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11,800 Km Airlift; Nanjing via Alaska to New York and Michigan!

Nanjing is once again playing its part in helping to provide medical aid to assist with coronavirus fighting efforts in other countries. This time, it’s the USA as benefactor, with an airlift organised by private enterprises in the world’s...

500 Metres High! Tallest Building in Nanjing Set for Change

Nanjing’s iconic Zifeng Tower now has to live with the idea that, in just a few years, it will no longer be the tallest building in the city, as plans emerge for the new holder of the title that...

Near-Earth Asteroid Just 144,000Km Distant Discovered by Nanjing

Nanjing’s Purple Mountain Observatory has discovered a football field-sized asteroid that came as close as 144,000 kilometres to the Earth last weekend. The asteroid swept the world by at 4:38:24 am on 23 March, Beijing time. The Near Earth Object...

Nanjing-Helsinki Looks Safe but Airlines to Lose US$252 Billion

One of Nanjing’s direct air links with Europe seems set to continue after the Finnish government agreed to bail out its national airline, for the time being. But that’s the only piece of good news; the global airline industry...

Nanjing Population Tops 10 Million; Only 2 Percent are Graduates

Nanjing’s total population has topped 10 million for the first time, as census figures released also reveal gains in particular areas of the city, together with other insights into the 2019 figures, including data as to the educational level...

Warning by Nanjing Expat Tells West Get Tough or Pay the Price

People in China are continuing to be perplexed at the behaviour of many in Western countries, particularly given the rapid escalation of Covid-19 cases therein. Now, a foreigner in Nanjing has added his voice of warning to the concern,...

Expat Personal Health Declaration Card at Last in Nanjing

Restaurants have received a much-needed shot in the arm in the form of a sit-down meal by one of Nanjing's top leaders, as foreigners in the city are now able to obtain the Personal Health Declaration Card so that...

When will the Schools Reopen and what Happens then?

For parents in China, a main preoccupation these days is the eternal wondering as to when schools may finally reopen their doors to children as the country recovers from the coronavirus outbreak, that and what might their policies be...

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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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