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Zhenjiang students develop sign language tutoring APP

A group of students from Jiangsu University of Science and Technology has independently developed a sign language tutoring APP, filling the gap at the domestic market of sign language teaching. Science and technology are supposed to serve deaf people in...

American Photographer Jay Mantri Amazed by Jiangnan Water Town

NANJING, China, Nov. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The southern part of Jiangsu, collectively known as Jiangnan, is a region composed of water towns and rivers. Other than being the “Venice of the East“, it is also...

Pukounians Adjust to Life without Beloved “Da Qiao”

The poor people of Pukou have always led a fairly isolated existence. Save for slow cumbersome access by ferry, the northern district was all but cut off from Nanjing’s central conurbation by the mighty Yangtze until 1968 when what...

Top Suicide Location to Close (for Repairs)

Nanjing’s iconic Yangtze River Bridge that has been a major passageway between north and south China since its opening in 1968 will officially close on 28th October for a lengthy 27 months due to repairs. Speaking...

CADC2016 final kicks off in Zhenjiang

The final of China Aeromodelling Design Challenge was held in Zhenjiang-based Jiangsu Aviation Technical College on Oct 17. China Aeromodelling Design Challenge is an aerospace model event that integrates science and technology, education and sports. It is one of the...

Canine Culture Materialises in Mini Mutt Marathon

As their two legged companions sweated it out on the Nanjing Marathon, canine participants also competed over the weekend, in Nanjing’s second annual Mini Dog Marathon. Held in Pukou with over 500 participants, it turned out to be an extremely...

House of Fraser; Closed and Definitely No Cigars

Golden Week in Nanjing may have come and gone but the doors of the famed House of Fraser store in Xinjiekou remained closed throughout. Missing out on the the biggest shopping week of the year will...

Nanjing’s Latest Push Toward Green Living

Nanjing is set to become an inspiration for other cities around China with regards to eco-friendly transport. Leading Chinese manufacturer of energy buses Nanjing Golden Dragon Bus Co. Ltd. recently unveiled the world’s first hydrogen gas...

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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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