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AutoNavi Traffic Report for 24Q3 Reveals Nantong as China’s Least Congested City

Nantong maintained its top position in the 3rd quarter, with a “traffic health” index of 74.6 percent, followed by Shaoxing, Taizhou, Changzhou and Luoyang. The report also details public transportation’s operational efficiency and reliability. Full story (in Chinese) via...

World’s Largest Piling Ship Sets Sail out of Qidong in Nantong

The 130.5 metre long, 40.8 metre wide ER HANG CHANG QING which sailed into the Yangtze on 14 November is able to drive piles weighing 700 tonnes, making it an ideal support for deep-sea wind power and offshore oil...

8 Year Old Girl is Youngest to Run in this Year’s Nanjing Marathon 

Huang Yuanyi, who will compete in the 5km fun run on 17 November, said, “Although the marathon is very tiring, as long as you persevere, you will definitely succeed. Just as I usually study, as long as I persevere,...

Suzhou Rail Transit Line 7 receives Go Ahead to Open in December

A pre-operation safety assessment meeting held between 11 and 14 November saw Line 7 receive unanimous approval for its opening to fare paying passengers. The north-south Line 7 has a total length of 40.5 kilometres and some 33 stations....

¥1 Billion Worth of Mobile Phones up in Smoke in Logistics Centre Fire in Wuxi

The fire of 12 November in JD.com’s Yupei Logistics Park in Wuxi engulfing the entire logistics facility has left the retailer struggling to fulfil orders for the “Double 11” shopping festival. Contact customer service with an order number for...

Lianyungang Man’s Spleen, Stomach & Colon Herniate into Chest Cavity

A mystified doctor Chen Guanghui finally deduced that deduced a car accident more than 10 years ago left a tear in the man’s diaphragm, meaning the organs could enter the chest cavity due to continuous abdominal pressure on the...

Silver Powder Production Facility in Nantong is 1st in China to Break Foreign Monopoly

Put in to production on 11 November, Jiangsu Haoyin New Material Technology Co., Ltd.’s electronic grade silver powder facility in Rudong Economic Development Zone has an annual capacity for 600 tons of silver powder and silver paste. Full story...

Bird Watching Boat Tour Returns to Nanjing’s Xuanwu Lake from 16 November

Recently come to be known as a “paradise of migratory birds”, Xuanwu Lake shall operate a morning service departing from Huanzhou Wharf and and an afternoon service from Xuanwu Men North Wharf each Saturday and Sunday. Full story (in...

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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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