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Smoking Deemed Responsible for 4 Deaths in Changzhou Factory Fire

Xinbei District People's Court has found four people responsible for the fire in the Jiulong Lamp Factory at 98 Jiulong Lu on 30 May, 2022, citing the defendants were well aware that smoking was prohibited in the factory. Full...

Man in Yancheng who Promised Fast Track to Fudan University Scammed ¥2.8 Million

Relying on his superb acting skills, seductive words and the mentality of students and parents that their children will succeed, surnamed Wu successfully defrauded more than 20 families. Some had paid a “handling fee" of ¥500,000. Full story (in...

8 Month Old Baby Boy in Huai’an Ingests Beads, Fortunately Magnetic

Doctors at the Pediatric Surgery Department of Huai’an Maternity and Child Health Hospital performed minimally-invasive surgery on 6 April to remove the three beads which were immediately attracted to the forceps when within their range. Full story (in Chinese)...

2nd High Speed Rail Line from Nanjing to Hangzhou Now on the Horizon

Now under tender for pre-feasibility studies, the new 168 kilometre line shall start from Gaochun Station in Nanjing to pass through Langxi, Guangde in Anhui, and Anji in Zhejiang to end in Hangzhou. No date for construction has been...

Angry Bird in Yangzhou may be Protected but Pecks at Anyone Anyway

The fierce temperament of the injured young falcon caused it to fiercely peck at all who approached. Police speculate that the bird may have fallen into the Gaoyou residential community community due to weather conditions and exhaustion. Full story (in...

Lottery Winner in Xuzhou Dreamt Number Sequence; Scoops ¥34 Million!

Many are skeptical of the winner’s claim that they woke up, wrote down the numbers they has visioned in their dream and then bought the winning China Welfare Lottery ticket for just ¥10 after they finished work. Full story...

UFO Discovered in Suzhou Section of Yangtze River

The Unidentified Floating Object turned out to be an autonomous craft unauthorised to be in the waters of the Yangtze around Zhangjiagang. It was laters determined to belong to a surveying and mapping company in Nantong. Full story (in...

Man Trapped 30 Metres up on Eaves of Linggu Pagoda in Nanjing

The incident on 31 March saw a male tourist trapped outside the Pagoda’s fourth floor after he went over the railings to pick up a bag that had fallen. Firefighters rushed to the scene and the man was finally...

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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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