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Solar Impulse 2 Finally Lands In Nanjing

Yesterday at 11.28 pm Nanjing finally welcomed Solar Impulse 2. Pilot Bertrand Piccard flew the solar-powered airplane from Chongqing, a distance of 1,190km that took over 17 hours, thereby successfully completing the sixth leg of the world tour. The...

Breaking News: Yangzi Petrochemical Factory Explosion in Liuhe

This morning at 6:05am a major explosion took place at the BASF-YPC factory in Liuhe. An oil refinery tower refining ethylene was the source of the explosion. *UPDATE* The fire had been brought under control by local...

Four-foot sea monster caught in Yancheng

A four-foot "monster" was recently entangled by the fishing net of Jiang Weidong who lives in Yandu District of Yancheng City. With a pair of black eyes on its flat head, this fish swims in water with a flat and...

Solar Impulse 2; Better Late than Never

Should all bode well, one of the coming days may well finally be the one on which Solar Impulse 2 will finally touch down in Nanjing. Currently held hostage in Chongqing by unpredictable weather conditions along the route to...

Taxi Wars: New Long Distance Fee for Nanjing

The taxi wars continue. Nanjing’s cabbies are looking forward to a new pricing system to be introduced end of April, whereby trips farther than 20km will see the price/km go up by 50 percent.  Under the...

Q1 Survey Results; Nanjing Expats’ Nose for Business!

Nanjing Expat is conducting a year-long survey throughout 2015 that aims to capture an accurate snapshot of the foreign community in Nanjing. In the interests of transparency and to assist community groups and any interested persons,...

Changzhou Firefighter’s Sexy Pics go Viral

The Changzhou fire brigade struck virtual gold when their official WeChat account released these sizzling pictures of their fire fighters. The images of the men posing scantily clad and in a sexy manner spread on the web like wildfire,...

The Pukou Connection; Line 3 Opening Great Success

Today, Nanjing once again strengthens its infrastructure with the opening of Metro Line 3, marking a serious improvement for residents of the Pukou area. At 10am on its first day of operation, the line was packed...

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Car-Bed Campers Turn Hotel Car Parks into Free Showers and Toilets

Chinese road trippers are swapping hotel rooms for the back seats of their own cars, folding them flat into...

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...

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