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Diamonds Worth ¥50 Million Seized in Nanjing Smuggling Case

Nanjing customs have dealt another blow to the world of international smuggling, with the arrest of those involved in trafficking diamonds to Nanjing via Hong Kong, utilising express couriers and boats as their delivery methods of choice. It was...

Xianlin Student Falls to Her Death from 18F of Campus Building

Students in the Xianlin campus of Nanjing University are still reeling in shock from the news that a classmate fell to her death from the 18th floor of a university building. In a grim coincidence, the incident is Xianlin’s...

100-Km Run + 4,275-Metre Climb; 12 Hours 45 Minutes 49 Seconds!

The fittest of the fit from across China were out in force in Nanjing this past weekend, aiming to complete one of the toughest physical challenges of all, amid the stunning environment that is Laoshan National Forest Park. At...

Nanjing Space Base! Trade Fair Launches Moon Exploration Project

The headlines today are full of positive economic news in the form of hundreds of projects being signed off during this autumn economic trade fair. Among them, plans for a China Lunar Exploration base in Nanjing’s far-flung and relatively...

100 Million-Year Old Animal Sperm Found by Nanjing Scientists

Scientists at the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology have made yet another breakthrough in their discovery of the world’s oldest animal sperm, found inside a crustacean trapped in a piece of Myanma amber, in collaboration with Queen Mary...

Death Penalty Expected in Trial Underway for 1992 Student Murder

The trial of a rape and murder case in Nanjing, some 28 years after the crimes, got underway today. Lawyers examining the case of the victim, a girl enrolled in Nanjing Medical University at the time, are expecting life...

Super Car Super Fire! Lamborghini Spontaneously Burns in Nanjing

A Lamborghini super car has burst into flames and been destroyed in Nanjing in what has become something of an annual ritual for the iconic Italian brand, with one car each year for the last 4 years now having...

Bus Stops in Nanjing with Braille Signage a First for Jiangsu

Visually-impaired people living in Nanjing have received a boost to their mobility in the form of bus stops equipped with signage in braille, in a move that is a first for Jiangsu Province and one that sees Nanjing lead...

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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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