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Fined on Metro for Watching Phone; Crack Down on Noise Pollution

Nanjing Metro is taking seriously its ban on the use of mobile-phone loudspeakers which disturb the peace and quiet of trains in transit on their beloved network, once again handing out a fine for the disturbance thereof. 南京地铁正在认真对待禁止使用手机扬声器扰乱列车运行安宁的规定,并再次对其扰乱行为进行罚款。 While this publication...

Spitting Porpoise Goes Viral! But is it Playing or Hunting Fish?

Video of a Yangtze River finless porpoise spitting huge columns of water has gone viral in the last 24 hours, putting a bit of a dent in the carefully-branded image that has in recent years seen it become better...

Wild Boar Tourists Enjoy Purple Cloud Lake but Please No Feeding

You got to hand it to the wild boars in Nanjing; they certainly know where the top spots are to hang out. But having them around humans poses certain risks. That’s where the Nanjing Wildlife Refuge and Rescue Centre...

8 Minutes! Helicopter SOS Rescue a First in Downtown Nanjing

With the exception of military, it’s rare to see a helicopter in China. And while Nanjing has a couple that can be hired for tours, using them for the transfer of the critically ill is a new concept. Nanjing...

Try Your Luck in Winning a Share of ¥2.2 Million Tomorrow!

Following our popular report on the recent use of coffee as a bribe to drum up interest in adopters for China’s new Digital RMB, authorities in Nanjing are going a step further by giving away actual cash. Typo! That...

Our Bridge Gets Bracelets! Collision Protection Rings a First

With the exception of not inconsiderable weathering, the physical appearance of our-beloved Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge has remained unchanged for its 55 year history. That’s now changing, with the installation of protective rings around its piers. 除了不小的风化外,我们敬爱的南京长江大桥的外观在其55年的历史中一直没有改变。现在,随着码头周围安装了保护环,情况正在发生变化。 To give them their...

New Anti COVID Drug in Production; Made in Nanjing, by Nanjing! 

Nanjing has taken the lead in production of medicines to treat COVID, as a locally-based pharmaceutical giant has brought about the first domestically-made, 3CL-protease, anti-COVID drug, with a projected-annual capacity to help tens of millions of people. 南京在新冠药物生产上处于领先地位,本土制药巨头推出了首款国产3CL蛋白酶抗新冠药物,预计年产能可帮助数千万人。 This past Saturday,...

Lung Cancer Screening; Easy Test Pioneered by Nanjing Doctors

Screening for lung cancer is by and large an expensive and time-consuming process which can only be done by larger medical facilities. But Nanjing doctors now look set to change all that, with a new procedure involving just one...

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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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