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Nanjing Pays Respects on 95th Anniversary of Sun Yat-sen’s Death

China yesterday paid her respects in the 95th anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the renowned statesman who led a revolution that ended imperial rule. With Dr. Sun founding the Republic of China in Nanjing, the city...

Buy IKEA Stuff on Tmall in Deal “Not Influenced” by Coronavirus

Joining the shops reopening their doors to consumers in China comes IKEA, as news breaks that the Swedish retailer has partnered with Tmall to offer online shopping and delivery. IKEA claims the move is “not influenced” by Covid-19. The Nanjing...

Fugitives On-the-Run Nabbed Due to Heightened Police Checks

Epidemic prevention efforts in China have had the pleasing side effect of enabling the capture of literally thousands of on-the-run fugitives nationwide, thanks in large to increased police checks. “I can't stand it ... Attention, police officers, I have to...

China Back in the Skies as Airlines Begin Boycott of South Korea

With China over the worst of Covid-19, airlines are ramping up efforts to get people back to work, and themselves back to profitability. Yet, the move provides little relief, as airlines both domestic and foreign begin stopping flights to...

Ticket Prices Soar as Korea & Japan Flights to Self Quarantine

With the 94 quarantined passengers who arrived Tuesday in Nanjing from Korea released this morning, all those coming from both Korea and Japan are now requested to do same at home, while prices for flights from Korea to China...

China GDP Growth in 2020 May Slump to 4.4 Percent

China may be triumphing in her fight of Covid-19, but the resulting shackling of the country’s industrial output is an economic disaster of epic proportions, one that may lead to a 2020 growth in GDP of as little as...

Wuhan Volunteer Driver’s Video Diary Clocks up 31 Million Views

When a 37-year-old Wuhan man decided to drive his car around the city for a bit and video the scenes outside, he had no idea what he was putting in motion. Going by his Weibo username, Spider Monkey Bread, he...

Coronavirus Renamed, Redefined and Under Estimated?

The Wuhan-borne coronavirus has finally received an official name, while the definition of a “case” has also had a makeover. Yet, worries persist that there may be many, many more infected than we realise. Finally, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
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Foreigners Coming to Nanjing Return to Near Pre-COVID Levels

Certainly it can be felt on the streets of Nanjing these days. Our city is once again “en vogue”...

Just how has Suzhou become a Hotbed for the Private Economy?

Suzhou’s GDP in the 1st quarter of this year topped half a trillion renminbi, a year-on-year growth of 7.9...

Nanjing-Melbourne Flight Marks 45 Years as Sister State Friends

Check in counters might be the oddest of places to hold an anniversary celebration for 45 years of ties...
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