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Xuzhou Takes Delivery of 1st GoA4 Autonomous Train for Metro Line 6

Metro Line 6 is the fifth subway line under construction in Xuzhou. The brand-new train looked resplendent parked on the rails of the Wangzhuang depot on 29 March. Line 6 is projected to open in 2025. Full story (in...

Zhenjiang Man Steals Natural Gas via Self Disassembly of Pipelines

Attempting to justify creating an enormous safety risk, the man, surnamed Wang, told Danyang Police, “I had seen the gas company’s employees working on it before; I thought the process was not complicated and I could do it myself”....

Primary School in Suzhou Distributes Bread BEFORE its Production Date

The outer packaging of the bread in question distributed on 26 March revealed a production date of 27 March. The local education bureau stated that they had gone to the school to investigate and would handle the matter as...

Nanjing Remembers “Rape of Nanking” Author on what would been her 56th Birthday

Born on 28 March in New Jersey, USA, Iris Chang told the world of the Nanjing Massacre in her 1997 best-selling book. Disturbed by her work, she committed suicide in 2004. The anniversary of her birth was commemorated on...

Brand New Car Spontaneously Combusts in Suqian; Police Say, “Don’t Buy this Brand”

The driver, surnamed Fu, knew something was up when her clothes went on fire. The entire vehicle was in flames seconds later. Police found the car to be unqualified, not being listed in the Ministry of Industry and IT’s catalogue....

Tens of Thousands of Tulips in Full Bloom in Nanjing Green Expo Garden

The various varieties spread out in eye-catching patches, like a colourful painter’s palette, have been attracting many visitors. Visitors have said they feel as if they are swimming in the middle of a watercolour painting. Full story (in Chinese)...

Largest Container Ship Ever Built in Zhenjiang Undocks Successfully

Six tugs were needed to guide the “H1534” from its dock on 28 March. The ship, the first built by the Yangzhong Branch of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, is 272 metres long and 42.8 metres wide, with container space for...

007 in Real Life! Wuxi’s Elite Police Unit SWAT Team goes Viral

Following the recent Wuxi Marathon, photos of the EPU on patrol that day took the internet by storm, with the officer numbered “007” especially popular. The Unit, established this year by the Wuxi PSB, handles large-scale event security. Full...

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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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