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Buckle up in the Back; Rear Seatbelt Fines Incoming in Nanjing

Investigation and punishment now potentially awaits those riding in the rear of cars in Nanjing who choose not to wear seatbelts. While the new regulations apply also to those seated on buses, the fines that are in store are...

Nanjing’s Bars & Gyms Begin Reopening their Doors!

School’s back tomorrow, or rather it should be. And so should many other places that we frequent. Among those most missed, gyms and bars. But when can we expect them to reopen their doors? The short answer is any...

Gold Medal for Nanjinger in Tokyo Paralympic Powerlifting Win

Closing the first week of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, China is storming ahead of all other countries in the medal table. And as this past weekend approached, Nanjingers had reason to celebrate; a Paralympic gold medal for a...

36 Days in Jail for Having a Meal; 140,000 Nanjingers Released

The resumption of flights from Nanjing’s airport yesterday garnered most of the headlines, but there was also another reopening not so far away, one arguably more important. For yesterday also saw 140,000 Nanjingers released from lockdown. Some 36 days after...

Back in the Skies as Nanjing is First to Beat Delta Variant

While the latter part of the above headline may seem obvious to Nanjingers, there is no escaping this fact as a defining moment in the ongoing fight against COVID. Nanjingers' efforts have paid off and everything, from roads to...

Is there anything Worse than 9 Months Pregnant in Quarantine?

Enduring quarantine is stressful for anyone, but imagine the concerns of a lady just days from giving birth, while locked down in home isolation in the COVID hotspot that was the area around Lukou Airport. Spoiler; there is a...

Health Code / Facial Recognition; A Marriage of Convenience!

Ever had a heavy bag of shopping in each hand and the need for a third hand to present your health code to enter your compound? Yes, just going home has become a right royal pain in Nanjing of...

Vaccination for 12-17 Year Olds Gets Under Way in Nanjing

Teenagers in Nanjing are now collectively sighing with relief or squealing in terror. And that’s dependent upon their aversion to needles, or lack thereof. For our city has over the weekend kick started COVID vaccinations for 12 to 17...

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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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