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Breaking News out of Lianyungang of Late

After 14 Years, Lianyungang Port Can Now Handle 300,000 Tonne Ships

An 18 December press conference confirmed that the commissioning of the new channel means Lianyungang Port is now officially an international deep-water port. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Lianyungang via this link.

Temperatures in Lianyungang Plummet but Huaguo Shan Beauty Emerges

With temperatures bottoming out at -2 degrees Celsius and overnight rainfall on 11 December, so Huaguo Shan became a fairyland adorned by frost, snow and icicles. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Lianyungang via...

Lianyungang Explosion; Shops & Vehicles Damaged, Complaints Thwarted

Complaint hotline, 12345, is in the thick of it after an intern answered queries regarding the 8 December heating-pipe explosion to somewhat less-than-citizen satisfaction. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Lianyungang via this link.

Magnitude 3.8 Earthquake Hits Lianyungang at 23:01 on 7 December

A local resident said, “When I was about to go to bed, I felt the bed shake twice. I thought it was an hallucination because I had a cold and went to bed too late”. Full story (in Chinese)...

Lianyungang Now Home to World’s Largest Highly Toxic Acrylonitrile Base

A new 260,000 tonne/year unit brings the annual acrylonitrile production capacity of Shenghong Sierbon Petrochemical in Xuwei New District to 1.04 million tonnes. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Lianyungang via this link.

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