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Breaker One-Niner; A Chinese Truck Driver’s Life

We are spoilt rotten here in Nanjing and Jiangsu. Amongst everything else that makes us kings and queens of the big China castle is our road network. The highway asphalt that has been laid over the last decade all...

Second Hand Silk

Growing up, I was made aware of what was to be handed down to me after there was to be a death in the family, what family heirloom, so precious it was priceless would some day be mine. ...

Ode to a Second Hand Bike

Two bus stops away from the Hopkins Nanjing campus, across from a wonderful exhibit on Ming Dynasty treasures found in Nanjing, was the infamous second hand bike alley. After one month back in Wisconsin teaching myself...

Never Trust a Used Car Salesman

After a foul October, and as November dawned in Nanjing, the sun decided to poke its head out from behind the grey gloom. Under the blue skies, it was a crisp, fresh, bright morning. Not so for Nanjing’s Second...

The Genuine Article

As can be seen blow, 2015 was not a good year for exports from Australia to China. That is why the recently signed Free Trade Agreement between the two countries is such great news. The Nanjinger...

Sino Plonker; Glasses Run Red in China

Traditionally and officially, the colour red undoubtedly represents China. It embodies a sense of power, good fortune and joy, so it is no wonder red wine has been embraced like non other in todays modern China. Along with other...

Keep Calm and Advertise (a Lot)

Costa, Starbucks, Mann Coffee, 85 Degrees, Blue Gulf Coffee, UBC, Maokong Coffee; the list is almost endless. The Chinese have embraced coffee drinking just as much as almost every other civilised nation, except that in China’s case, this happened...

Why So Flashy?

With almost two thirds of China’s 720 million Internet users under the age of 30, competition to attract attention and understand the latest trends is a major priority. While younger users are primarily attracted to the entertainment value of...

Latest News

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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