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French Band Steals Show at Nanjing International Jazz Festival

The 2017 International Jazz and World Music Festival got under way in Nanjing Friday evening, in which a range of eclectic performances delighted a near capacity crowd, but it was a highly unconventional trio of musicians from France who...

Nanjing Brings Home 2.7 Billion Worth of Orders for Metro Trains

The Nanjing local economy has received a ¥2.7 billion shot in the arm with the announcement that Nanjing Puzhen Rail Transport has won three new contracts to build metro train sets for three cities in the eastern China region....

Nothing Better Than A Good Detox

Community rivers that flow through Nanjing city neighbourhoods have been given a good makeover and flush out. Becoming dirtier by the day, many a local resident have of late been complaining of a bad smell emanating...

Solar Bus Stations in Nanjing to Resume Green Growth

Yuhua Nan Lu bus station shall become the first in Nanjing to turn itself into a full-scale, solar power energy base for electric buses. The project shall see the installation of 4,000 square metres of solar...

Nanjing Man Murdered in UAE Desert

August 2017, Nanjing businessman Mr. Luo went missing after he arrived in Dubai. Police later discovered his body after what was to be a series of deceitful events. Involved in the import milk and probiotic business,...

Takeaway Little Brother Group Martyr; The New Road Killer

Food delivery APPs have driven the takeaway food industry into mayhem recently with East coast authorities cracking down on road safety. The three main contenders, Baidu Waimai, Eleme and Meituan, give incentives to their couriers for...

Cases Canoed Out of Court

Heavy non-stop rain on 25 September caused severe flooding in Nanjing. The situation became so bad that water levels rose ankle deep in the courtrooms of Qixia, in the northeast of Nanjing, reported The Yangtze Evening Post. ...

British Council English Training Centre Premiers in Xinjiekou

21 September 2017 The British Council officially launched its first English training centre in mainland China. With classes beginning on 20 October, the branch will initiate the British Council’s “myClass” English programme for adult learners in Nanjing. ...

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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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