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Quit Smoking Clinic in Wuxi Booked Solid in Minutes

Set up by Wuxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, the clinic uses a chronic disease management model to establish files for smokers, conduct regular follow-up and long-term observation. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about...

River in Xuzhou Smells So Bad Local Residents Dare Not Open their Windows

While investigations are ongoing, it is believed the cause to be treated waste from a food processing firm in Peixian Economic Development Zone which mistakenly entered the rainwater pipe network. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the...

Staff at Nanjing Gulou Hospital Donate 147.2 Litres of Blood

557 medical staff participated in the donation this year on 18 January, held every winter for decades as a period when blood is in short supply. Young medical staff were particularly enthusiastic. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

1st Methanol Dual Fuel Container Ship Built in China Goes on Trial Voyage

The “Eco Maestro”, capable of zero carbon-emission operation and destined for work in the Baltic, undocked and set sail on the Yangtze from Yangzhou New Ocean Shipyard on 18 January. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the...

Jiangsu to Schedule 174.5 Additional Pairs of Trains for Chinese New Year

More trains are being put on for the 2024 Spring Festival travel period, extended post COVID, to last from 26 January to 5 March. Some 28 million passengers are projected for the period in Jiangsu alone. Full story (in...

CYN Festivities Planned in Yancheng Driving Youth as Main Tourism Source

Data released by Ctrip shows the number of non-local tourists in Yancheng increased by 45.2 percent last year, with them coming mainly from Shanghai, and Shandong and Zhejiang Provinces. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute...

Lianyungang Holds Training Course for Retired Military to Improve Employability

80 people acquired preliminary employment intentions in the 2023 Winter Adaptability Training Course for Veterans covering safety and confidentiality, psychological adjustment, workplace social etiquette, etc. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Lianyungang via this...

What’s Going on with Nanjing Metro Opening a Petrol Station?

The station, located on Jingma Lu in Qixia, addresses Nanjing Metro’s inefficient land use and a desire for sustainable non-fare revenue sources. Super fast charging points and convenience stores may be next. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

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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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