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Nanjing Traffic Police Launch Early Warning Detection of Fatigued Drivers

The “Cloud Whistle” system can proactively detect various types of vehicles presenting serious safety hazards, such as driving for long periods and failing to maintain a safe distance between vehicles. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about...

Gatling Gun is Firm Favourite at Dazzling Fireworks Show in Wuxi

11,000 citizens turned out to the city’s 18 designated new year fireworks display spots, of which that on the Nanquan Taihu Embankment accounted for about half, making it by far and away the most popular. Full story (in Chinese)...

China’s 5th Antarctic Research Base Opened; Materials Came from Suzhou

Some 30,000 cubic meters of construction materials shipped out of Zhangjiagang in November were used for the construction of Pacific facing Qinling Station which was completed and opened on 7 February. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

Xinjiang Gets a Taste of Nanjing with Qinhuai Lantern Festival

The main star of the Festival in the Ili River Tourist Scenic Area is a lantern 18 metres wide and 15 metres high. Construction began on 24 December, with workers doing half-hour shifts in -10 degrees. Full story (in...

Job Fairs in Lianyungang Secure Work for 30,700 in New Year

Lianyungang City Human Resources and Social Security Department focused on key groups such as college graduates, returning migrant workers, those with employment difficulties and the unemployed. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Lianyungang via...

Rooftop Football Fields Highlight of National Sports Centre Completed in Nanjing

The Centre in Nanjing’s Southern New Town also features an outdoor running track, a 700-sqm gym, 10 badminton courts, halls for basketball and fencing, plus a pair swimming pools in the basement. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

Xinghua in Taizhou to be YRD’s Next Popular Tourist Destination

At 2 hours’ drive from Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and Nanjing, tourists are increasingly making Xinghua Duotian their next stop, to view the United Nations’ Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute...

Nanjing Selected for Jiangsu’s 1st Top Ten Wetland Ecological Restoration Case

Following long-term development and human activities, Nanjing Yangtze River New Jizhou National Wetland Park recreated natural ecological processes to make a new home for rare species in the wetland. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing...

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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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