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Changzhou Breaks their Football Duck Scoring First Goal in Jiangsu City League

With many a public area packed out for the game on the hot evening of 16 August, it was number 11 Zhao Lianping who brought an end to Changzhou's embarrassing history of eight games without a a single goal....

Make a Date for 7th Grand Canal Culture and Tourism Expo in Suzhou

To be held 15-17 August at the Suzhou International Expo Centre on an area of approximately 35,000 square metres, the signature event has to date attracted the participation of 542 enterprises from 76 cities across 18 regions of China....

Attention! China begins Transition to Airline Style Security; Items can be Confiscated!

Shanghai Railway Station is amongst those to be asking passengers to open their bags after X-ray inspection. This correspondent had his shaving foam confiscated. As with airports, the 100ml principal is a good rule of thumb. Other stations, such...

New BMW Centre in Nanjing to be Biggest IT Focused R&D Hub in Asia 

With the German auto giant’s establishing of its first such R&D centre in China in Nanjing’s Jianye District on 18 July, a future-facing, smart-mobility ecosystem is to be part of BMW’s broader push forward which embraces Chinese partners in...

Nanjing Gripped by Mysterious Lightning Strikes without Rain or Thunder

Nearly 3,000 lightning strikes in Nanjing over a short period were widely shared of late, with the lack of rain and thunder prompting some spiritually-minded locals to speculate, "I wonder which immortal is going through tribulation”. Full story (in Chinese)...

Jiangsu City League Inspires Village Football in Guizhou with 8,000SQM of Grass 

Twice recently flooded, the stadium in Rongjiang of Guizhou faced cancelling their village cup. But Jiangsu Weiteng Sports Industry Co. of Jiangsu stepped in to produce a replacement pitch in just 3 days, delivering in time for matches to...

Boeing 777 in Dedicated Livery Marks Debut of 1st Direct Nanjing-Paris Flight

In part decked out in the elegant and fresh spring greens of the Jiangnan region, the weekly MU845 flight took off from Nanjing at 00:45 today, 9 July, to land in Paris at 07:00. Healthy ticket sales for the...

English Books Surprising Hit at 15th Jiangsu Book Fair in Suzhou

The edict came down from above as much as a decade ago; we should all read more. And that the Chinese populace appears to be doing, judging by the turnout for a book fair which packed a punch these...

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Louis Vuitton & Milk Tea Meet in Suzhou; it’s a ¥10.3 Million Fight

how on Earth did a Parisian house of luxury end up in a Suzhou courtroom over a milk tea...

Less Sex, More Pressure and a Story China is Still Learning

China’s private lives are not slipping neatly into silence. The latest survey points to a more awkward picture. Younger...

China’s Medical Holiday Is Turning into the Cheaper Option for the West

Now the arithmetic is changing. For many western patients, a flight to China for medical work, dental treatment or...

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