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Nanjing Metro Line 7 Passenger Numbers Surge by 51,000 with Opening of Centre Section 

An excited public took to the fully automated line in their droves on 28 December, where passenger numbers for the day totalled 199,000, surpassing Line 4. In contrast, the previous day saw 148,000 people make journeys on Line 7....

Nanjingers Try out Curling in Golden Eagle’s Pup up Ice Rink

December 28 saw local citizens experience the fun of ice and snow sports in Jiangning’s Golden Eagle. With the theme of "Vibrant Winter, a New Chapter of Music", the mini carnival features an outdoor ice rink of nearly 300...

Tunnel in Suzhou Filled with Smoke as Car up in Flames to Burn to a Crisp

While Driving became difficult for period due to the dense smoke, no casualties were reported by Wuzhong District Emergency Management Bureau as to the vehicle fire which broke out in the Yinshan Lake Tunnel at 17:02 on 26 December....

Nanjing Metro Line 5 to Close for 10 Weeks to Realise Connectivity 

The entire southern section of Line 5 between Jinyin Avenue and Wenjing Lu will be closed from 1 January to 15 March, 2025, so that it may be connected with the Line’s northern section, putting it on track for...

150,000 Square Metres; 3rd Mix C Mall Opens in Nanjing

Easily accessed from Jiaxi Station on Metro Line S3, the new price of mega real estate which opened on 27 December brings much vitality to Nanjjng’s Yuhuatai District, including a plethora of world class brands in retail, dining and...

Pullman Hotels Signs Contract to Open in Yancheng

Signed on 26 December, the internationally renowned five-star Pullman’s entry into the Yancheng market comes after that of Marriott which also opted for Yancheng High-tech Zone for its location as the only state-level high-tech zone in the City. Full...

Yangzhou Rolls out Free Helmet Sharing Service for Primary School Students

With storage cabinets outside Hangji Central Primary School containing 48 brand new child-safe helmets accessible via a QR code, police have also introduced road markings reminding drivers to slow down considering close proximity to the school. Full story (in...

China’s 1st Space Debris Monitoring Constellation Unveiled in Wuxi

The rollout came on 26 December at the Wuxi Commercial Aerospace Industry Development Conference which also revealed that, with 300 related enterprises, Wuxi is responsible for 30 percent of Jiangsu’s commercial aerospace industry. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

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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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