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European Chamber Calls on Nanjing to be More “International”

Creating a better Nanjing and Jiangsu in terms of levels of internationalism, green energy provision, and Environment, Health and Safety, was the focus today of a major call to the Chinese authorities by the leading chamber of commerce in...

What of the Urinal in the Women’s Toilet in a Shopping Mall?

Female shoppers in Suzhou of our very own Jiangsu Province are at loggerheads over a urinal in the women's toilet of a shopping mall and the removal thereof. For some, it’s the urinal’s removal, not the installation, that has been the cause of...

World’s Tallest Suspension Bridge; Major Milestone Achieved

This will be a bridge getting on for the height of the Zifeng Tower in Nanjing, our city’s tallest building. And living where we do along the Yangtze River, we know a thing or two about big bridges. But,...

Giro d’Italia! Cycling’s Crown Comes from Italy to YRD in May

Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana and Giro d’Italia; the triple crown of cycling. Next month, Italy’s premier biking competition returns to the Yangtze River Delta, meaning that some very serious cyclists in China are getting ready to “Ride...

3 Forest Fires on 1 Day in 1 City Result of Tomb Sweeping Ritual

Given the weather yesterday, it was unlikely to have been an issue on Tomb Sweeping Day itself this year, but the glorious past weekend in fact gave rise to no less than three forest fires in just one city,...

High Speed Trains and “Slow Travel” Explode Across YRD 4 Holiday

With Tomb Sweeping Day falling tomorrow, a Wednesday, and there neither being any working days the weekend either side, many are choosing to make it a 5-day break. It’s a combination setting records across the Yangtze River Delta rail...

World Record! 9 Year Old Local does 3x3x3 Cube in 4.69 Seconds!

A 9-year old boy from Xuzhou in our very own Jiangsu Province has broken the world record for the fastest-average time to solve a 3x3x3 rotating puzzle, also known famously as the Rubik’s Cube, with a staggering time of 4.69...

Teacher Leaps into Fire, Stops Massive Gas Leak, Saves Countless

Tremendous courage has been rewarded in the past few days following the actions of a teacher in Huai’an of Jiangsu Province, seeing him risk third-degree burns and possibly life itself, in order to prevent an entire residential block going...
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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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