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Biggest Nanjing Earthquake Since Records Began

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck the city of Nanjing yesterday lunchtime that, according to experts, was the largest quake in the city's main urban area since scientific instruments became available. The earthquake struck at 12:25 pm on Tuesday 3 March....

Vote Now for Best Entry in the Coronavirus Art Competition!

The Expat “Stop the Coronavirus” Art Competition today enters its closing stages, with an invitation to the general public to vote for their favourite work(s) among the many submitted entries. Voting can be done via WeChat by following this...

8 Decades of Volunteer Warriors Fight Covid-19 in Rural Nanjing

China’s approach to epidemic prevention has been implemented at every level of society, but there has been little media coverage of the efforts by rural communities and those of all ages who volunteer therein.  That changed yesterday with the publication...

NUTCM Volunteer Students Make 2,000 Medicine Sachets for Wuhan

A group of 12 students from Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NUTCM) chose to spend their Spring Festival holiday helping coronavirus-stricken Wuhan. Together, they made 2,000 TCM sachets in just one week. The story began when, inside NUTCM, three...

¥19+ Million in Cash Seized in Crime Aided by Coronavirus

Nanjing Police have followed a 4,000-kilometre trail to Guizhou Province in tracking down and arresting a man who took advantage of the coronavirus situation to embezzle his employer of more than ¥19 million in various currencies. It was on the...

Arrest of Suspect in 28-Year-Old Nanjing Murder Case

The long-standing murder case of a Nanjing Medical University student has finally been broken by Nanjing Police. It was the various advances in analysing forensic evidence available today which led to the arrest of a man yesterday, 23 February,...

Nanjing Tourist Spots and Scenic Areas Reopen to Public

Spring has most definitely sprung and the bulk of the Nanjing populace could do with a bit of sunshine. Good news therefore comes in the fact that Nanjing’s tourist attractions have started reopening to the public, as the Covid-19...

Vulcan Mountain Hospital; Ground Zero to Completion in 12 Days

Wuhan may have stolen the headlines for its building of two hospitals in record time, but Nanjing is only one step behind. The city’s Vulcan Mountain Hospital that commenced on 1 February now stands ready to accept Covid-19 patients. It’s...

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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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