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Qingming Festival; Honouring Ancestors, If You Can Get There

Saturday, the 5th of April marks China’s Tomb-Sweeping Festival. Get ready for burning piles of paper money and traffic mayhem that will persist over the entire coming week. Traditionally, Qingming Festival is the time to visit...

Community Clubhouse; shot in the arm for Nanjing’s Expats

Life for foreigners living in Nanjing has become a lot better with the opening this week of the Nanjing International Community Clubhouse, which combines café, gift shop, library plus a service and activity centre under one convenient umbrella. ...

Scientific Quotient; Does Nanjing Measure Up?

Nanjing’s women know more about science; the Cultural Revolution lingers on; over half of Nanjing opposes genetic modification; our phones teach us science. These are the most important revelations to emerge from the Nanjing’s Scientific Literacy Survey for the...

Mane of Snow descends upon Nanjing

What started as continuous rain two days ago has now culminated in a full-blown snow fest hailed as the biggest amount of snow expected for the year of the horse. While Saturday seemed to confirm speak...

Nanjing Taxi Crisis; Who will Pay?

The introduction of the “double fee system” for taxis is coming in June 2014.With new apps, payment methods and pricing system, the Nanjing Taxi Industry is in upheaval. In Beijing, where horrendous traffic jams are the daily norm, it...

Events Key to Milestones for EUCCC Nanjing

For most European companies business in China, 2013 was personified by a decrease in financial performance while major challenges remained; labour costs, slow growth in both the home market and China, along with competition and regulatory barriers. While China...

New Nanjing Metro Lines’ Stations Announced

At long last anyone hoping to stay in Nanjing during the foreseeable future can make plans as to where they may wish to live. As the first concrete information emerges confirming the exact location of metro stations on lines...

Humanity Wins over Legality

In Nanjing, the new Orphan Safety House is playing its part in ensuring the welfare of abandoned children. This marks an important policy shift towards more leniency in order to save lives. The orphan shelter was...

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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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