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Nanjing Police Post-New Year Drug Struggles Just the Start

Car crashes, drug busts, online scams, illegal fund-raising and Lantern Festival mayhem have been keeping our forces busy over the past two weeks' post-New Year celebrations. Working on a drug-related tip off via Huai’an, Nanjing’s Gulou Police department tracked a...

Wuxi Becomes Newest Member of Trillion Club

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Wuxi for 2017 hit ¥1.05 trillion in 2017, bolstering the Jiangsu city as it joins the ranks of the “Trillions Club” of China. Wuxi’s initiation into the Club was not a lonesome one;...

¥760 Million Mobile Phone Export Tax Rebate Scam Cracked!

27 February 2018, Zhenjiang police have announced they have cracked China’s largest case of export tax rebate fraud, amounting to ¥760m. An official letter released by the Zhenjiang police, only half an hour's drive from Nanjing,  states that after a...

Husband Terminates Embryos; Ordered to Pay Compensation

China’s first case of male embryo infringement has been heard at a Nanjing court this month. 26 February, the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court announced a ruling by the Xuanwu Court in favour of a woman in a case regarding...

Spring Festival Fatality Highlights Binge Drinking

The recent death of a 25-year old male in nearby Changzhou city, Jiangsu, highlights the dangers of Spring Festival binge excess. 24 February, as reported by Sina, a man was rushed to hospital after he collapsed. It has been reported...

Nanjing’s Cracker Arrests and Travel Reports

The year of the dog has kicked off with a bang as six people have been arrested in Nanjing for letting off fireworks. In other news, Spring Festival tourism has seen a significant increase in traffic through Lukou airport. Nanjing...

You Say “Dofu”, I Say “Toufu”; The Global Rise of Mandarin

“Better start learning Mandarin!”, was the phrase of the early 2000’s, as more and more people returned from trips to China with a deeper understanding of what that meant; get on board. The more people that, over the past...

Rapper’s Delight = China in a Good Light!

China’s media regulator got the year off to a flying start by decreeing that TV programming should avoid any elements from hip-hop culture. What better way to hit back than with a song of the kind no one would...

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China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

China’s National Day holiday has arrived with three cities adding new metro links. Nanjing, Qingdao and Changchun have opened...

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...

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