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1 Year on; Rubbish Classification in Nanjing an Utter Disaster?

Exactly a year ago today, Nanjing introduced regulations making the separating of household refuse a mandatory requirement. But has it all gone according to plan, what difference can a year make and is the Southern Capital now also a...

Nanjing’s Maqun Metro Station Closed from 1 November for 40 Days

Users of Line 2 on Nanjing’s metro network are advised that trains will not be stopping at Maqun station from 1 November thru 10 December. The move is in order to ensure a smooth opening and operation for Metro...

Old Man Killed by Vehicular Crane on Zebra Crossing in Nanjing

The road craft and sheer decency, or lack thereof, of Nanjing drivers is back in the headlines after an elderly man was knocked down and killed by a vehicular crane while he was using a zebra crossing at which...

Nanjing Woman Coughs up ¥10,000 per Second for Being Late

Nanjing police searched extensively and almost a month later found their culprit; a lady riding an e-bike who failed to stop at a red light with all but 4 seconds until the green. Her recklessness has cost her a...

Koreans Permitted to Smoke in Nanjing Factory; Everyone Else No!

Select Koreans in Nanjing were recently permitted something which is entirely illegal in their home country; smoke in a factory. And it is that right, being denied the Chinese, which has landed the factory in question in some pretty...

2 Dead in Explosion at NUAA Jiangning Campus; 9 others Injured

Two fatalities and nine more injured were the results of an explosion which ripped through Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics yesterday afternoon. The blast at "Nanhang", known for its work on military and space programs, is the latest...

Wild Boar Terrorises Neighbourhood in Nanjing’s Gulou District

A wild boar has entertained itself by scaring residents and security guards at a residential community in Nanjing, before becoming injured and finally sedated by zookeepers called in to assist with the potentially dangerous situation. The past few days saw...

Tesla Driver Sleeps & McClaren Totally Trashed on Nanjing Roads

Foreign cars and their drivers are in the headlines in Nanjing this week, as a photo of a driver who appeared to be sleeping while using Tesla’s Autopilot feature went viral, and a McClaren sports car had its top...

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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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