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Kindergarten in Nanjing Suddenly Closes; Some Parents Owed ¥57,000

Boyuan Wangjing Kindergarten in Pukou District gave parents just hours notice before closing and announcing its financial problems. Some say that could amount to ¥2 million. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never...

Zhenjiang Ride Hailing Drivers Feel Squeeze of Cut-Throat Competition

The number of ride-hailing orders in Zhenjiang in 2023 increased by 21.6 percent and the number of drivers by 28.7 percent, but hourly income dropped 8.3 percent. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about...

Aggrieved Xuzhou 12 Year Old Boy Speaks out against Untrained Bus Driver

The boy’s preferential treatment card, received after his father died in the line of duty, was questioned as fake by the driver. Xuzhou authorities are to strengthen driver training. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute...

Wild Boar Numbers in Nanjing Escalate; Hunted Down and Fed to Lions

Many local authorities have started buying insurance to cope with increasing claims after wild boar-inflicted damages. Population levels in parts have risen to 7 per sq/km. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never...

Suzhou South Railway Station; Set to Open by End 2024

Some 10 kilometres away from Zhouzhuang Ancient Town and surrounded by dense lakes, a huge steel structure is rising from the dense network of surrounding lakes. It’s a spectacular sight. For this is to be the all-new Suzhou South...

Commercial Satellite Factory in Wuxi to be Completed this year; Deliveries in 2025!

¥1 billion is going in to Minospace’s R&D and production base in Xuelang Town Future Centre of Jingkai, making it a poster child for domestic commercial satellite manufacturing. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials...

Police Officer in the Sky Salutes People of Suqian (We’re Not Kidding)

The 19:00 display on 7 January by 300 police drones at Golden Eagle Tiandi Plaza in Suqian was also a salute to the upcoming Chinese People’s Police Day on 10 January. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

Number 1 in Jiangsu; Number 7 Nationwide; Nanjing Gulou Hospital!

8 January saw the release of rankings for tertiary public hospitals nationwide; Gulou was up three places from 2021, with a grade of A++, ranking in the top 1 percent. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about...

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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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