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15 YO Steals Father’s Life Savings; Spends ¥300,000 on Champagne

A teenage boy in southern China has lavishly spent his way through his father’s life savings, taking friends out to party in a local bar where they consumed almost ¥300,000 worth of Champagne. What hope is there now of...

Foreigner Vaccination Now; It’s Free; Find Your Location

Now it’s our turn. As many countries continue to roll out COVID vaccinations to their people, so the time has also now come for the citizens of Nanjing. There is no charge for the vaccination, and best of all,...

Sperm Makes Depression Hereditary Says Nanjing University Study

Scientists in Nanjing are at the forefront of research into medical treatment for depression, as a recently-published study reveals that men are likely to pass on the genetic material that can cause the mental health disorder in their sperm. It...

World Water Day Rumours; 3 Chinese Old Wives’ Tales to Ignore

World Water Day has been marked in Nanjing by local media turning it into an opportunity to put pay to a number of rumours regarding the resource, rumours so pervasive they are taken by many to be absolute fact.  南京当地媒体庆祝了世界水日,并以此为契机,对有关资源的一些谣言进行辟谣,谣言如此普遍,以至于许多人认为这是绝对事实。 Yesterday,...

Trash is Fun! Citizens Sign up for “Day in the Life of Rubbish”

With CNY behind us, Nanjing is back at rubbish-classification efforts. Many residential communities have in recent days installed dedicated classification facilities, while local people are joining in a fun activity that takes them where their rubbish goes. On 18 March...

Acute Poisoning Possible from Mutton on the Shelves of Nanjing?

A nationwide television investigative report into tainted meat has had Nanjing authorities scrambling to take action to assess the situation and convince the public that locally-bought meat products are safe for consumption. On 15 March was aired the CCTV report...

Nanjing SWAT Team Stars in National Police Drama TV Series

Readers of The Nanjinger thinking about pulling off an armed heist anytime soon would be well advised to go elsewhere. For Nanjing’s police SWAT team is at the top of their game, so much so that they were recently...

Are Flowers Boring or What? Not in Nanjing Garden of the Future!

A shining jewel in Nanjing’s collection of top tourist destinations is nearing completion in the city’s farther reaches. And if flowers are your thing, get ready to visit the Jiangsu Horticultural Expo, this year returning to Nanjing. The countdown is...

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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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