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Taiwan-Nanjing Relations Promoted by Cross-Border and Literary Inheritance

Taiwan compatriots and representatives of other Taiwanese held the in-depth exchanges on 25 April, with representatives of teachers and students from the School of Foreign Languages ​​of Nanjing Normal University. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about...

“Realise the Dream High-speed Railway” Alliance Invests ¥15.6 billion in 2024

With the joint project teams systematically implementing scientific and technological research, there are are at present seven major railway projects under construction in Jiangsu, making for a total track length of 787 kilometres. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

No Queuing, No Waiting, No Scanning; Changzhou Implements Contactless Parking

A 26 April press conference revealed that Changzhou Xinbei District now has 38 car parks and a total of 5,070 berths have launched the “inductive payment” function to reduce parking time and increase berth turnover rate. Full story (in...

Tickets on New High Speed Line from Nanjing to Yellow Mountain for May Day still available!

With the new high-speed railway  between Chizhou and Huang Shan now open for operation, the fastest train (G7137) from Nanjing South departs at 12:28 and arrives at Huangshan West just 2 hours and 3 minutes later. Full story (in...

Suqian Firm Forces Employees to Climb 28 Story Building if Job Not Good Enough

An employee surnamed Chen, who joined an information service company in July 2018, has won his case in court and been awarded ¥110,000 in damages, citing his employer’s punishment routine as supposed “normal management measures”. Full story via this...

Crowds go Wild as 2nd Astronaut from Xuzhou Blasts off into Space

At 20:00 on 25 April, there were already crowds of people in front of the big screen in a veterans service hall of Pei County. Thunderous applause from Li Guangsu's parents, relatives and friends followed the historic moment through...

Driver Fined for Not Maintaining Distance; Public says “What about Traffic Jams?”

Huai’an City is serving as a pilot for the new regulations that limit a driver’s distance from the vehicle in front to 100 metres on roads with a 100 km/h speed limit; proportionally less on other roads. Citizens are...

¥20,000 up for Grabs for Winner of Suzhou’s Wujiang Photography Competition

In conjunction with Xinhua Daily, the competition solicits outstanding works that resonate with “Jiangnan charm, small town flavour and modern style”. Photos taken in Wujiang between 1 January and 31 October, 2024, are eligible. Full story via this link;...

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China Creates an X-Class of Train Numbers for Services above 350KM/H

China is giving its fastest trains a letter of their own. A new X prefix, read xīn (新, "new"),...

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...

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