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Big Brother is Watching; Nanjing’s Ultimate Street Surveillance

Watch your step, Nanjingers! Our city has become first in China to roll out the ultimate in street surveillance; a monitoring system that gives warnings to traffic-law violators, everyone from jaywalking pedestrians to e-bike riders not wearing a helmet. Making...

1,000 KM Getaway by Smash ‘n’ Grab Motorcycle Rider Foiled

A common thief has been captured on the run after he chanced upon a “manbag” in which was a small fortune. With cash in hand and broken glass all around, the petty thief made off on his motorbike, not...

Finless Porpoise Photography Competition Winners Announced

Known as the "smiling angel", sightings of the first-class protected Yangtze River Finless Porpoise are becoming increasingly frequent, to the extent that a second photography competition has produced some stunning shots of the unique beast in its natural habitat. On...

Drunk Driver 5 Times Over Limit Buses 26 Fearful Wuxi-Nanjing

A couple of dozen passengers travelling by bus from Wuxi to Nanjing got the fright of their lives recently, when the bus they were travelling in was pulled over by high-speed traffic police and their driver found to be...

Nanjing Volunteer Helps Elderly; 30,000 Steps a Day for 46 Years

A more inspiring dedication to selflessness would be hard to find. Now encroaching on old age himself, a Nanjing man in the city’s Qixia District has been volunteering to assist vulnerable elderly residents with their daily needs every day...

Stand by for 1 Minute of Honking Horns on 13 December

Next Sunday, 13 December, marks the 83rd anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. Always a sombre occasion, preparations are already at an advanced stage, including announcements as to traffic diversions and an instruction for motorists to blare their horns out...

Nanjing Air Quality Best its Been in 7 Years

With people spending more time in Nanjing this year than ever before, many have also noticed that the city’s skies have been remarkably clear for the bulk of 2020. It’s no illusion, and the industrial shutdown of early this...

The Nanjing Marathon’s Dirty Secret; 15 Minutes to Clean up!

China logistics deserves an official dictionary definition, meaning “to tackle an enormous logistical challenge by throwing all the resources of the universe at it”, So it was with Sunday’s Nanjing Marathon, right down to those who readied the track...

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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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