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Smuggled Tobacco in Dramatic Seizure aboard Drug Bulk Carrier off Lianyungang

Lianyungang Coast Guard discovered a suspicious ship during patrol and boarded it for inspection, to find it carrying more than 500 boxes of overseas tobacco products, some 25,000 items in total. The case is under further investigation. Full story...

Yuzui Wetland Park Lighthouse in Nanjing Reopened after Renovation

After 3 months of renovation, the lighthouse welcomed guests on 27 February with a more beautiful appearance, while supporting facilities, such as the visitor centre, cultural corridor and wetland boardwalk have also been upgraded. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Lake Tai’s 2023 Environmental Report Card Released; Now Cleaner than Ever

Phosphorus and nitrogen levels in Lake Tai decreased by 17.5 percent and 9.9 percent, respectively, year-on-year in 2023, while the central area of the Lake reached the Class III water standard for the first time. Full story (in Chinese)...

Action Plan! Nanjing Targets Growth & Cultivation of ¥10 Billion Firms

Reports claim Nanjing is emphasising the cultivation and growth of mega enterprises not only because it values the “big guys" in advanced manufacturing, but also for their leading and driving role in industrial chains. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Xinjiang Border Guards Receive New Year Gifts from Nanjing School Children

Officers and soldiers of a border defence regiment in the Ali Military Division of Xinjiang connected via video to teachers and students at Nanjing Houbiaoying Primary School to thank them for the gifts on 21 February. Full story (in...

Pornographic Advertisement Fraudsters Caught by Taizhou Police 

Tipped off by those with vulgar advertisements pasted on their car, Hailing PSB tracked the suspects, surnamed Yang and Qian, from Taizhou to Suzhou. QR codes advertisements linked to an app directing users to top up funds. Full story...

New Cambodia-China Shipping link; Lianyungang to Koh Kong Province in 8 Days

Two multi-purpose ships will operate the route initially, from Lianyungang Port to Qixinghai Terminal in Koh Kong Province, taking vegetables, machinery and equipment, and returning with fruit, rice and other agricultural products. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

Confused Lady Takes Bus from Fujian to Zhejiang; Ends up In Yangzhou

Police helped the 32 year old to buy a train ticket to return home to Fuding in Fujian, and went to the trouble of alerting staff on the train and at Hangzhou East where she would need transfer as...

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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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