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Nanjing #2 in World for Rise in Sustainable Development Research

A newly-published respected international report is putting Nanjing at number 2 in a top 50 of rising science cities and regions worldwide, as related to research into achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SSGs).  Published on 25 September, the Nature...

Fire Engine Responds but Nanjing Security Guard Blocks Entry

Entrance these days to a residential community in Nanjing can be tough in the wake of the recent COVID outbreak, but an over-zealous compound security guard denying first responders access to a fire burning within is surely taking things...

Jiangxin Zhou Lighthouse Top Local Getaway for National Day?

With another holiday just around the corner, and the biggest of the year at that, time to brave the crowds again or take things a little slower and closer to home? Introducing “Lollipop Lighthouse”. It’s recently become the hot photo...

Face Saving Moon Cake Reunion with Family after 22 Years

This past Mid Autumn Festival shall always be fondly remembered by one particular family, one no longer in Nanjing. For that’s when they were reunited with a missing family member, some 22 years since departing in search of fortune. In...

Nanjing Education Institution Slapped with ¥500,000 Fine

Education and training providers are back in the spotlight after one such institution in Nanjing was handed a large fine for its conduct, marking another blow to the already beleaguered sector after a recent crackdown by Beijing. It was false...

Penguins Kick Nanjing’s Tourist Attractions Back into Gear

The last of Nanjing’s tourist attractions opened their doors once again this week after our city’s COVID outbreak, but before they did, an opportunity was seized to do something different. After all, the scenic spots were only off limits...

I Swear I will Never Leave My Power Bank in the Car Ever Again

Cars on fire have become a bit of a recurring theme in Nanjing these past days, as spontaneous combustion and a mobile phone power bank have been the reasons handed down for three vehicles catching fire in the city...

Not 1 Death as Every Last COVID Patient Released from Hospital

It’s officially over. This week has seen the final two patients suffering from the Delta variant of COVID discharged from hospital in Nanjing. They join hundreds of others given the all clear to make Jiangsu Province now once again...

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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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