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Ride Hailing Driver Swaps License Plates in order to Enter Yangzhou Communities 

Banned from a ride-hailing platform, the driver surnamed Wang, bought a fake plate to avoid being flagged by plate recognition technology upon entering communities. Police caught him for covering the green plate with a smaller blue one. Full story...

Zhenjiang Launches Hot Bath Service for Bedridden Seniors

The launch of “Long-term Care Insurance” by Zhenjiang Medical Insurance with the support of a dedicated group of caregivers means that a hot bath for those paralyzed in bed, especially seniors, is no longer a impossible luxury. Full story...

Suzhou Companies in Top 5 & Top 10 of Hurun’s 2024 Prepared Vegetable Index

Weizhi Xiang and Haode Lai, both companies headquartered in Suzhou, were placed 4 and 8 in the Hurun Research Institute’s index. Meanwhile, Xuyi lobster from Huai’an took first place in a separate index for flavoured crayfish. Full story (in...

Sudden Deafness Grips Huai’an Girl Preparing for Post Grad Entrance Exam

Excessive wearing of headphones is presumed the cause of the 23-year old’s condition, exacerbated by anxiety leading to insomnia and hair loss. A combination of western and Chinese medicine restored her hearing in 1 week. Full story (in Chinese)...

Sparks Fly in Nantong as Baby Bear Mistakes Tiger Kitten for Mother

The expression “Tiger Mother” has taken on a whole new meaning at Nantong Forest Wildlife Park, where the white tiger and black bear cubs which have been together since birth have become good friends and often play together. Full...

Compulsory 3D Glasses Purchase & Good Review Rebates found by Yangzhou Watchdog 

It was a sports goods factory in Jiangdu District which was found by Yangzhou Municipal Market Supervision Bureau to be offering cash rebates for positive reviews, while the cinema in question had made 2,935 forcible sales of 3D glasses....

Plush Toy Industry Vigorously Developed by Lianyungang; Exports to 20 Countries & Regions

After years of hard work, Ganyu District has initially formed a complete industrial chain including creative design, raw and auxiliary material production, product processing, trade and sales, etc. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials...

Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou Railway Track Laying Enters Jiangsu Province

9 March saw the track laying work officially move from Shanghai to Wujiang. Track for the entire 350km/h high-speed link is expected to be completed on April 5 so that the line may enter operation by the end of...

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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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