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Nanjing and Ma’anshan – closer than close

Regarded as a bathhouse town, Ma'anshan is a close neighbour to Nanjing but one that is little known to many expats. New links between the two cities promise to help change that and improve cross border ties between Jiangsu...

End of the Santana nigh as VW opens 500th store in Nanjing

Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co Ltd, a joint venture between Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp and the German Volkswagen AG, recently held its opening ceremony for VW's 500th franchised store in China, and it was right here in Nanjing. Jia Mingdi,...

Cars for Nanjing Metro Lines 3 and 10 to be built at home

As one of the manufacturing divisions of CSR (China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation Limited), Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works won the ¥3.13 billion order on 27th July. The contract calls for the production of a total of...

Ozzies to design Nanjing’s Historic Zone

An Australian team of architects and landscape planners has beaten fierce competition from all over the world to land the design project for Nanjing's Historic Zone. Melbourne based Architects CK Designworks and sustainability and landscape planners, ERM, won the...

July 20/21 – Mickey Mouse comes to Nanjing!

Just when you were thinking that it was not such a good idea after all to stay in Nanjing for our annual Summer Festival of Soaking Wet, your courage is to be rewarded with a fun activity for all...

Getting in bed with the USA; Nanjing eyes service industries

The Mayor of Nanjing Ji Jianye is leading a 20 strong delegation of government and business leaders from Nanjing to the USA on a tour that takes in Atlanta, Dallas, New Orleans, San Antonio, San Jose and Denver. Hoping...

Fancy pork tonight? Bring your credit card

Inflation in China in June 2011 rose to its highest level in three years. The big culprits:- pigs, or more specifically the price of pork which has climbed to a record high of more than

Shot in the arm for VW in Nanjing; green commitment questions remain

The Sino-German king of auto manufacturing in China Volkswagen has confirmed receiving regulatory approval to increase its annual production capacity in China to 3 million vehicles. In Nanjing, the existing SAIC Volkswagen plant shall see its capacity rise to...

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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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