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Focus returns to possible Ford exit from Nanjing

Recent renewed press attention on the world's auto giant Ford is leading to speculation that a deal involving a split of its three way joint venture with Chang'an and Mazda is back on the table. The split could have...

Celebrating Valentines Day with Nanjing’s Plum Blossom

Today may be the day for giving roses to a loved one, but in Nanjing this year it is also a great time to witness the splendor and beauty of the city's official flower. Thanks to the unseasonably warm...

Yangtze River Delta nets 1 Trillion US$ in 2010

The Wuxi City Statistical Bureau has published its latest report on 2010 economic operation in the Yangtze River Delta area. The results make for impressive reading, to say the least. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Yangtze River...

Beijing Duck restaurant over cooked in weekend disaster

Fire has this Sunday struck the Beijing Duck restaurant on Shanghai Lu in Nanjing. Popular with locals and expats alike, the fire started at around 12.30pm. No-one was injured in the blaze which is believed to have started in...

New high speed lines link Nanjing, X’ian, Chengdu and Chongqing; but students not so happy

Even before we have time to become blasé over having the world's fastest train in our backyard for our fun weekends in Shanghai, we now have several other options to consider, in a westerly direction. This week saw the...

Smoking is bad for your health

In news that is hardly earth shattering, a new report has found that 'The tobacco industry has become the largest 'health-hazard' industry'. The recently released report, titled Tobacco Control and the Future of China, was sponsored by the Chinese...

Nanjing South Railway Station awards solar roof contract

The Nanjing based solar cell and module manufacturer China Sunergy has won an approximately 7 MW solar module supply contract with CEEG (Nanjing) Solar Energy Research Institute, for the Nanjing South Railway Station solar roof project. The step shall...

Taxi surcharge may become double price

Last year discussion has raged over the raising of taxi surcharges in Nanjing. Due to the increasing cost of fuel all taxis may charge an extra 1 RMB beyond the meter total. This topic is now more serious now...

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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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