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Suzhou’s Romantic “Rose Grilled Skewers” are Latest Innovative Internet Craze

The rose skewers that comprise pink steamed buns in the shape of roses paired with condensed milk are the creation of a barbecue restaurant near Guanqian Jie in Gusu District which is now packed with diners every evening. Full...

1,400 Jobs to Go in Wuxi as Konica Minolta Announces Factory Closure 

The office equipment factory will cease production in the first half of 2025, as Konica Minolta restructures in the wake of a deteriorating financial situation as to its healthcare-related business. Its factory in Guangdong will continue operations. Full story...

Hero’s Welcome for Olympic Gold Medal Winning Girl Returning to Yancheng

There was a sea of applause amid welcoming banners and national flags from neighbours and local residents as Hao Ting walked into her ordinary residential community at 10:30 on 21 August. Hao took gold in Paris in rhythmic gymnastics....

Wind Turbines Set Sail from Nantong to City of the Future in Saudi Arabia

Destined for The Line, the futuristic city without roads, cars or emissions in northern Saudi, the wind turbines departing on 21 August aboard a Liberian cargo ship will be part of the world's largest single wind farm, with an...

Suqian Releases Action Plan for Building 9 Small Cities in Just 3 Years

A 21 August press conference claimed the GDP of the towns of Xianguan, Machang, Gaoxu, Wangji, Xinyuan, Shuanggou, Jieji, Lailong and Longhe will rise to $60 billion, with a per capita net income of over ¥30,000, thanks to the...

5 Teams take 40 Days & Nights to Save 15YO Girl in Huai’an Car Accident

Riding her e-bike, the girl was hit by a car on 30 June and thrown 10 metres. With an open injury to the left chest and scores of fractures, Lianshui County People’s Hospital have now finally been able to...

2nd Air Express Helicopter Debuts Flying from the Bund to Wuxi Shuofang Airport

Operated using a Robinson R44, the world’s best-selling general aviation helicopter, one of the three seats available for the one-way flight from the Jiangyin Bund to the Airport is selling for ¥800, as low-altitude cultural tourism takes hold. Full...

140 Days to Drive 24,000KM, Alone; 51YO Woman Returns Home to Yangzhou

When Fang Qin departed, she couldn’t even read a map. She figured at her age, it was too soon for square dancing and taking care of grandchildren. Five provinces and two autonomous regions later, including Tibet, she had realised...

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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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