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Watermelon Man! How Sweet is Yours? And How to Select the Best?

Watermelon season has hit Nanjing; there is no better time to enjoy the thirst-quenching fruit, while we in Jiangsu Province are blessed to have some of the best watermelons on the market. Choosing one isn't hard, but there are...

Nanjing Tech Week “Borrows” WeChat’s “Circle of Friends” Feature

The countdown is on to this year’s Nanjing Tech Week, from 22-26 June. While the sophomore event is once again Nanjing’s chance to set shining its bright stars of innovation, a large-scale undertaking of this kind this year requires...

The Man Chasing ¥10 Billion Worth of E-Bike Helmets

China’s e-bike riders are now required to wear helmets by law, a development that has had the knock-on effect of opening up the kind of opportunity not seen in China in perhaps 3 decades. For many, it's the stuff...

Thank the Volunteers Who Clean up Reckless Shared Bike Parking

With bike share companies shirking responsibility and Nanjingers dumping their rides where they please, so it falls to local authorities to clean up the mess. In a new experimental initiative, volunteers join police to keep Nanjing’s pavements orderly. It all...

The New Norm; Empowering Options for Schools Teaching ESL

China is transcending into a new frontier of ESL education, and Nanjing is at the forefront of this radical shift. Schools are returning to the norm, yet a caveat presents itself; education can resume digitally or return to the...

Nanjing Metro Expansion Roundup; Line 5 to Open Next Year

The whirlwind of construction that is the expansion of the Nanjing Metro system continues at speed. Last week, Nanjing Metro released a progress update on the construction of lines 5, 6, 7, 9 and S6, as well as extensions/additional...

6-Year-Old Girl from Nanjing is YouTube’s Latest Star

The last 3 months have been a whirlwind for one little Nanjing girl, as her YouTube channel has turned her into somewhat of an internet celebrity; videos of her almost flawless singing and playing guitar racking up millions of...

Watch “Tidal Lane” on Nanjing Road Say Goodbye to Traffic Jams

Traffic in opposing lanes is often separated by barriers, but who says they have to remain stationary? Nanjing is blazing the way forward for smart city roads, as an automatic tidal lane has entered operation that helps considerably to...

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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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