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Nanjing’s 6th Cross-Yangtze River Bridge Opens; Drive to Yangzhou in 5 Minutes!

Nanjing's easternmost crossing; the Longtan Bridge (officially the Ningyang Yangtze River Bridge; opened on 1 January to a queue of cars waiting to be a part of history. A toll of ¥35 per small vehicle applies to cross the...

Media Releases Stunning Photo Gallery of Nanjing as New Year’s Day Dawns

The collection of photos released by Nanjing Daily features the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, Zifeng Tower, Xuanwu Lake, the Nanjing Eye and the crowds who had gathered to watch a not-so-chilly sun rise on a perfect 1 January, 2025....

Suzhou School for Blind Children Helps Raise ¥167,800 in Charity New Year Concert 

It was the 18th consecutive year for Suzhou Lida Middle School to hold a charity New Year's concert, which this year was more innovative, combining dance and symphony, and with a repertoire better reflecting the voice of all children...

Record Passenger Numbers as Changzhou Metro Trains Run until 01:55 for New Year

With queues having formed outside stations, some 400,300 trips were made on 31 December until the early morning closing on the two-line system that is the Changzhou Metro, while more than 80 volunteers were on hand to assist passengers....

AI to be Rolled out at Nanjing Airport for Security Checks & Customs Clearance

With AI, big data, and the Internet of Things to guide passengers to independently complete the inspection of hand luggage, body temperature monitoring, etc., those who are compliant will allegedly never even know they have been checked. Full story via...

Suzhou Cracks Down on Beauty Parlours for Expired Medicines & False Advertising

Media reports are highlighting eight case studies resulting in fines of ¥30,000-190,000 levied on beauty parlours for using unregistered medical devices, purchasing medicines from illegal channels, counterfeiting patent certificates and more. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

Kunshan Receives 1st Female Secretary in Year End Officialdom Shuffle

Kunshan City, a part of Suzhou, has ushered in its first female secretary since the founding of the city; Chen Liyan, born in August 1978, was previously the City's mayor, becomes Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. Full story...

Exhibition of Communist Party of China Activities in France to Open in Nanjing 

Nearly 200 historical photos and documents are accompanied by charts and multimedia to show the establishment and development of the CPC in Europe. Opens 31 December to run until April in the the Memorial Hall of Meiyuan New Village....

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China Grows 4.5 Percent in Q3 but Exports are Doing Outsized Work

China's economy grew 4.5 percent in the third quarter, up from 4.3 percent in the second, yet investment in...

German Chemical Giant BASF to Make Chip Materials in Nanjing by 2028

German chemical giant BASF will build a semiconductor materials plant in Nanjing, with start-up expected by the end of...

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"),...

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