Trapped by High Tide in Suzhou

Stuck on Shuangshan Island in Zhangjiagang in the Yangtze River on 19 October, the students’ call for help was answered by a giant flotilla of boats of various types. They rescued two but another remains missing; the search effort...

US pharmaceutical Firm to put ¥1.5 Billion into Suzhou Plant Upgrade

The 148-year old Eli Lilly and Company is planning the upgrade in order that it plant expand its production scale of innovative drugs for type 2 diabetes and obesity. The investment is expected to create approximately 120 high-quality jobs....

After Wuxi Debacle, Hospital in Kunshan Now Also Suspected of Insurance Fraud

With the same major shareholder and legal representative as Hongqiao Hospital in Wuxi, so too attention has turned to Kunshan’s Hongqiao Hospital which was fined ¥113,500 in early September for not complying with treatment standards. Full story (in Chinese)...

Mother Dead after Her & Son Thrown from E-Bike in Suzhou Car Crash

The 25 September accident near the Yangbaoshan Bridge in Suzhou Science and Technology City saw a Honda crash into a Tesla and then the e-bike. There are concerns the accident was caused by unfamiliarity with Tesla’s one-pedal driving. Full...

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