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Lianyungang Selected for 3rd Consecutive Time for Best International Communication

Lianyungang was selected as a “demonstration case” in the “Analysis Report on the Overseas Influence of Chinese Cities (2024)” report released on 24 December, in part for its taking advantage of the Belt and Road Initiative to join the...

Nanjing Metro Line 7 Train Suffers Sudden Power Failure on 1st Day of Operation 

The incident on Line 7 in the direction of Mochou Lu Station from Yingtian Da Jie Station in the afternoon of 28 December. Passengers were evacuated from the train as a precautionary measure. A short circuit in the pantograph...

Humanoid Robot Production Line in Suzhou is 1st in Jiangsu

The Leju Robot humanoid robot production line launched on 26 December produces humanoid robots which can jump and adapt to walking on various terrains. An annual output volume of 200 such robots is expected. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Construction of Yancheng-Yixing High Speed Railway gets Underway

With an opening held on 27 December, the line will feature stops at Xinghua East, Taizhou South, Taixing East, Jingjiang, Jiangyin, Huishan, Taihu West, Qianhuang and Yixing, where it shall connect with the Nanjing-Hangzhou High-Speed Railway. Full story (in...

Suzhou Ranks 2nd Nationwide for Sales of Tesla NEVs from Jan-Nov 2024

While Hangzhou sold the most Teslas in China during the first 11 months of the year, Shanghai only came in a number 3. Suzhou sold 45,145 Teslas, while Chengdu, Beijing, and Guangzhou were placed 4th, 5th and 6th, respectively....

Photo Exhibition from National Archives Opens in Nantong Metro Station

Now on and lasting until 10 January in Heping Qiao Station, the exhibition of 156 outstanding photographs charting the history of the People’s Republic of China and Nantong's economic and social development in particular. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Postal Savings Bank of China in Nanjing’s Xinjiekou Reopens after Careful Restoration

Now 88 years old, the building was one of the tallest in Xinjiekou when it was built and known as the Bank of China. Reinforcing the building’s structure and preserving its exquisite decoration were the main challenges for the...

Containerised Lithium Battery Energy Storage Systems Set Export Record in Nantong

The 74 containers of energy storage systems produced by CATL which set sail from Lvsi Port Tongyang Terminal on 28 December destined for Brisbane in Australia on board a Cypriot-registered vessel have a value of US$36 million. Full story (in...

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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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