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British School of Nanjing makes Headlines Cleaning up the Yangtze for Earth Day

In the heavy rain of 19 April, some 65 students and five senior teachers participated in the activity organised by three students under the auspices of the Yangtze Finless Porpoise Association. Water pollution is a major threat to porpoise...

Strict Investigation as to Illegal Modification of E-bikes Launched in Nanjing

“Changing the appearance and structure in a way affecting driving safety” is the definition of illegal modification. Awnings, larger batteries, dazzling lights, loudspeakers and lengthened e-bike frames all fall within the scope of the definition. Full story (in Chinese)...

Fire in Bank in Nantong; Authorities Stress Bank’s Vault is Unaffected

The fire broke out in the early hours of 18 April at a branch of the Industrial Bank in Hai’an District. Several fire trucks were in attendance while a city government official said the fire may have been caused...

Safety Issues in Changzhou Exposed by Unannounced Visits by Party Secretary

Since a factory workshop dust explosion in January, Chen Jinhu has regularly made unannounced visits to check safety issues. The latest came on 16 April to Jincheng Town of Jintan District. Locked emergency exits were among those he discovered....

Discount Meal Service for Seniors in Wuxi Addresses Cooking & Eating Difficulties

Signage outside the Yongding Restaurant at 65 Zhongnan Lu in Liangxi District advertises a 21 percent discount for the over 60s who have their registered permanent residence in Wuxi. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is available. Full story via this...

Intertraffic Amsterdam! Suzhou Appears at World’s Leading Smart Mobility Expo

Suzhou Public Security Bureau, together with the City’s Data and Transportation Bureaus journeyed with Xiangcheng District People's Government to Amsterdam for their 16-19 April appearance at the expo which dates back to 1972. Full story via this link; read...

“We Take Cash” Stickers are Bank’s New Way to Combat Mobile Only Payments

The Changzhou branch of the Bank of Nanjing is also providing small retailers with envelopes of loose change as part of its efforts in increasing citizens’ awareness and participation in the work of combating cash refusal. Full story (in...

13 Year Old Girl Journeys from Tibet to Nanjing for Surgery to Fix Crooked Foot

The girl and her family took a train for 2 days and 2 nights to come to Nanjing for orthopedic surgery to correct the clubfoot the girl has had since birth which made walking virtually impossible. Nanjing First Hospital...

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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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