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DyStar to transfer production from Hangzhou to Nanjing

German company DyStar is planning to transfer textile chemical production from its plant in Hangzhou to a multi-purpose manufacturing site in Nanjing. The state-of-the-art plant in Nanjing started the production of dyes in 2006, meeting DyStar’s high global standards...

AmCham says get used to “new normal”

The Shanghai chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce in China has released its 2012 Business Climate Survey. It produces the numbers that back up "a new normal" in which China's economic focus moves away from export and investment...

Pollutant purifiers appease appliance giants’ woes

It is said that "every cloud has a silver lining". For Japanese electronic giants Panasonic and Sharp, more appropriate might be, "every pollutant is a sales opportunity". Ever since pollution levels in China became a worldwide focus of media...

Video websites cash in on Spring Festival events

Spring Festival events will be given more coverage by online video sites, which have acquired the rights from TV stations to broadcast various holiday galas, considered the most-watched programs during Lunar New Year. "We will extend the time and...

Serving pupils up a laptop ivy league education

In Chinese high schools, only the strong survive. The measure of “fitness” in this darwinian system is the college entrance exam, know in Mandarin as the “Gao Kao”, which determines acceptance to the state-funded university system. The Mainland’s growth...

Nanjing new arrival; Rolls Royce!

Arguably the world's most luxurious auto maker, Rolls Royce, opened its first showroom in Nanjing on Friday 18th January, 2013. As Rolls' 15th showroom in China, the move illustrates both Nanjing's increasing wealth and the company's commitment to the...

Big cat helps meet customer needs in China

Caterpillar Inc. has recently announced the joint opening of a state-of-the-art proving ground and a large wheel loader manufacturing facility in Tongzhou, Jiangsu Province. The new operations support the company's growing operations in China and other growth markets. As...

BASF opens water treatment facility in Nanjing

The close of 2012 saw BASF begin production of chemicals for water treatment and paper manufacturing at the Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in Nanjing. These wholly-owned, world-scale production plants for quaternized cationic monomers (DMA3Q) and cationic polyacrylamide (cPAM) further...

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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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