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Takeout Every Day For 3 Years; Nanjing Girl Gets Crohn’s Disease

Takeout, delivery or “wai mai”; no matter what it’s called, ever since the market for meals delivered to our doors exploded, there have been concerns over the long-term health effects. Now, a Nanjing girl has discovered just what they...

Barefoot 12 Year Old Girl Walks 1 KM to Complain to Police

The case of a young girl in Nanjing who walked barefoot to her local police station in order to complain about her personal situation has highlighted the plight of increasing numbers of children in China from single-parent families. It was...

Nanjing #2 in World for Rise in Sustainable Development Research

A newly-published respected international report is putting Nanjing at number 2 in a top 50 of rising science cities and regions worldwide, as related to research into achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SSGs).  Published on 25 September, the Nature...

Fire Engine Responds but Nanjing Security Guard Blocks Entry

Entrance these days to a residential community in Nanjing can be tough in the wake of the recent COVID outbreak, but an over-zealous compound security guard denying first responders access to a fire burning within is surely taking things...

Jiangxin Zhou Lighthouse Top Local Getaway for National Day?

With another holiday just around the corner, and the biggest of the year at that, time to brave the crowds again or take things a little slower and closer to home? Introducing “Lollipop Lighthouse”. It’s recently become the hot photo...

Face Saving Moon Cake Reunion with Family after 22 Years

This past Mid Autumn Festival shall always be fondly remembered by one particular family, one no longer in Nanjing. For that’s when they were reunited with a missing family member, some 22 years since departing in search of fortune. In...

Nanjing Education Institution Slapped with ¥500,000 Fine

Education and training providers are back in the spotlight after one such institution in Nanjing was handed a large fine for its conduct, marking another blow to the already beleaguered sector after a recent crackdown by Beijing. It was false...

Penguins Kick Nanjing’s Tourist Attractions Back into Gear

The last of Nanjing’s tourist attractions opened their doors once again this week after our city’s COVID outbreak, but before they did, an opportunity was seized to do something different. After all, the scenic spots were only off limits...

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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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