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“King Cobra” Awaits as New Water World Opens in Suqian

Located in Zhuhai Leisure and Sports Town in Wangguanji of Sucheng District, among the other attractions in Suqian Zhuhai Fantasy Star Water World is a 90x80-metre tsunami pool capable of making waves up to 2.5 metres high. Full story...

1 Old Man Saves Another from 7 Metre Deep Well in Lianyungang

Zhou Yinfu is almost 70 but didn’t hesitate when an 80-year old fellow villager fell into the well with only a 80cm wide opening on 29 June. With no rope or tools, Zhou climbed down the well’s interior wall....

Asparagus Supermale Cultivated in Nantong is 1st Ever in China!

Normally technically and genetically very difficult, China’s first domestically produced supermale asparagus plant has been cross pollinated at the modern asparagus seedling base in Dongping Village in Nantong’s Tongzhou District. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read lots...

Wuxi Sets up Free Day Care for Children during Summer Holiday

The Wuxi Federation of Trade Unions has set some 756 day care programs in schools, as well as Party and service centres, open to children aged 6-14, where they may complete homework and take part in activities. Lasts until...

Just how has Suzhou become a Hotbed for the Private Economy?

Suzhou’s GDP in the 1st quarter of this year topped half a trillion renminbi, a year-on-year growth of 7.9 percent, top among the 26 cities in China with an annual GDP of over ¥1 trillion. But how exactly has...

“Escape from the British Museum” Exhibition in Nanjing in Copyright Infringement Case

The creators of the three-episode short play about some jade escaping the British Museum which has become an online hit said, “We have never authorised any commercial rights to the outside world, nor have we authorised the exhibition”. Full...

1st Simultaneous Entry & Exit for 2 Ultra Large Ships at Lianyungang Port

The larger of the two, the “SHANDONG DA ZHI”, 360 metres long, with a width of 65.06 metres, a weight of over 400,000 tonnes and loaded with Brazilian iron ore, weighed anchor to berth at Lianyungang Port’s 87 berth...

Wuxi Leads the Way in Development of Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine

5 July saw the inauguration for the 1,000 sqm Phase 1 hydrogen power test base of Tonghui New Energy Vehicle Innovation Research Institute in Wuxi Huishan Economic and Technological Development Zone. Phase 2 is to be 30,000 sqm. Full...

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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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