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Nanjing Shanty-Town House Fetches ¥2.2 Million at Auction

A shanty-town house located at 22 Lingyin Lu, in the vicinity of Ninghai Lu in Nanjing, has been auctioned off for an incredible ¥170,000 per square metre (sqm); all because it’s near a decent school. Chinese people go to extraordinary...

Try 5G for Yourself Today!

With China’s 5G network very much in the headlines, it’s easy to overlook the obvious question; “If/when can we use it?”. Well not yet, at any rate, although that is beginning to change with the recent launch of a “5G...

Manchester City Gets Set for Nanjing Games with Mascot Tour

Preparations for the 2019 Premier League Asian Cup are moving into overdrive, as illustrated by the mascots of Manchester City, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers making a recent tour of Nanjing. The four teams will compete with...

Vladivostok Soon to be Less than 4 Hours from Nanjing

Nanjing Lukou International Airport has announced that a new international flight from Nanjing to Vladivostok shall commence operation on 28 June, 2019. The service, operated by Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines, shall link Nanjing and the northeastern Russian city with a flight...

Nanjing Creative Design Week; Life and Industry Infuse Creations

Nanjing Creative Design Week officially opened on 28 May, 2019, with theme of "Creative Enabling City". Through nearly 100 activities across Nanjing, the week-long event explores the integration of creativity and industry, creativity and life. Kicking the week off was...

And I Would Ride 5,000 Miles

Most parents say they would go to the ends of the earth for their children, but not so many have the courage and means to follow through with that promise. Yet, this past weekend one mother departed Nanjing on...

Allergic Reactions to Catkins in Nanjing Near Epidemic Levels

Sneezing, runny nose, cough, tightness of chest, itchy eyes and ears, itchy skin... Do you have such symptoms? Take comfort in knowing you far from alone, as that akin to snowfall which is in fact the catkins of Nanjing’s...

Contemporary Art in Nanjing Sidelined by Focus on Museums

The past weekend saw International Museum Day take place, with Nanjing jumping on the bandwagon by flinging open the doors of many museums for free entry and staging a multitude of museum-oriented events. Yet, is a virtual obsession by...

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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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