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Drunk Driver 5 Times Over Limit Buses 26 Fearful Wuxi-Nanjing

A couple of dozen passengers travelling by bus from Wuxi to Nanjing got the fright of their lives recently, when the bus they were travelling in was pulled over by high-speed traffic police and their driver found to be...

Free Helmets for Riders in New Going-Green, Bike-Share Fleet

Nanjing may have done a decent job in getting her e-bike riding citizens to wear helmets, but that’s not stopping efforts to keep those on two wheels safe in other cities, in a proactive manner that puts Nanjing to...

Limb Lengthening Back in Spotlight as Local Man Faces Paralysis

A local man now facing paralysis is bringing back to light the dangers of “limb lengthening” surgery. With the practice driven underground in China, those dreaming of being taller headed abroad for the complicated procedure that left many with...

Twins Enter Jiangsu University with IDENTICAL “Gaokao” Scores

Each of a pair of twins from Wuxi just can’t seem to do anything different from their sibling, as two girls have been enrolled in Jiangsu University after achieving exactly the same score in the infamous “Gaokao”, or College...

Casino Discovered on Cargo Ship; 100 Arrests, 3.7 Million Seized

Gambling is as popular in China as anywhere else, but that it is also illegal has given rise to some creative criminal behaviour, such as the illicit conversion of a cargo ship to one fit for gambling on the...

Christian Nobel Prize Winner Memorial Reopens on Int. Museum Day

With Nanjing as main venue in China for 2020's International Museum Day held this week, in the city itself the focus was on Nanjing University, where the renovated Memorial House to Nobel Prize winner, Pearl S. Buck, was reopened...

She Sold Other Women and Children; Arrested After 31 Years

Nanjing Police have brought an end to a 31-year-old people trafficking case in which women and children were abducted and sold. The fugitive, a 53 year-old woman, was arrested yesterday, 9 April, after revealing that she too had been...

China Space Station Back on Track as Cargo Ships Finally Sail

Two ships that have been docked in the Yangtze River near Nanjing for virtually the last 6 months are now back at sea, putting China’s ambitious plans for a space station back on track. 过去几乎6个月一直停靠在南京附近的长江的两艘船现已返回海上,使中国雄心勃勃的空间站计划回到了正轨。 The cargo ships that are critical...

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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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