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The Big “C” Welcomes the Big “P”


As most of the west continues to work on controlling The Bic C, China has moved past that turmoil and onto implementing local and national preventative measures to ensure that heathy living and normalcy continues for Chinese residents. One...

The Perks of Having Two Birthdays

Most of us grew up knowing our own single birth date. After all, you can only be born once and that’s the only date of birth you can have, or is it? Unlike the western system, which follows the solar...

Red Flags; Driving Home Chinese Style

It's not surprising that China’s first official state car, built during the heart of the Mao era, should be named after the symbol of socialist revolution; the “Hong Qi”, or “Red Flag”. Built in 1958, just in time for the...

Brunching with Sense and Ditching All that’s Single Use

Sustainability awareness is on the rise all over the world and China is not staying behind. Being the largest producer of single-use plastic and with its largest landfill full, 25 years ahead of time, China is beginning to take...

Compliance in the Wake of the New Waste Classification Policy


With Nanjing to officially implement mandatory classification of domestic rubbish beginning on 1 November, it is worth looking back to the experience gleaned by Shanghai in its attempts to do the same in 2019, when the reality of the...

People Make Waste & China has 
a Lot of People

Last November, on Singles Day, China’s State Post Bureau expected to handle a reported 2.8 billion packages, roughly two packages per person on the country’s largest shopping holiday of the year.  Olivia O’Connor, an English teacher living in Nanjing, identified...

Worth a Penny; 
China’s Overlooked Modern Master

While Van Gogh apparently sold only one painting in his lifetime, Picasso resorted to burning his to keep warm. As for Gaughin, he left the world penniless, with all but an inkling of the impact his work would leave...

Too Hot to Work? Employees’ Rights During High Temperatures


During the hot summer season in China, outdoor workers are exposed to significant risks in regard to health and safety, which raises general public concern, as well as further considerations, as unfortunately, heat strokes or even accidental death are...

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Nanjing Could Put Canberra on a New Flight Path to China

Travellers between China and Australia may soon have another part way across the Pacific. Nanjing has emerged as the...

China’s Fertility Insurance Turns Costly IVF Bills into Real Babies

Since 1 January 2025, couples pursuing fertility treatment across China have walked into a rather different kind of appointment....

Shanghai’s 21 Year Metro Fare Freeze Finally Faces a Hearing

Commuters across Shanghai are to see a fare structure tested for the first time in over two decades. On...

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