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Helicopter Deployed for Erection of Electricity Pylon Tower in Taizhou

Conventional construction was ruled out given the densely intertwined section of the water network in Xinghua City; the helicopter was brought in on 24 September  to assist with the erection of the 220 kV tower over Changrong Town. Full...

Residents Can’t Breathe on Island in Nanjing Famed for Beautiful Ecology

Residents near Jiangshang Ziwei on Jiangxin Zhou had to cover their mouths and noses on 25 September thanks to a lack of dust-suppression measures in a construction site. Their complaints to authorities have so far fallen on deaf ears....

Faeces Found in Food Sold by Yancheng “Internet Celebrity” Restaurants

Following the discovery of tableware infected with coliform bacteria last year, authorities have this year again initiated an online voting system to identify which restaurants should be inspected. It is hoped this will improve restauranteurs’ standards. Full story via...

25YO Female Village Cadre Murdered in Nantong; 54YO Killer Commits Suicide

The victim in the 23 September attack was a graduate of Nanjing University of Finance and Economics who joined the Jiuxi Village Committee in 2023. The murderer, surnamed Zhao, had been disqualified from the minimum living allowance. Full story...

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...

Faeces Thrown from High Rise Building in Kunshan; DNA Tests for Everyone

Wusongjiang Police Station have requested everyone living in Building 36 of the community where the incident recently occurred to report for DNA testing. The faeces partially impacted the windows of the homeowners in apartment 101. Full story (in Chinese)...

5 Hours of Surgery Save Life of 72YO Man who Travelled 2,000KM to Nanjing

With blockages in all three major vessels supplying the heart with blood, Mr Li’s family brought him to Nanjing from Qinghai. “I can go back to my ranch again, I am alive again!”, he said in gratitude to Nanjing...

¥14 Billion by 2026 is Goal as Taizhou Rural E-commerce gets Government Boost

Nine government departments have joined forces to issue measures to promote the sales of local produce by developing a new model of live broadcast e-commerce, cultivating rural e-commerce talent and forming a modern logistics chain. Full story (in Chinese)...

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China’s Brain Banks Need Donors as Human Tissue Reveals Dementia Clues

China’s human brain banks are still struggling to attract donors more than a decade after the first facilities opened,...

Car-Bed Campers Turn Hotel Car Parks into Free Showers and Toilets

Chinese road trippers are swapping hotel rooms for the back seats of their own cars, folding them flat into...

China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

China’s National Day holiday has arrived with three cities adding new metro links. Nanjing, Qingdao and Changchun have opened...

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