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The City that Failed Vows to Make up for Shortcomings

Huai’an is the city that lies slap bang in the middle of Jiangsu Province. It is also the birthplace of China’s first premier under the CCP, Zhou Enlai. But that leader’s admirable legacy hasn’t rubbed off very well on...

Drunk 16 Year Old Falls to Death in Wuxi; Hotel Held Responsible

With an intoxicated teenage boy dead after falling from a first floor balcony, a court has finally ruled on the case. The restaurant that first served him alcohol is responsible. Yet, coming to that conclusion is a little more complicated...

Nanjing to Shanghai in 6 Minutes; Watch it for Yourself!

Fancy a look at the train driver’s view ahead during a journey on the new Yangtze River Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway at super-high speed, as if the train was travelling at over two-and-a-half-thousand kilometres per hour? 想不想看看火车司机在新长江沪宁高铁上以超高速行驶时前方的景象,就像火车以时速两千五公里以上的速度行驶一样? The video, released yesterday, 6...

Man Jumps to Death under Train; Safety Barrier Debate Lights up

Safety barriers on railway-station platforms in China are back in the public consciousness after a suicide earlier this week in front of hundreds of onlookers. The issues? Why are they not now standard equipment at all stations? Is it...

Get Your Orders Delivered in Just 9 Hours from Today, in Nanjing

Nanjing is among a new batch of cities in which deliveries of online orders can be achieved in record time, only 9 hours at the minimum, from today, thanks to a tie up between two of the country’s biggest...

From PUA to Home Renovation; 90s Girl Goes Viral all over Again

Unless you are a celebrity, everyone does not get their 15 minutes of fame. But some people, against the odds, get it more than once. And for one 90s generation girl in Jiangsu, it has been for the odd...

Who Drinks the Most Beer in China? We Do (of Course), Sort of

Not too hot, not too cold; perfect for sitting outside enjoying BBQ and beer. And our part of China is pretty much perfect for doing so, for much of the year, meaning people in Nanjing and Jiangsu get through...

Nanjing Metro Line 5 Completes 1st Test of Actual Trains Running

They’re calling it “Little Yellow”. And it’s the first train to run along the tracks of Nanjing Metro Line 5. It’s also a long-awaited sign that we are now perhaps just a bit more than 6 months from being...

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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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