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Do the Chinese Believe in Evolution (or their Version of it)?

A much coined phrase of recent years is that the centre of the civilised world is moving eastward. And that may not just be true for today, it may also turn out that this part of the world is...

It’s Carlo 4 Vice President

Carlo D’Andrea has been The Nanjinger’s legal columnist since August of 2011, when our monthly series, The Gavel, first began. It’s been a long road for us all, one that for Carlo, could lead to becoming the Vice President...

Killing the Control Freaks; A Way through with Open Source

Think about it. Your electronic devices, that you have with you right now, can connect to any other device on the planet over the internet, for desired deeds or otherwise nefarious activities. Do you know what code runs on...

Movies, Photos, Crushed Tomatoes? The Ubuiquity of Open Source

As lockdown took over all over the world a year ago, so an Australian food blogger had an idea. What she didn’t realise, however, was that her creation would highlight the open-source nature of our pandemic survival. 一年前,随着封锁在全世界接管,一位澳大利亚美食博主有了一个想法。 然而,她没有意识到的是,她的创作将突出我们疫情生存的开源性质。 In March...

An Open-Source Vaccine Utopia for those who Know No Different?

“All men by nature desire to know.” Aristotle- Metaphysics, 350 B.C.E. “所有人天生都渴望知道。” 亚里士多德-形而上学,公元前350年 At the dusk of International Women’s Day, 2021, I pen these words. On a keyboard. ‘Coz that’s how we roll. 在2021年国际妇女节的黄昏时分,我写下了这些话。 在键盘上。 “因为这就是我们滚动的方式。 “Open source,” I ask some friends; friends...

Jupiter! Will Guardian of Chinese Zodiac Soon Reveal All
?

Fully one third of the people reading this article are going to face misfortune in their lives this Year of the Yin Metal Ox. Disturbing, yes, but we may also be on the cusp of discovering more as to...

No More Shell Shock Nor Gnarly Vegetables

This time last year… The phrase that recently lit up social media is both poignant and sickening in equal parts. When Covid 19 began subjectively for each of us is a tale our grandchildren shall endure on par with...

Warding off Evil; The Chinese Zodiacal Traditions that Prevail

Lies and deceit. That is my life! A few days after my 16th birthday I discovered a horrifying revelation. Something that changed my entire life. All these years I thought I was a Rooster but… I am a Monkey.  It...

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German Chemical Giant BASF to Make Chip Materials in Nanjing by 2028

German chemical giant BASF will build a semiconductor materials plant in Nanjing, with start-up expected by the end of...

China Creates an X-Class of Train Numbers for Services above 350KM/H

China is giving its fastest trains a letter of their own. A new X prefix, read xīn (新, "new"),...

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,...

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