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Nanjing Talks Rubbish! Recycling to be Mandatory by Year End

Nanjing appears serious about recycling, as new policies are about to come into force that will make the sorting of rubbish a mandatory requirement for both individuals and organisations of all kinds. Flouting the rules could invoke a fine...

World’s Smallest Smart Thermometer in Use in Nanjing Quarantines

A number of residential communities in Nanjing have adopted the use of the world’s smallest smart thermometer to help monitor those self isolating at home. With health authorities instantly in the know when a subject’s temperature changes, the technology...

You Must Spend Money! If You Want a 2.5 Day Weekend, that is

Nanjing is joining with other places in China in promoting recovery of the consumer market by encouraging employers to offer staff a longer weekend. However, critics of the idea are skeptical as to how the populace may be coerced...

Dog Slaughtered by Nanjing Man but Canine off the Menu

Just as Chinese authorities have been declaring that dog is now off the menu, a Nanjing man has been caught on video brutally murdering a neighbour’s canine companion. Last Wednesday, 8 April, China’s Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs released...

She Sold Other Women and Children; Arrested After 31 Years

Nanjing Police have brought an end to a 31-year-old people trafficking case in which women and children were abducted and sold. The fugitive, a 53 year-old woman, was arrested yesterday, 9 April, after revealing that she too had been...

World’s Biggest & Most-Advanced ECO Cargo Ship Built by Nanjing

The second of six environmentally-friendly cargo ships for a private Italian shipping company has slid down the slipway of top Nanjing shipbuilder, Jinling Shipping, a launch made possible by a giant Yangtze River dredging project. Over the past 5-10 years, the Yangtze...

Scared of Killer Bees? Stay Away from the Nanjing Insect Museum

Giant centipedes, killer caterpillars, blood-sucking tsete flies, venomous harvester ants and yes, killer bees, could be among the exhibits at the Nanjing Purple Mountain Insect Museum, setting out to answer the why, where, when and how of our invertebrate...

Zoo Location has Citizens Up in Arms over Threat from Virus

Wild animals have always been a controversial topic in China. In Nanjing, the close proximity of the Hongshan Zoo extension to housing has provoked outcry from local residents. Among their worries; noise, smell and coronavirus. The real estate company's propaganda...

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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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