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Man Gives Own Life to Save Boy from Drowning in Reservoir

Heroic and tragic are the only words to describe what unfolded in Jiangsu Province in the past few days, as a drowning boy was saved by a man who would ultimately lose his life in doing so, assisted hands...

Asia’s Most Massive! Capturing 500,000 Tonnes of CO2

China’s carbon-peak and neutrality goals are a step closer to being realised, with the opening of a massive carbon-capture project in our neck of the woods; a somewhat small, but significant step at capping emissions in the country’s coal-fired,...

Man Drives BMW into River to Defraud Insurers (w/Stupid Mistake)

Insurance fraud is hardly new, but driving a top-end car into a river and completely submerging it is pushing the limits of both foolhardiness and safety. And being silly enough to virtually announce it to the world beforehand really...

Saved from Sinking in Suzhou by Swimmers’ Smashing Moves

Vehicle drivers will have all, at one point, stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake. And then hoped that wouldn’t happen again in a more-serious situation. But it did recently, and very fortunately a crowd came to the...

Miracle Organ Donor; Toddler Dies but Saves Lives of 6

Even tragedies often hide a silver lining. For one Jiangsu couple, their son would be taken from them in just 2 short days. Yet, their selflessness would give hope to others after they lost him, a couple of months...

Synthetic Cannabis Made & Sold by Chemistry Major; Parents Help

She and her parents made just ¥5,000 from their highly-illegal sideline. And once they were busted, the error of their ways was to cost them almost ten times that in financial penalties and a long stint of jail time....

2 Suspects’ Bodies, Homemade Firearms Found after Wuxi Shooting

That which started as an accidental shooting with far-from-life-threatening injuries is turning in to a riddle wrapped inside an enigma, as the bodies of two suspects have turned up in mysterious circumstances in Wuxi of our very own Jiangsu...

Get Rid of that BMW and Get a Chinese Car or You’re Fired!

German auto giant, BMW, has had what appears to be a publicity stunt blow up in its face, in the form of blowback from a Suzhou company telling employees to replace their BMW vehicles with domestic-brand-name cars. The penalty...
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Foreigners Coming to Nanjing Return to Near Pre-COVID Levels

Certainly it can be felt on the streets of Nanjing these days. Our city is once again “en vogue”...

Just how has Suzhou become a Hotbed for the Private Economy?

Suzhou’s GDP in the 1st quarter of this year topped half a trillion renminbi, a year-on-year growth of 7.9...

Nanjing-Melbourne Flight Marks 45 Years as Sister State Friends

Check in counters might be the oddest of places to hold an anniversary celebration for 45 years of ties...
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