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New COVID Vaccines Rolled out Today in Clinics Across Nanjing

The past month has a seen a new expression enter our local lexicon; “二阳” meaning “second positive” in reference to being infected with COVID for a second time. And that time is now. Hence, time for new vaccines, available...

Radiotherapy after Ear Piercing? Back to Hygiene School for Some

scarring on the earlobe of a girl in Nanjing, which has become severely inflamed, growing to be the size of an adult man’s thumb, is reminding of care that need be taken when having ear piercings, care which many...

Kids Forced to Make Tourists Buy Overpriced Flowers in Fuzimiao 

Confucius Temple in Nanjing pulls in a lot of visitors. And inevitably, its fair share of con artists. Tragically, the latest trend among them involves gang-like behaviour, whereby children are made to target tourists under the guise of free...

15 Y.O. Girl Wins Nanjing Chainsaw Horror Escape Room Case

She suffered a palm fracture during a visit to an escape room in Nanjing, leading her to file a lawsuit against the venue and demand compensation. That teenager has now won her case, netting her almost two grand in...

Saved from Sinking in Suzhou by Swimmers’ Smashing Moves

Vehicle drivers will have all, at one point, stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake. And then hoped that wouldn’t happen again in a more-serious situation. But it did recently, and very fortunately a crowd came to the...

Steamy Dance Features in 520 Flower Giveaway on Nanjing Metro

This is the romance of Nanjing Metro, they are trying to tell us. With the theme of, “Feel the Love, Share the Love, Pass on the Love”, passengers at one station in Nanjing were greeted on the weekend with...

Nanjing Tour Guide Celebrates 400th Birthday; World’s Oldest?

Celebrating its 400th birthday this year is a travel guide which turned out to be the Lonely Planet of its day, serving as an introduction to a couple of score of Nanjing’s scenic spots. As for it being the...

Nanjing’s on Fire! Why is Our City so “Hot” these Days?

For the Chinese, Nanjing has always been a popular tourist destination, but never more so than in 2023. Turns out we did not spend the last 3 years hiding from COVID after all; instead, we got busy creating fun,...

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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:...

US Dept of Justice Says Nanjing Firm Hacked NASA, Senate & More

A sharp new cyber case has put a Nanjing company at the centre of a much wider political row....

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