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Deputy County Magistrate in Lianyungang Found to be Head of Criminal Gang

Now 69, Song Shimin was promoted to be deputy county magistrate of Ganyu District in 2003, having spearheaded the development of Songkou Village. Suspicions abound he benefited himself while leading villagers to make a fortune. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Next Stop, Happiness! Couple in Suqian Hire Public Pus as Wedding Car

The couple took advantage of Suqian’s reputation in naming their wedding car “Wine Capital’s Little Bus” bus which was also appropriately given the number 520 in advance of the entourage’s tour of the streets of Suqian on 2 November....

Driverless Buses in Wuxi Go 100% Autonomous in Wake of IOT Expo

The 50 buses comprising the WeRide network first entered service around a year and a half ago with a safety officer on board. The necessary test period over and the buses having proved their reliability and safety, the IOT...

57 Year Old Lianyungang Woman Chalks up 100th City on Nationwide Hike

Liu Xiujing admits she has taken a lot of trains since her retirement at the age of 55, in addition to the 20,000 steps per day she manages on average. On 6 November, she arrived in the 100th city...

1st National Tabletop Curling Competition for Seniors Concludes in Yancheng

Nearly 400 players comprised the 60 teams from 14 provinces and cities taking part in the Competition which concluded on 18 November at the Sheyang County Gymnasium, highlighting a sport which has become increasingly popular in recent years. Full...

Delivery Riders in Suzhou are both Fire Risk & Part of the Solution 

Recognising that delivery riders reach every last capillary of the city, Meituan riders in Suzhou have been given fire-safety training, while also receiving education as to the proper use of the battery-swapping facilities which keeps them on the road...

Spider Man Robot Developed by Yangzhou Students & Teachers is 1st China

The robot; out of Yangzhou Industrial Vocational and Technical College and able to cling to the inner walls of giant storage tanks, removing rust and pollution in a safe, efficient and environmentally friendly manner; has won praise all around....

Suqian Children’s Hospital Bankrupt; up for Auction for ¥480 Million

That there are no takers yet for the Hospital is seen by many as a sign of the uncertain economy and the failure of the State’s experiment with hospital privatisation that dates from the period following SARS outbreak of...

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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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