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Nanjing’s First Direct Flight to Sister City Commences 15 June

The Imperial Japanese city of Nagoya shall be the first of Nanjing’s 21 sister cities to be linked with her sibling, as Juneyao Airlines launches a daily service between the two cities on 15 June, 2019. Nanjing has long had...

Local Nanjing Schools Embrace ASAs; Build Student Wholesomeness

Many a high school in Nanjing is today trying to break the stereotype held by many that Chinese students are just good at studying, too nerdy to have any experience of real life, by implementing more programs that develop...

Nanjing Pollen Attack Nod to Historic City Romance

With Nanjing’s sycamore trees shedding their pollen, it would be fair to also say that when expats in Nanjing are asked as to their very first impression of the city, the bulk would say there are so many sycamore...

Cinemas in Nanjing Charging ¥300 to See “Avengers: Endgame”

Another Marvel movie, “Avengers: Endgame”, is taking us by storm. Just as the film looks set to break all known box office records worldwide, in Nanjing, it is already very hard to get a ticket without paying over the...

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

Q. What do Zagreb, Los Angeles and Nanjing all have in common? A. Each share a shrine to the tragedy of failed romances.  A new mobile exhibition that has made a stop in Nanjing is shining a light on that which...

12,000 Run in Nanjing Xianlin Half Marathon; Kenya Triumphant

8 am yesterday, Sunday, 14 April, saw the starting gun fired for the Nanjing Bank of Ningbo Xianlin Half Marathon in Yangshan Park. An impressive 12,000 runners turned out to take part in the event which attracted people from...

Nanjing Vertical Marathon; Scan to Win at 50 Metro Stations

The second season of the Golden Eagle Cup Nanjing Metro Vertical Marathon has got underway around Nanjing, with the theme of health and environmental protection, and a vast array of prizes are on offer between now and 19 April. Participants...

End of an Icon? Fashion Lady to Close for Complete Renovation

Since 2005, Fashion Lady, in Chinese known as "Laidi Plaza", located in the centre of Xinjiekou, has long been known as that most “in” hangout in downtown Nanjing, a central place for youngsters. Now, after 14 years, however, even...

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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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