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Fast Track for Foreigners Coming to China in the Works

News has leaked in the last few days that China is preparing to open her borders to foreigners once again. It emerged during a regular press conference on Tuesday that ongoing discussions could see South Koreans and Singaporeans as...

Nanjing Talks Rubbish! Recycling to be Mandatory by Year End

Nanjing appears serious about recycling, as new policies are about to come into force that will make the sorting of rubbish a mandatory requirement for both individuals and organisations of all kinds. Flouting the rules could invoke a fine...

World’s Smallest Smart Thermometer in Use in Nanjing Quarantines

A number of residential communities in Nanjing have adopted the use of the world’s smallest smart thermometer to help monitor those self isolating at home. With health authorities instantly in the know when a subject’s temperature changes, the technology...

You Must Spend Money! If You Want a 2.5 Day Weekend, that is

Nanjing is joining with other places in China in promoting recovery of the consumer market by encouraging employers to offer staff a longer weekend. However, critics of the idea are skeptical as to how the populace may be coerced...

Nucleic Acid Testing for Everyone Returning from Wuhan to Nanjing

Continued epidemic prevention efforts in Nanjing now include mandatory Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) of all returnees to Nanjing from Hubei Province. The moves comes as China has created accelerated NAT for COVID-19 that can confirm cases in 45 minutes. Continued...

Dog Slaughtered by Nanjing Man but Canine off the Menu

Just as Chinese authorities have been declaring that dog is now off the menu, a Nanjing man has been caught on video brutally murdering a neighbour’s canine companion. Last Wednesday, 8 April, China’s Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs released...

A Shop’s Worst Nightmare; Post-Epidemic Retail Down 50 Percent

If the measure of a city’s economic activity be the sales of women’s shoes, then Nanjing is now performing at 50 percent of its previous retail level, showing that despite numerous incentives lavished upon the populace, much fewer numbers...

She Sold Other Women and Children; Arrested After 31 Years

Nanjing Police have brought an end to a 31-year-old people trafficking case in which women and children were abducted and sold. The fugitive, a 53 year-old woman, was arrested yesterday, 9 April, after revealing that she too had been...

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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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