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Netflix Enters China via Iqyi

American entertainment company Netflix is finally entering the Chinese market via Baidu subsidiary Iqiyi. Functioning in much the same way as Netflix, Iqiyi provides viewers with a wide range of movies, TV shows, documentaries and so...

Zhenjiang Folk Music Resonates in Berlin

The Women's Folk Orchestra of the Zhenjiang Cultural Center was rinvited to Germany to participate in the Fifth Berlin Chinese Culture Festival recently. The folk orchestra from Zhenjiang took part in the festival's opening ceremony and held special folk concerts...

Cha Cha China; Sino-Latin American Investment at All Time High

In Santiago Chile, one of China’s largest producers of wine, Yintai Changyu Pioneer, has just signed an agreement with Bethia Group, and is set to buy three vineyards in the region for over US$50 million. This marks the latest...

China Executes Party Boss and Playwright Zhao Liping

Former Chinese police chief and politician Zhao Liping from Inner Mongolia was executed today following approval from the Supreme People’s Court. This February Mr. Zhao was convicted of bribery, murder and possession of illegal firearms. His...

Nanjing Foreigner Uses Legal System to Beat Employment Agency

As foreigners we often hear too many horror stories of bad employers offering empty promises and then a boot to the curb when small companies decide they no longer wish to pay us. Not too often,...

Jiangsu Development Summit; What’s in a Logo?

The first Jiangsu Development Summit, which had been organised by the Jiangsu Provincial Committee, has come and gone. Alert Nanjingers may have noticed the summit was fairly well publicised about town, by use of a logo; quite a distinguishable,...

Chaos and Creativity in Nanjing’s Art World

Nanjing University held its graduation carnival last Saturday on “520”, in which the university put on a display of art pieces around campus. Due to unprecedented popularity in attendance to the carnival, the university was trampled...

Electronic Music Festival to Make Stops in Nanjing and Australia

Having made a spectacular impact in 2016 on five major Chinese cities and received accolades from media and fans, Budweiser STORM announced its 2017 return to key markets plus expansionary plans into new cities within China . This marks a milestone for...

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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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