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Girl with Learning Difficulties Murdered by Father & Grandfather

An unfortunately sad turn of events has provided police with the identity of a 9-year-old murdered female, whose body was found in Jurong River of Nanjing’s Jiangning District, approximately 1 month ago, in a case linked to the girl's...

Longest Lunar Eclipse of 21st Century Visible in Nanjing

Nanjing astronomy fans are in for a treat in the early hours of Saturday, 28 July, as the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st Century shall take place, with Nanjing in the path of partial totality. While not as spectacular...

Ex-Girlfriend Murder in Nanjing Mall

Monday 23 July, 2018; a Nanjing police report released on Chinese social media today, regarding an ex-girlfriend murder, states, “An Anhui native has murdered his ex-girlfriend inside a furniture shop in a Nanjing city mall”. On Jiangdong Zhong Lu at...

China Education Battles; Fake School Exposed in Nanjing

Nanjing’s millions of students are afforded a well deserved break when the city’s hottest months settle in. But for some there is no rest for the wicked. Any ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher will testify to the...

A Summer Wartime Escape; New Life for Air Raid Shelters

As Nanjingers, and indeed people throughout much of China, battle with the heat this summer, one wonders just what public cooling options are available? Malls, parks, pools and… air-raid shelters. Emergency workers remain on high alert, as a reported 60...

Badminton World Championship but 2 Weeks from Nanjing

Hot on the heels of the World Youth Volleyball U19 World Championship, held in Nanjing last week, comes the Badminton World Championship, on the horizon for 30 July until 5 August. The city of Nanjing has long touted itself as...

Young Boy Dies in Nanjing Summer Household Fire

At 10:00 pm on 12 July, 2018, a young boy died in a summer household fire that broke out in Nanjing’s Jiangbei New Area. The apartment, which is in the Panjin Garden complex, was already up in flames by the...

Nanjing’s Job Market Competition Sees Growth in Skills Over Manpower

The “Report on the Demand for Employers and White-Collar Talents in Nanjing for the Summer of 2018” has revealed that the average urban monthly salary in the city's job market has risen to ¥7,660. Nanjing government statistics for 2015 showed...

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Shanghai’s Railway Map Shifts East; Cross City to Hongqiao soon but a Memory

For years, Shanghai’s high-speed rail map has pulled passengers towards Hongqiao. That balance is beginning to change. New stations...

Shiseido Sues Aldi over a ¥24.9 Primer that Resembles Its ¥540 Rival

Shiseido has sued Aldi China, the product's manufacturer and an Aldi Shanghai store operator over unfair competition, arguing that...

Forty Tables Became Twenty; Then the Bookings Stopped

Susu has sold wedding banquets at one of the biggest hotels in her small town in northern China for...

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