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The Pentagon Moves in to Nanjing, and it’s Turned Green!

Nanjing’s credentials as a pioneer in innovative architecture have received a shot in the arm, with the recent completion of a milestone in the development of the city’s Jiangxinzhou, the islet lying in the Yangtze River that is turning...

Domestic Violence in Nanjing Given “Zero Tolerance” Priority

Today, 25 November, is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Good timing then for Nanjing to launch an initiative calling for "zero tolerance" of domestic abuse, supported by municipal and local government organs, together with public...

139 Bus Routes Upended for Next Week’s Nanjing Marathon

While participants in next week’s Nanjing Marathon will be doing the bulk of the physical exercise, a large proportion of those who commute using the city’s network of public buses each day will also find themselves required to work...

Nanjing Burglar Complains to Police after Victim Slaps Him

Feeling wronged, a thief who walked into a police station in Nanjing to complain that he was beaten by the very person whom he was looking to steal, has become the latest oddity in a long series of increasingly bizarre...

Finless Porpoises Give Thumbs Up to Yangtze River Greenification

The once-endangered Yangtze River Finless Porpoise is now happily thriving in its waters, thanks largely to Nanjing’s efforts at improving ecological conditions both in the river and along a vast swathe of the banks on either side. Many Nanjing citizens...

Nanjingers Urged Not to Purchase Imported Cold-Chain Foodstuffs

Following the discovery of a batch of imported meat tainted with the coronavirus in Nanjing, local health authorities are urging the general public not to make purchase of imported cold-chain foodstuffs that lack the proper certifications, whether they be...

“Nan Hang” Professor Heads to Antarctica to Study Space Science

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) is taking pride in the fact that one of their Associate Professors is among the scientific research team members journeying to Antarctica on a year-long expedition that is China's 37th to the...

On the Verge, Nanjing Mother Calls Police in Homework Dispute

Chinese parents are famed for the strict requirements they place on their children to perform well at school and beyond. Calling the police when homework isn’t up to scratch, however, would be extreme even for them. Not according to...

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Iranians in China become more Visible than Countable

These things often start, not with a statistic, but with a voice; Persian heard in a lift, a WeChat...

Why Chinese Men Can’t Quit; Smoking, Face and the State

China has 300 million smokers, nearly a third of the world's total. The imbalance between the sexes is stark:...

US Dept of Justice Says Nanjing Firm Hacked NASA, Senate & More

A sharp new cyber case has put a Nanjing company at the centre of a much wider political row....

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