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Ethiopian Students Join Chinese Program to Enhance Mutual Understanding

Up to 100 students from Wachemo University in Ethiopia have taken part in the opening ceremony for the 2023 Chinese Bridge 3-week online campus program. Full story via this link.

International Half Marathon in Yangzhou back after 3-year Hiatus

Chinese Athletics Association gold-medal event, the Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon, is set for 16 April, together with the Grand Canal Marathon. Full story via this link.

Aluminium and Cadmium found in Products Sold by Auchan and Yonghui

French giant, Auchan, in Zhenjiang, is among markets in trouble for selling crabs with excessive cadmium content that can affect children's intellectual development. Full story via this link.

Animal Cruelty Makes Pig “Loving” Girl Millions; is Celebrity?

They’re calling her the “Pig Girl”. And this 1990s so-called lover of pigs is also now something of an internet celebrity, for her devotion to all things swine and an entrepreneurial spirit. Yet, for many, she leaves behind her...

Scandal; Free 3D Movie Ticket for Kids but Pay for the Glasses Yourself

Four cinemas in Zhenjiang were called in on 1 March for failing to provide complimentary-viewing glasses for 3D movies in response to consumer rights complaints. Full story via this link.

Nanjing Environmental Law Enforcement Officer Wins 1st Place Nationwide

Li Gang of the Nanjing Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau of Ecological Environment ranked first among 104 shortlisted candidates. Full story via this link.

Inter-continental Air Freight Link Debuts between Nantong and Europe

115 tonnes of cargo on a Boeing 747 freighter of Suparna Airlines arrived at Nantong Xingdong International Airport from Leipzig in Germany on 2 March. Full story via this link.

International Asteroid Centre Confirms Nanjing’s Discovery of New Comet

Nanjing’s Purple Mountain Observatory has discovered a new comet which makes one orbit every 60,000 years. It shall be visible to the naked eye next year. Full story via this link.

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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...

China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

China’s National Day holiday has arrived with three cities adding new metro links. Nanjing, Qingdao and Changchun have opened...

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