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8 Minutes! Helicopter SOS Rescue a First in Downtown Nanjing

With the exception of military, it’s rare to see a helicopter in China. And while Nanjing has a couple that can be hired for tours, using them for the transfer of the critically ill is a new concept. Nanjing...

Try Your Luck in Winning a Share of ¥2.2 Million Tomorrow!

Following our popular report on the recent use of coffee as a bribe to drum up interest in adopters for China’s new Digital RMB, authorities in Nanjing are going a step further by giving away actual cash. Typo! That...

Remote Kissing Solution Synthesises Lovers’ Lips in Real Time

They’re calling it the “magic tool for long-distance kissing”. And as bizarre as it may sound, on the face (or lips) of it, that’s a superbly-accurate description. Time to welcome a way for lovers to reunite when separated from...

2.5 Million Likes for Teacher’s Birthday Surprise from Students

Standing ovations don’t come the way of many high-school teachers. But one educator in Jiangsu has indeed struck such a chord in the hearts of his students to bring them to their feet in a birthday surprise that has...

Driver, Likely Drunk, Beats Police During Breathalyser Test

Striking a police officer is a serious offence, in any country. In China, it’s a violation of the country’s Criminal Law. And being drunk is not an excuse, especially when driving, as one man in our very own Jiangsu...

Our Bridge Gets Bracelets! Collision Protection Rings a First

With the exception of not inconsiderable weathering, the physical appearance of our-beloved Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge has remained unchanged for its 55 year history. That’s now changing, with the installation of protective rings around its piers. 除了不小的风化外,我们敬爱的南京长江大桥的外观在其55年的历史中一直没有改变。现在,随着码头周围安装了保护环,情况正在发生变化。 To give them their...

“Love Hotels” out, “E-sport Hotels” in, this Valentine’s Day

Young couples don’t go to "love hotels" on Valentines Day anymore. In fact, they pretty much don’t go anywhere now, because the youth of China are increasingly checking in as singles. To play e-sports. But they might take their...

World’s Biggest Container Ship Takes to Sea Trials in our Back Yard

When you order, say, a pack of crisps from the UK, and we’d forgive you for doing so, chances are it came to China, along with literally millions of others just like it, on a container ship. Recent developments...

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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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