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Water Cannon in Huai’an East Railway Station Malfunctions, Drenching Waiting Passengers

Passengers reported their soaking by the canon mounted overhead in the Station’s waiting hall on 2 April. The local depot of Shanghai Railway Bureau responded that while the malfunction was due to incorrect operation, the canon has been disposed...

Xinjiang Dents Nanjing’s Chances in CBA Playoffs at Home in Urumqi

4 April saw the Nanjing Monkey Kings lose 118-111 to the Xinjiang Flying Tigers, despite an initial comeback when a Xinjiang team member was lost due to a knee injury. Something of a powerhouse in the CBA, the Flying Tigers...

1,000 Entrepreneurs Attend Conference to Discover the Secret to Suzhou’s Success

With Suzhou boasting six enterprises with revenues of more than ¥100 billion and a GDP for the City as a whole closing in on ¥3 trillion, the private economy contributes more than 50 percent of Suzhou's total economic output...

Nanjing Police Pull over Driver for 2 Handed Mobile Phone Use while Turning Right

After being stopped, the driver surnamed Zhao, smiled and argued with the police that he had the vehicle in assisted driving mode. Police reminded Zhao that it nevertheless is illegal to use a mobile phone while driving, irrespective of the...

Veteran Astronomy Enthusiast in Yancheng Lucky to Capture both Lunar X & V

The enthusiast was able to record these lunar features in a specific time window using professional telescopes, whereby sunlight hits the rims of several craters on the Moon’s surface at a specific angle in the transient phenomenon that only...

Hospital in Zhenjiang Admits Admits 2 Patients with Pelvic Fractures in a Row

The patients admitted to Zhenjiang Second Hospital are both auto mechanics who failed to wear the required safety lines when servicing large trucks. Such fractures have a mortality rate of 8-37 percent and can be accompanied by vascular nerve...

NEV Destined for Europe Enters Production at One of World’s Top Facilities in Nanjing

The Mazda 6e model which debuted at this year’s Brussels Motor Show meets Europe’s stringent safety, intelligence and environmental standards which include nine airbags. The model is also to enter Southeast Asia markets, including Thailand. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

60,000 People Call out English Spelling Mistake on Nanjing South Railway Station Signage

It’s taken over 2 months for the Station to correct the error, in which “Railway” had been spelt as “Railway” on the large signage located above the arrivals hall. Reporters noted that black tape had been employed to cover...

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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...

Shanghai’s Railway Map Shifts East; Cross City to Hongqiao soon but a Memory

For years, Shanghai’s high-speed rail map has pulled passengers towards Hongqiao. That balance is beginning to change. New stations...

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