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World U19 Beach Volleyball Championship Next Week in Nanjing

As Nanjing enters its second month of summer, it is also making way for the upcoming FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championship, in just T minus 4 days. This championship is a unique opportunity for youth beach volleyball players...

UK Student Visa Process Streamlined for Chinese Students

The British Embassy in Beijing has recently issued a press release that details the UK’s recent decision to relax the country’s process for Chinese looking for a student visa. Students who are accepted into the “UK’s world-leading education institutions”...

Chemical Waste Found Buried in Banks of Yangtze River

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment has confirmed that 30,000 cubic metres of chemical waste and other hazardous matter has been found hidden in the banks of the Yangtze River. After repeated efforts by the public, which included written reports...

Alcohol Drinking Prohibition Hits Jiangsu Officials Hard

China’s infamous business drinking culture is a tradition that has been dying a slow death. That is until now, as a recent prohibition announcement from the provincial government looks set to put the practice into a very early grave. The...

No Check-in Required; Nanjing Lukou Airport Summer Bonanza!

The highlight on the summer travel schedule for many this year will no doubt be the chance to skip check-in at the airport altogether and go straight to the departures area, with nothing more than ID and an electronic...

Tik Tok to Launch Age-Appropriate Child Protection Measures

Whenever a person creates a social media profile, they are actively choosing to put themselves at risk of having their personal information viewed by strangers. Ultra short video app, Tik Tok, known as Douyin in China, is this month...

Ace Prize Day for The British School of Nanjing Students & Staff

A one-of-a-kind prize day ceremony held yesterday afternoon at The British School of Nanjing (BSN), marked not only the end of the academic year, but also the school’s transition into the hands of its new owners, together with personal...

Australian Ballet Brings “Giselle” to Nanjing

Nanjing will host The Australian Ballet this coming August, in which dancers represent not only the strong ties the two countries hold, but also the nigh on 40-year history of ballet relations between China and Australia. The story of a...

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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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