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Want a Free Haircut? Head to Gaochun (But Be Like, Old)

Celebrating the anniversary of the Communist Party and giving our free haircuts may not initially appear to have anything in common. But they do. And it’s down to a concept known as “charity on the doorstep” that is becoming...

Vaccine Causes Death; Nanjinger Arrested for Spreading Rumour

China takes the online spreading of rumours as they relate to sensitive issues extremely seriously. No wonder that a local Nanjing woman has found herself detained by police for claiming that death can be the result of being vaccinated...

Visiting the Horticultural Expo; Foreigners Can Just Turn Up!

The 11th Jiangsu Horticultural Exposition opened this morning in the newly opened Jiangsu Garden Expo Park. As the province’s top expo for flowers, fruit and vegetables, crowds are set to descend on the Park over the next month. And...

Huge Crash after 7 Drivers Race Through Nanjing Tunnel

China’s drivers are generally a cautious bunch. It’s fairly rare to witness the sight of cars racing relatively common in many western countries. Not so in Nanjing last week, when seven drivers took to racing through one of the...

Kindergarten Terrorism; Nanjing Preschool Trials Emergency Drill

While lockdown drills and anti-terrorist activities are commonplace in schools in China, that they now come to kindergartens is an ominous indication of the kind of society we live in today. A remote kindergarten in Nanjing is preparing for...

Divorce’s Top Reasons in Nanjing? Mobile Phones & Mother in Laws

Husbands playing games non stop on their phones and mother in laws interfering in the marriage are the main reasons for couples to seek divorce in 2021 Nanjing. But that more are choosing to remain together points to a...

3 Dead in Nanjing Electric Bike Battery Fire; Jail Time 4 Owner

Judgement has been passed down in a landmark case in which criminal negligence resulted in three deaths in Nanjing last year, after a fire from the battery of an electric bike spread to the adjacent residential building, torching an...

Smoke Engulfs Nanjing Airport after Fire in Smoking Room

Scenes of drama unfolded this morning at Nanjing Lukou International Airport, when a fire broke out inside the terminal, causing clouds of thick dark smoke to rise and engulf the terminal ceiling. Ironically, the fire is thought to have...

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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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