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Date Announced for this Year’s China-South Korea Trade Conference in Yancheng 

The economic powerhouse that will be the sixth China-South Korea (Yancheng) Industrial Park Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference will open in Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone on 29 November. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

Nanjing’s New Look Hexi Tram Prefect Way to go See a Sunset over Yangtze River

Newly painted with Nanjing landmarks, such as the Tram’s starting point that is the Olympic Sports Centre, Mochou Lake, the Nanjing Eye and Yuzui Lighthouse that is the optimum sunset viewing point just 700 metres from the Tram’s termini....

Dutch Deputy Governor of North Brabant Visits Jiangsu Department of Sci & Tech

Mattey von Herthausen and her delegation met with Xu Guanghui, Director of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology, cementing relations as Jiangsu and North Brabant prepare to celebrate 30 years of provincial sisterhood. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Blogger’s Similarity to Tomb Beast Draws in 39,000 Visitors in Single Day

23 November saw the crowds descend on Lianyungang City Museum, in part for a look at the relic found in the tomb of Chu dating from the Warring States period. With queues snaking out of the museum, extra security...

Investing in Nanjing gets Thumbs up from European Automotive Bosses

The general message coming from the 20 November visit by heads of European automotive innovation companies to a matchmaking conference was that investing in Nanjing is investing in the future. The city’s vitality, is palpable, they said. Full story...

Xuzhou 74 Year Old Personally Funds Farming Culture Museum; Donates 20,000 Pieces

Wang Rukun began by buying a clay pot from a farmer in 1972 and now has spent 50 years building up his collection, most significantly comprising farming utensils dating from the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties. His museum is open...

Nanjing Mulls Gender Neutral Toilet Debate Sweeping the Country

The issue is long queues for public toilets often experienced by women and the inappropriate ratio of male-female facilities. Nanjing has at present 1,200 public toilets, of which approximately 30 are gender neutral. Are many more on the way?...

Changzhou Pushes its Traditional Chinese Medicine Credentials at Expo in Macau

The Menghe School of TCM, one of the best medical schools in existence, can be traced back to the Han and Wei dynasties. Its exquisite cultural and creative products were much admired by those attending the conference on 23...

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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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