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Nanjing COVID Outbreak Update; Wednesday 16 March, 2022

Jiangning is not in lockdown, but it might as well be. The District found 23 positive cases of COVID yesterday, while Qinhuai District reported one more this morning. It may be 200 short of the total of 235 cases...

Fancy Your Own Startup? Free Market Research for New Foreign Biz

Starting a business has never been harder, and coming to China to do such these days is out of the question. Hence Nanjing is launching a new initiative that offers complimentary market research and other services for startup ideas...

All of Jiangning Gets Tested, but Self NATs are on the Way

We’re back at it again. Nucleic acid testing for the entirety of Nanjing’s Jiangning District. And it may not stop there, but light on the horizon comes in the form of a new self-testing kit that is the creation...

Three Child Policy; Now Revamp Education Says Nanjing Teacher 

Key to getting the pregnancy rate back up and solving China's population dilemma is actually a radical change to the structure of the country's education system, says a Nanjing teacher. And it's a change to people's pockets that just...

Second Airport for Nanjing? New Push for Military/Civilian Hub

Shanghai has two, Beijing has two, even Chengdu has two. And now there is renewed impetus for Nanjing to join this exclusive club of cities in China with two airports as soon as possible. It boils down to all...

What Better for Women’s Day than a Billion Golden Flowers?

Surely little will delight a woman more today than the promise of never-ending golden flowers. For incoming to the “Essentials” section on the Nanjing calendar once again is the horticultural festival that commands us to prepare ourselves for more...

Flight Attendants’ Talent & Time Wasted on Home Gas Emergency

Flight attendants normally spend their time looking after their domain that is the aircraft around them, as well as all on board. But as a flight out of Nanjing at the weekend proves, they can also help to prevent...

Bread Truck Turned into Shady Mobile LPG Filling Station

Gas cylinders, especially those in China, have a habit of exploding. And when they are transported illegally with little regard for safety, the potential for danger is ever greater. Just as well a shonky operation selling cylinders out the...

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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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