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Elected! Nanjing’s 1st Female Mayor is 2nd in all of China

Nanjing made history earlier this week, electing a woman as city mayor for the first time. In a sign that is indicative of how progressive local government has become, the new mayor is also only the second provincial capital...

Is Deji Plaza Seriously China’s Number 2 Shopping Mall?

Taking a little stroll along Zhongshan Lu in Nanjing is all it takes to realise that Deji Plaza is pretty fancy. So fancy that the plush mall is in fact China’s number two shopping centre. Turns out it's down...

China Southern Splits with SkyTeam; Your Miles are Safe(ish)!

Flying on China Southern over Chinese New Year? Be aware that the airline is no longer a member of SkyTeam. New agreements are already in place that will see most passenger benefits continue, while the airline has also rolled...

Expat Depression Significant Driver in Departure from China

Foreigners are leaving China. The once-magical Middle Kingdom has lost some of its sheen for rising numbers of expats, prompting a return home, or another destination. Among their many reasons for leaving China is expat depression. 外国人正在离开中国。 曾经神奇的中王国因外籍人士数量的增加而失去了一些光澤,促使人们返回家园或前往其他目的地。 他们离开中国的众多原因之一是外籍人士的抑郁症。 Back in...

Nanjing Sport to Play Key Role in 2020 Tokyo Olympics Warm Up

With the Olympics now but months away, athletes the world over shall be warming up and, they hope, qualifying for Tokyo 2020, via a number of global sporting meets. Nanjing is to feature prominently on many of their calendars. So...

Nanjing Polluter Fined Half a Billion RMB for Environmental Damage

In a landmark case, a Nanjing court has handed out fines totalling ¥520 million for environmental damage to the Yangtze River. The case, that is the largest of its kind ever heard in China, also appears in the court’s ten...

Street Lighting Goes Smart as 5G Comes Alive in Nanjing

As 5G base stations pop up everywhere in Nanjing, they so too come in unusual forms. Smart street lighting is an innovative way of providing a 5G network with universal coverage. Nanjing's Confucius Temple area was recently one of...

Countdown to Winter Olympics as 8 New High-Speed Lines Open

It has been a busy month for China’s high-speed railway network, with no less than eight new lines opening, including the route that links Beijing with two of the main venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics. 对于中国高速铁路网来说,这是一个繁忙的月份,不少于八条新线路开通,包括连接北京和2022年冬奥会两个主要场馆的路线。 Many of the new...

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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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