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First Glimpses of Suzhou South Railway Station’s Interior Reveal “Jiangnan” Style

With modern hexagonal elements throughout, together with the traditional charm of local architecture, its irregular form makes the Station one of the most complex in China. Suzhou South will welcome its first passengers in December. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Nantong begins Flights to only Landlocked Country in Southeast Asia

Low-cost airline 9 Air debuted its twice weekly flight AQ1239 to Vientiane, capital of Laos, on 20 November, with a flight time of 3 hours, 51 minutes. The service joins other international flights out of Nantong to Cambodia, Japan...

“NbS” Pushes Migratory Bird Species to Record High in Yancheng

First proposed by experts with the UK’s University of Cambridge and Kyungpook University in South Korea, the Dafeng Jianchuan Bird-Friendly Breeding Ecological Restoration Project adheres to the ecological concept of “nature-based solutions”. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

Major League Baseball Autumn Tournament for Youth Comes to Yangzhou

With U6, U8, U10 and U12 categories, the 2024-2025 MLB CUP Youth Baseball Series was held simultaneously in Yangzhou, Qingdao and Shenzhen on 16 and 17 November. Next year’s grand final will also bring baseball to a wider audience...

Town in Zhenjiang Captures 40% of China’s Snow Boot Market

Spurred by this year’s “Double 11” shopping festival, Gaoqiao in Dantu District is now recognised by the China Leather Association as “hometown of snow boots in China”, where over 400 e-commerce enterprises have created a market worth ¥2.2 billion....

8 Dead & 17 Injured in Wuxi as Former College Student goes on Rampage

Responsible for the fatal stabbings which took place at 18:30 on 16 November in the Yixing Wuxi Polytechnic Institute of Technology was a 21 year old male surnamed Xu, said to have been venting his anger at failing his...

Xuzhou Metro Line 3 Extension’s Opening Said to be Imminent 

6.56 kilometres long, Xuzhou Metro Line 3 is the first in China to be extended at both ends simultaneously. With expectations at a high, the Line’s 93 day test period saw a total of 683,700 kilometres worth of journeys...

Lightweight Steel Roof Starts going on Wuxi Olympic Sports Centre

The 63 steel frames supporting a transparent canopy weigh less than 6,000 tons, making the overall building low-carbon and environmentally friendly. Mid 2026 is given as a completion date for the main stadium plus gymnasium and natatorium. Full story...

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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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