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Nanjing Metro Line 2 “Holiday Stations” Reflect Festive Mood

With the Mid-Autumn Festival in our wake and but 12 days until the National Day holiday, the current "in joke" on the Chinese Internet is, "What to do for the next 2 weeks?". Unbeknown it may be, but in...

Sino-US Trade War; American Firms in China Upbeat but Wary

As the trade war between China and the USA rages on, a survey of American firms operating in China just published says that business confidence in the future has weakened considerably, but that China remains that most tantalising of...

Incapable Chinese Youth Drive Demand for Garbage “Kuaidi”

In a community in Qixia District, Nanjing, “kuaidi” (courier), Jiao Yuwei, called a customer; “Ms. Zhou, you have made an appointment for online garbage collection. I have already arrived. If you are at home right now, I will come...

Little Black & White Square Worth Trillions; the Future of QR

An industry conference held recently in China’s southern Guangdong Province is helping to shed light on a little black and white square pattern that has become an ubiquitous and indispensable part of modern, daily life, as well as outlining plans for...

To Slash or Not to Slash; Career Choices for Younger Generations

No longer satisfied with a boring "one-job" lifestyle, more and more young people are choosing a multi-career and multi-identity life. The trend has given rise to the latest buzzword, one used to distinguish between their various professions; say hello...

China’s New Retro Wave; Snacks, Toys and Hanfu

A recent phenomenon in China is the sporting of clothes with great resemblance to ancient costumes in Chinese TV shows, a trend that is indicative of a larger tide of interest in all things vintage, Chinese style. 中国最近的一个现象是运动服装,与中国电视节目中的古代服装非常相似,这一趋势表明人们对所有复古、中国风格的事物都产生了更大的兴趣。 Go back a...

New Month, New Money; China to Release Latest Currency in August

As the calendar swings around to August comes the news that this month shall see the issuance of China’s latest bank notes and coins. Three new coins and four notes will be released to the nation on 30 August,...

Luxury Instant Noodles, is Nothing Sacred Anymore?

China's instant noodles sales for 2019 are on track to return to their high levels of 5 years ago, and it’s all down to luxury. 中国2019年的速食面销量有望恢复到5年前的高水平,这一切都归结于奢侈品。 A staggering 103.6 billion packets of instant noodles were sold worldwide in 2018, according to...

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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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