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Cheapest Way to Singapore Finally Now Here! Fly out of Wuxi

A new age is upon us as 2024 kicks in, that of cut-throat competition between budget airlines to fly us between our neck of the woods in China and Singapore. The question is now a choice between incumbent, Scoot,...

2,024 Take Part in 25th New Year’s Day Welcome Run in Suzhou

A New Year atmosphere was realised with frisbee, BMX and paper-cutting activities, as well as Spring Festival couplet writing joining the 4K and 10K races. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Suzhou via this...

Top in China! 14 Million Tourists Visit Jiangsu during New Year Holiday

Those tourists brought in a revenue of ¥17.178 billion, an increase of over 120 percent on 2023. UnionPay said it was 10.62 percent of China’s total consumption.  Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about...

8 YO Daughter of Suqian Police Officer Wins 9 Martial Arts Awards in 9 Months

Inspired by Xiao Chuyi, nearly a hundred primary and secondary school students around Siyang County participate in martial arts training; 20 have won various awards. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Suqian via this...

New Year Passengers on Railways across Yangtze River Delta up 39% on 2019

3.269 million people took to trains in the YRD on the first day of this year’s New Year holiday, 30 December, with 2.45 million making journeys the following day. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute...

2 Vehicles Spontaneously & Mysteriously Combust in Zhenjiang

One car stopped automatically with its instrument panel reporting battery failure, while the other was a minivan carrying vegetables. The fires were out in 5 minutes. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Zhenjiang via...

DP Secretary in Nantong Jailed for ¥5.6 billion in Lost State Owned Assets

Money laundry, abuse of power and accepting bribes have earned Chen Xiaodong 14 years, 6 months in prison and a fine of ¥1.3 million; proceeds to be recovered. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials...

Crowds take to Streets in Nanjing for Biggest New Year Celebration Ever!

Xinjiekou, One Mall and Kingmo were among the major parts of Nanjing where traffic was cordoned off, allowing en-mass celebrations for the coming of 2024. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via...

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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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