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Embarrassment for Jiangsu TV over Susan Boyle’s no show

Many of us were excited at the prospect of seeing Susan Boyle perform Jiangsu TV

Jiangsu teacher burns children’s faces with hot iron

Last week a kindergarten teacher burnt seven children with a hot, electric iron. The woman, Ms. Yi, has been detained by the police for 10 days, fined 500 yuan ($75) and fired from her job in Xinghua, located half...

Woman in Nanjing adopts 1,500 stray dogs

Ha Wenjin of Tangquan County, Nanjing, is undoubtedly a big animal lover. She gave up her job, sold her house, jewelry and car to adopt more than 1,500 stray dogs. With the money raised she set up an unofficial...

Olympic Panda “Lang Lang” dies in Nanjing

"Lang Lang" was one of the eight "Olympic Pandas" admired around the world during the 2008 Beijing Games. Last month, at his temporary home in the Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, Lang Lang suffered a seizure and was subsequently diagnosed...

The Nanjing Massacre

China marks 73rd anniversary of the tragedy On Monday morning more than 5,000 people came to the Nanjing Memorial Hall to mourn victims of the Nanjing Massacre. On Dec. 13, 1937, the invading Japanese army occupied Nanjing and...

Steel box girders overturned in Nanjing

On Friday night seven workers were killed and another three were injured in a a tragic accident. Steel girders being used to build an overpass on a bridge fell resulting in the deaths of the men. An unnamed expert...

Steel box girders overturned in Nanjing

On Friday night seven workers were killed and another three were injured in a a tragic accident. Steel girders being used to build an overpass on a bridge fell resulting in the deaths of the men. An unnamed expert...

New City Park is on the way

A greener city is on the way. Last week saw the announcement that in a further effort to improve the amenities and public spaces available within the city, a new park is to be built beside Purple Mountain and...

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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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