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China Urban Anatomy; 15 Cities Become Top Cut

What a momentous occasion it is for Nanjing this month, as we have finally joined the first tier club. No longer will other states bully us with their first tierness, no longer can they intimidate us...

Voyeuristic Game Mirrors Notorious Internet Addiction Clinic

Officially debuting on 8 May, Mysteries of Fence is an online anime-styled game, whereby players participate in various scenarios in an Internet addiction clinic. The clinic has been modelled on of the now infamous Lin Yi Internet Addiction in...

Nanjing Dragon Boat; Big Change to Big Family Day Out

After more than a decade sponsored by a well known international hotel brand, Nanjing’s legendary annual Dragon Boat Race shall now be known as the 2017 ICBC Cup. Organised by the Nanjing Association of Enterprises with...

4 Chinese Students Arrested in the US Over Academic Fraud

Misses Wang, Zhang, Huang and Cheng have this week been arrested and stand accused of academic fraud in the United States. It was revealed Ms. Wang sat the TOEFL exam for the other three students in order to help...

Wristband Technology to Assist Sign Language Translation

Two university students from Tsinghua and Beihang University, Wang Nana and Huang Shuang, recently won the top prize for “Most Inclusive Project at a UN Development program, which was supported by Baidu. They have developed an APP that is...

Australian Contracts Swine Flu in Nanjing; Fighting for Life at Hospital

Australian grandmother Kerri Cosma 58, arrived in Nanjing on April 13 on what was to be a routine visit to see her daughter and son in law; both having moved to China two years ago. After...

Do You Know About Nanjing’s Smart City Initiative?

In its latest smart city market analysis, ABI Research finds that governments in China, Japan, and South Korea lead the deployment of citizen-centric, smart city initiatives in Asia. Specific leading cities in China that continue to show accelerated adoption of smart energy solutions include Dalian, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Tianjin. ...

The Oriental Plane; Warning Over Catkins Shed by Nanjing’s Trees

Wander along one of Nanjing’s avenues and you will see some of the finest Oriental Plane trees anywhere; their cooling and shading effect during the city’s legendary summers being the main reason for their presence. While...

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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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