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“Nan Hang” Professor Heads to Antarctica to Study Space Science

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) is taking pride in the fact that one of their Associate Professors is among the scientific research team members journeying to Antarctica on a year-long expedition that is China's 37th to the...

On the Verge, Nanjing Mother Calls Police in Homework Dispute

Chinese parents are famed for the strict requirements they place on their children to perform well at school and beyond. Calling the police when homework isn’t up to scratch, however, would be extreme even for them. Not according to...

The Tesla-Nanjing Effect; New US$0.5 Billion Battery Investment

Korean giant, LG Chem, has announced its putting another US$500 million into its New Energy Vehicle battery production plant in Nanjing, to meet the needs of Tesla as the US car maker prepares to export vehicles made in Shanghai...

Chasing Cheap; Nanjing Products Hottest in Post-COVID Double 11

Upon us once again is China’s annual Double 11 Shopping Festival, and while post-COVID retail recovery is strong across the country, here in Nanjing it’s our own home-grown businesses that are picking up the most interest among this year’s...

Nanjing Public Buses EcoEducate Students; Return Cash to Elderly

Nanjing’s public buses are making the headlines today, for their benevolent efforts at teaching children in kindergarten the importance of sustainability in urban transport and for helping to reunite a pensioner with a large amount of misplaced cash. On Tuesday...

Garfield Invades! Cuddly Cute Cat & Friends Hug Trees in Nanjing

In one of its famed cartoons, Garfield the cat stares at a sapling, saying, “Someday, tree, when you grow big enough, I might climb you”. Odd as it may sound, that’s pretty much what has recently taken place in...

Nanjing Gives 10 Years in Jail for Taking ¥7 Million in Bribes

China’s crackdown on corruption is only intensifying, as can be seen from a Nanjing court this week handing out a lengthy period behind bars for an official who accepted bribes totaling the value of only that of a generous...

Nanjing First City on Earth to Realise Metro-Wide 5G Coverage?

A global first; Nanjing’s ambition in the field of 5G interconnectivity for all has recently taken another step toward being a reality, with the city becoming the first in the world to have 5G service availability across its entire...

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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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