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“Fei Fei” the Giraffe in Nanjing Zoo Adopted by Students at Local Primary School

In the morning of 12 April, all the teachers and students of Nanjing Kelihua Primary School took the funds they had raised at a market event to Hongshan Zoo. A ceremony saw student representatives presented with adoption plaques. Full...

1st Flight from Wuxi to Mexico City fills Gap in Jiangsu for Latin America Cargo

Operated by Aeromexico Cargo, the thrice weekly flight which debuted on 16 April, is the only one in China currently by a local Mexican airline. Wuxi looks forward to feasting on Mexican red Dragon and south American shrimp. Full...

Competition for “The Pants”; “The Donut” Takes Shape in Suzhou

The Future Ring, which is 214 metres around and sits above the intersection of Xiangcheng Avenue and Jiyuan Lu, will become a new landmark for Suzhou. But that hasn’t stopped it from acquiring a nickname long before completion. Full...

Misconduct by 2 Universities in Jiangsu Appear in National List of Wrongdoing

An investigation by the National Natural Science Foundation found that Zhang Cong of Jiangnan University had invented an author for a paper, while that of Tong Jingshan at Xuzhou Medical University was found to have contained picture plagiarism. Full...

CNN’s Global Round up of the Week’s Photographs includes Taizhou Boat Festival

The international broadcaster’s “Week in 28 Photos” for 4-11 April included an arial image of the Qintong Boat Festival. The Nanjinger reported on the event, which dates back to the Ming Dynasty, on 7 April. Full story via this...

60 Years of China-France Relations backdrop to Cultural Exchange in Nantong

During the "Charming Haimen" Sino-French cultural exchange event held on 14 April, foreign guests also visited the Qinglong Port 1806 Scenic Area, Zhang Jian Youth Research Centre and the Yisheng Cultural Expo Park. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

Ethiopia is 1st Across the Line in 2024 Yancheng Marathon

With a full and half marathon plus a mini fitness run, the Yancheng Marathon’s starting gun fired at 07:30 on 14 April with 15,000 participants running past local landmarks such as the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall and Julong...

14 KM Blood Delivery by Drone Completed in 16 Minutes to Hospital in Nanjing

Recent successful trials have paved the way for the delivery of up to 10 kilograms of blood and other medical supplies to Pukou District People’s Hospital and Pukou District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital at the rate of four flights...

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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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