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“Big Mac” Launched for Sea Trials in Taizhou! Can Transport 13,000 TEUs

335 metres long and with a beam 51 metres, it took four high-horsepower tugboats to unberth the "New Era Juli 3” (新时代聚力3), built by Jiangsu New Era Shipbuilding for its trial voyages over 110 kilometres of the Yangtze River....

Debut for Wuxi Symphony Orchestra with New Year Concert

With the Orchestra’s premiere took place at the Wuxi Grand Theatre, top conductors, together with domestic and foreign artists will in the future be invited to perform classic masterpieces with a variety of repertoires. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Foreign Military Students in Nanjing Treated to Chinese New Year Festivities

The PLA Army Command College, PLA Navy Command College and PLA Army Engineering University were among the institutions organising cultural activities for foreign military students remaining on campus over CNY. Full story via this link; read about Nanjing introduced...

Drones in Full Force in Zhenjiang as Farmers Prepare for Bumper Harvest

Some drones operating over 11,000 hectares of wheat fields in Jurong now have the capacity for 60 kilograms of fertiliser, providing the capability to help germinate over 35 hectares of crops per day. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

East China Aviation Valley in Yangzhou to be Complete by Year End

Over 120,000 square metres, and close to Wenchang Lu and the Jinwan Expressway, the Valley’s Science and Technology Innovation R&D Centre is to become an important carrier for Yangzhou’s aviation industry. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

Bike Share Firm Enjoys 500,000 Rides in Suzhou over Chinese New Year; up 49%

With 80,000 rentals of Youon Bikes on Valentines Day alone and 36 percent of all New Year hires taking place in Suzhou’s ancient city, riding low-carbon public bicycles has become the first choice for both tourists and locals. Full...

Environment is Top Priority for 1st Meeting of New Year in Wuxi

Held this year on 19 February, for 9 consecutive years Wuxi has used its Ecological Environmental Protection Conference as the first overall meeting of the New Year to deploy plans emphasising ecological priority and green development. Full story (in...

Taiwan Firm Invests US$100 Million in Auto Parts Facility in Nantong

Headquarted in Taiwan’s Taichung City, the Jinyicheng Group’s facility in Nantong is to be located in Haimen Economic and Technological Development Zone and will mainly produce components for NEVs and motorcycles. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

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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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