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2.2 million dollar shot in the arm for Johns Hopkins Nanjing

The Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies in China is to receive a gift of US$2.2 million from the Hassenfeld Family Foundation to enable Chinese, American and other international graduate students to work together to develop real-world outcomes...

G20 Outcomes

Yesterday saw the much anticipated G20 seminar on the international monetary system meeting in Nanjing. The event, held at the Sofitel Zhongshan golf resort has as its focus a discussion of ways of reforming the monetary system including options...

When pigs fly and men go oink

Winston Churchill once said "Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." Now, the former great leader's words seem more than a little prophetic with the announcement made by Nanjing Medical University...

Doing our bit for Earth Hour 2011

This evening, 26th March, sees the annual Earth Hour event take place across the globe. At 8:30pm local time, lights will switch off around the world for Earth Hour as people commit to actions that go beyond the hour....

Outsourcing community to gather in Nanjing in June

Next month sees two important dates in the calendar for all involved in outsourcing. The 4th China International Service Outsourcing Cooperation Conference shall be held from 8th to 10th June while the Sixth International Retailers' Sourcing Fair & China...

Opening next year – the Fairmont Nanjing!

The hotel industry in China has recently been abuzz with talk that Nanjing shall see up to 60 five star hotels opening their doors in the run up to the Youth Olympics in 2014. Some fact is now beginning...

World’s largest resin factory lands in Nanjing

Dutch chemical giant Royal DSM has signed a historic agreement with Sinopec for the building of what will be the world's largest composite material resin factory. Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2011, with completion...

The big chill in Nanjing; Siemens new R&D Centre

Most expats in Nanjing will be almost continually aware of being more or less surrounded by our lovable German cousins. Well, get ready to cuddle up with the opening of global electrical giant Siemens' new R&D centre. As February,...

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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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