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World U19 Beach Volleyball Championship Next Week in Nanjing

As Nanjing enters its second month of summer, it is also making way for the upcoming FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championship, in just T minus 4 days. This championship is a unique opportunity for youth beach volleyball players...

No Check-in Required; Nanjing Lukou Airport Summer Bonanza!

The highlight on the summer travel schedule for many this year will no doubt be the chance to skip check-in at the airport altogether and go straight to the departures area, with nothing more than ID and an electronic...

Australian Ballet Brings “Giselle” to Nanjing

Nanjing will host The Australian Ballet this coming August, in which dancers represent not only the strong ties the two countries hold, but also the nigh on 40-year history of ballet relations between China and Australia. The story of a...

Nanjing Hosts World Women’s Volleyball Championships

Nanjing will be playing host to the first ever Volleyball Women's Nations League Finals starting Wednesday, 27 June, as inaugural championship for the Volleyball Nations League. Teams from Brazil and the United States are highly favoured to win, as the...

More than a Mall; Nanjing’s Attempts Thrilling Theme Park Future

For China expats, time, money and location are important determining factors that often make it difficult to step out and enjoy their adopted city. In Nanjing, it is also little wonder that many might think the city is becoming...

Closing the High-Tech International Gap in Nanjing; Maybe Not

Over the last 18 months, a series of grand-sounding announcements have been made regarding the establishment of high-tech manufacturing plants in Nanjing, collectively worth almost US$36 billion. As of now, the proposals are beginning to look more and more...

National Taiji Championship Closes in Nanjing

The past 3 days have seen the National Taiji Championship take place in Nanjing’s Gaochun District. A total of 314 Taijiquan (a.k.a. Tai Chi) masters from nine provinces and cities, including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Guangdong participated in the show, reports...

Gas Danger! Vigilance Required as Nanjing Summer Hits

As the mercury climbs ever higher, Nanjing authorities are taking steps to remind local citizens of the dangers posed by their gas supply. Just a few days more than a year ago, residents of Dafang, Gulou district were abruptly woken...

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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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