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Earthquake Drills as Nation Prepares to Remember 2008 Sichuan

Tomorrow is National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day in China, in the name of preparation for such possibilities and in remembrance for the thousands who perished and the millions who lost their homes in the biggest earthquake in China...

Family Demands Answers after Death in Xinjiekou Apartment Fire

A family in Nanjing has been making the most unusual move of speaking out in public to voice their concerns, as the cause of the fire that took the life of a relative in a downtown Nanjing apartment continues...

Nanda Researchers Figure out How to Make Oxygen/Fuel on Moon

Scientists in Nanjing have potentially cracked one of the biggest conundrums of all for humankind to be able to establish a permanent presence on our nearest neighbour in space. And key to that effort shall be the carbon dioxide...

Cat Lovers Look Away! The Terrifying Experience of 4 Kittens

Fluff fans in China have reason to be concerned at the unfortunate experience which befell four kittens in Nanjing in recent days. The litter had in fact been driven almost 40 kilometres along a Nanjing highway exposed to the...

Train Theme Park Big Hit Among Public this Labour Day Holiday

China’s green trains are for many fond reminders of their youth. No wonder a recently-reopened attraction has been such a big draw. After all, steam trains for some reason have the ability to bring out the romance in almost...

Top Picks for Staying in Nanjing this Labour Day Holiday

Suppose for once that we do as we are told and don’t intend to leave Nanjing over the Labour Day holiday which begins tomorrow. What shall we do in lieu of lying on a beach in Sanya? Nanjing has...

I’m Half a Billion Years Old and Nanjing Scientists Found Me!

Nanjing is once again at the head of a breakthrough scientific discovery in the world of palaeontology. This time, it’s a fossil which is half a billion years old that has captured the scientific community’s interest and thus the...

Nanjing COVID Situation Roundup; Wednesday 27 April, 2022

Undoubtedly, we are moving into more-relaxed times. All the signs are there that life will soon return to normal. But with the Labour Day holiday approaching and people on the move despite dissuasion, that still means tests, more tests...

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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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