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Little Emperors Don Hats as Little Confucius

Hundreds of Nanjing school children were this week given a treat that was cunningly disguised as an encouraging way to remember Confucian values; they got to play dress up! A total of 168 children from the...

Tittle-Tattle Parks Car Salesmen in Lock-up

Nanjing car salesmen Mr. Chen got himself into a bit of a pickle down town recently by spreading a very serious rumour in order to boost internal revenue. Chen circulated the allegation that the Nanjing government...

Survey Finds Nanjing Confident but Nation More Pessimistic

Leaders from many of Nanjing’s top foreign corporations turned out in force at the InterContinental Hotel Monday to receive the European Chamber’s European Business in China Business Confidence Survey 2016, and to hear analysis of the results as to...

Trillion RMB Economy in Sight as Nanjing PM2.5 Drops by 23%

Data newly released by the Nanjing government has shone a light on progress made across a range of fields during 2015. From foreign investment to environmental standards, the long overdue information is a welcome addition to the toolkit of...

Links Between Pharaohs and Emperors Explored in Nanjing Museum

As China opens up to the world, ever more curious people (both foreign and Chinese) are beginning to make comparisons between ancient civilisations from around the world and that of ancient China. So it is no...

Second East-West Metro Line on Track

Two years in the making and Nanjing’s spanking metro new line 4 is almost complete. Connecting eastern and western sections of Nanjing, the first phase will be 34km long and comprise 18 stations and play a major role in...

Scottish Brocade Dress Revealed to the Public

A year long project undertaken in the name of protecting Nanjing’s Intangible Cultural Heritage came to an exciting conclusion Thursday with the public revealing of a one-of-a-kind piece of fashion produced in Nanjing and the remote highlands of Scotland....

End of an Era as Air Raid Shelters Open to Public

As city authorities once again fling open the doors of air raid shelters to provide welcome relief from the heat and humidity of Nanjing's summer, one of the more notable examples of these war time relics has this year...

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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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