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Minors’ Drowning Prevention undertaken by Power Supply Firm in Xuzhou

State Grid Xuzhou Power Supply Company has a complete visual monitoring system for its power transmission lines, many of which are near bodies of water. Upon seeing juniors swimming, a drone is dispatched to issue audible warnings. Full story...

Self Driving Camping Leisure Equipment Exhibition Promotes Tourism in Taizhou

5 July saw the holding of the July 5, the 2024 "Summer Play in Sanshui, Happy Taizhou” tourism promotion event, with all-terrain vehicles, RVs, sightseeing jeeps, camping equipment and even high-altitude hot air balloons competing for attention. Full story...

Nanjing International Beer Festival Now on by Baijia Lake; Lasts until 7 July

Opened at 21st Century Sun City by Baijia Lake on 5 July, the Festival brings together more than 30 beer houses, more than 40 well-known domestic and foreign beer brands, and nearly 20 specialty food stalls. Runs 17:00-20:00 each...

¥220 Billion gone; Changzhou’s Richest Man Files for Bankruptcy

The story goes that Red Star Holdings chairman Che Jianxin began his working life as a carpenter after his bricklayer father’s vision that if he builds the house and his son makes the furniture, so an industrial chain would...

1st Pure Electric Tug on Yangtze River Launched in Zhenjiang

A launch ceremony for the 4,000-horsepower pure electric tug “Ninggang Electric Tug 1” was held in Zhenjiang Shipyard on 1 July. Capable of over 13 knots, the tug has a 3,734 kWh battery pack providing for 8 hours of...

8 Athletes from Xuzhou Announced as Selected for Paris Olympics

Zhang Yufei, Dong Zhihao, Wang Jianan, Huang Kun, You Hao, Shi Cong, Wang Zisai and Wang Wanyu will be participating in track and field, swimming, basketball, gymnastics, trampoline, and rugby sevens at the 33rd Olympiad. Full story (in Chinese)...

Qatar Registered Tanker is 700th to Dock at LNG Port in Nantong

The “AAMIRA” berthed at the LNG terminal of Yangkou Port in Rudong of Nantong on 5 July. Since entering operation in 2011, LNG unloaded by the Jiangsu LNG Sinopec receiving station has exceeded 58 million tonnes. Full story (in...

Driverless Nanjing Metro Line 7 to Close for 5 Weeks to Connect Central Section

Operations on both the northern and southern and sections of Line 7 will be suspended in their entirety from 10 July to 18 August on account the line is fully automated and as a means to complete the work...

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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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