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Xuzhou Opens 8.13 Kilometre Extension to Metro Line 3

Opened on 3 December, phase 2 of Xuzhou Metro Line 3 comprises a northern extension comprising five stations and a short southern extension, just 1.57 kilometres long with one station. Trains operate at an average interval of 9 minutes....

Wild Boar Incursion on Nanjing Metro Line 1; Authorities Investigate

The wild boar somehow managed to enter the tunnel as the line emerges from underground between Tianlongsi Station and Ande Men Station on 28 November. The incursion follows one on a high-speed line in Nanjing in which a mechanic...

Can Canteen Eggs & Dormitory Walls be this Mouldy in Suzhou Sports School?

Suzhou Sports School denies the situation is this serious, saying the dormitory repair project is ongoing, and that remaining is being renovated at an accelerated pace. The canteen, meanwhile is managed “in strict accordance with requirements”. Full story (in...

Fresh Hippo Opens 1st Store in Xuzhou; Now some 400 all over China

Opened on 29 November on an area of 4,500 square metres, the Fresh Hippo store stocks that loved by people nationwide and Xuzhou specialties such as Qingshui mutton and spinach. Another store was opened the same day in Chuzhou of...

Malaysia Hits up Wuxi to Promote Visa Free Tourism as 2025 Beckons

Song, dance, dress and food were the hallmarks of the Malaysia Travel Carnival held in Wuxi on 30 November, hosted by Toursim Malaysia and Tuniu, seeking to tap expected demand for new-year travel to visa-free Southeast Asian countries. Full...

Remarkable Road Design Solves Height Differential for Waterway in Wuxi

The Qiting Bridge over the Xili Cao River in Yixing was opened to traffic on 1 December. With a clearance of seven metres required, an innovative “ring” solution was found for the new road crossing the main water channel...

Suzhou Rail Transit Line 7 Enters Service; 1 December @10:00!

35.2km long with 29 stations and nine more to come, Suzhou’s Line 7 is the first to implement smart cleaning robots which are able to take the lift by themselves. The Line also features baby-changing facilities at each of...

Video Captures Helicopter Crashing into Lake Tai in Changzhou 

Motorboats and speedboats rushed to the 30 November crash site after the helicopter hit the the waters of Lake Tai West nose first. No casualties were reported as the helicopter was raised from the lake after darkness had fallen....

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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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