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Former Son-in-Law to Pay ¥160,000 in Child Support Back Payments

Nanjing’s lawyers have been busy of late tackling an unusual child support case. All said and done, a Nanjing grandmother is delighting in having successfully sued her former son-in-law for payment of child support he had promised but had...

Nabbed! Taxi Driver Caught Targetting “Easy to Cheat” Foreigners

Foreigners and out of towners have recently been found to be the targets of a particular Nanjing taxi driver, one who had also installed a device in his car to inflate the distances travelled, and thus the fares to be...

Moulded Ice Cream is New Big Thing but first Gimme Some Sunshine

With the cold and rain set to continue for quite some time across much of China, it may not have been the best of conditions for an annual ice cream expo. That was until the star of the show...

Night Economy Now Accounts for 60% of Chinese Consumption

The power of youth is being crediting as adding the fire to the Chinese economy that has propelled the country’s night economy to now be where the majority of consumption takes place. And they are no longer spending it...

Citizen’s Arrest for Security Guard Photographing Women’s Legs

A public-spirited woman in Nanjing has brought to light some of the nefarious acts taking place on a daily basis of which we may be unaware, by calling out a security guard for his taking of multiple photos of...

Taking Shape in Nanjing; World’s Largest Underground Space?

The superlatives just keep on coming. We’re just a few years from Nanjing having a new tallest building, and it’s going to sit on the largest underground space in China. And by extension, there is a good chance that...

Delivery Boxes are Latest Attempt to Locate Missing Children

Had any bulky deliveries recently? If so, and had you purchased from one particular online retailer, then you may well have noticed the latest innovation in attempts to locate missing children in China; printing their essential information on the...

Official! This National Day Holiday was Hottest in History!

Yes, it was a record breaker. The week-long break that was this year’s National Day was the hottest ever. As much of China experienced a heat wave, in our own Nanjing and Jiangsu Province, temperatures rose to their highest...

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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...

Shiseido Sues Aldi over a ¥24.9 Primer that Resembles Its ¥540 Rival

Shiseido has sued Aldi China, the product's manufacturer and an Aldi Shanghai store operator over unfair competition, arguing that...

Forty Tables Became Twenty; Then the Bookings Stopped

Susu has sold wedding banquets at one of the biggest hotels in her small town in northern China for...

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