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Nanjing’s First Direct Flight to Sister City Commences 15 June

The Imperial Japanese city of Nagoya shall be the first of Nanjing’s 21 sister cities to be linked with her sibling, as Juneyao Airlines launches a daily service between the two cities on 15 June, 2019. Nanjing has long had...

Local Nanjing Schools Embrace ASAs; Build Student Wholesomeness

Many a high school in Nanjing is today trying to break the stereotype held by many that Chinese students are just good at studying, too nerdy to have any experience of real life, by implementing more programs that develop...

It’s a Record! BSN Summer Fair Biggest Ever

The title of “Nanjing’s Most Popular Expat Event” was seized Saturday by The British School of Nanjing (BSN), when staggering numbers of people turned out for the school’s annual summer fair, on a perfect, pollution-free, spring day, that also...

Effeminate Stars Cast Nation in Negative Light

When a nation’s favoured celebrities comprise young men made to look like girls, it is no wonder that many have come to view such “Fresh Meat” (小鲜肉), referring to those young male idols with heavy make up and Korean...

Nanjing Pollen Attack Nod to Historic City Romance

With Nanjing’s sycamore trees shedding their pollen, it would be fair to also say that when expats in Nanjing are asked as to their very first impression of the city, the bulk would say there are so many sycamore...

Young Chinese Generations Push Workplace Gender Equality

Recent research into the Chinese female workplace, carried out by Zhilian Employment and UN Women, shows an enhancing in the awareness of gender equality in China, while those born after 1995 are the main force in pushing forward realisations...

Younger & Younger; Latest China Luxury Shopping Trends Revealed

The latest insight into the habits and profile of China’s heavyweight luxury market reveal that the overwhelming bulk of China’s luxury shoppers are now those born after 1980, while they are also becoming increasingly discerning in their purchasing decisions. 对中国重量级奢侈品市场的习惯和概况的最新见解表明,绝大多数中国奢侈品购物者现在都是1980年后出生的人,同时他们在购买决策中也变得越来越有鉴别力。 The...

China Crayfish Festival; Nod to Origins in Nanjing

Nanjing is hotting up, diners are flocking outside, the makeshift tables have been set up and the cases of beer have been chilled. The crayfish bonanza has begun. Yet, that which is now virtually a national obsession in fact...

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Baby on Board in High Speed Train Emergency Delivered by Urologist into Nanjing

Mid-journey between Shanghai and Nanjing, a routine high-speed train service turned into an improvised delivery room, when a lady...

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:...

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