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Fake Fireworks Destroyed with the Help of a Little Petrol!

Citizens of a Jiangsu city were recently treated to an entirely-unexpected and completely-free-of-charge fireworks show. And that was the result of thousands of illegal fireworks being soaked in petrol and a match being lit. 江苏某城市的市民最近欣赏了一场完全出乎意料且完全免费的烟花表演。这是数千枚非法烟花被浸泡在汽油中并点燃火柴的结果。 Petrol, known to our American friends...

Two Ladies, Three Balconies, Death Averted in Nick of Time

Some ladies in Jiangsu have been getting into a bit of a fix with their balconies of late, in two separate incidents, in two cities, but with a degree of uncanny similarity. Were they just careless in hanging out...

Man Burnt to Death Raises Questions over Electric Porsche Safety

Suzhou City in our very own Jiangsu Province has recently witnessed the death of a man trapped inside his burning electric Porsche, bringing to light a recent history of fires breaking out in the German car maker’s four-wheel offerings...

Firefighters Rescue Her but Teenage Girl Suicide is Big Concern

Teenage girls are increasingly feeling the anxieties of growing up in modern Chinese society today, as illustrated by another adolescent attempt at suicide in the past few days, this time one which occurred in our very own Jiangsu Province. The...

Over 28,000 Evacuated as Gale Force 17 Winds Head our Way

Eastern parts of Jiangsu Province are bracing themselves for the destructive power of Typhoon Meihua. With the next few days critical, every possible precaution is being taking to prevent loss of life, including the evacuation of thousands to safer...

Rescues from Rivers! Villagers Save Lives in Typhoon Conditions 

Fallout from Typhoon Hinnamnor has made heroes out of many villagers in our very own Jiangsu Province, they together with authorities having affected life-saving rescues of four people who had found themselves in deep water, literally. It was just in...

Grade 1 Students Spend 1st Day Firing “Authentic” Guns

The guns appeared real enough. And then we found out that’s because they were. Brought along to a local school on its first day back, the intention was national defence education for children as they began their 9 years...

Body Builders & Bus Drivers; All Aboard the Fitness Craze

Everyone’s doing it. Getting fit, that is. As such, so do ever-more stories of inspiration hit the headlines. In our very own Jiangsu Province, two ladies are dominating the media these days, with their each very different tales of...

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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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