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Nanjing Museums open for Night Visits

A night at the museum. The city of Nanjing in east China has taken a leaf out of Hollywood's book and opened many of its museums and cultural attractions to visitors at night. And it's proving to be quite a...

Open Day at Jiangsu’s first Women’s Detention Centre

The No 4 detention center of Suzhou, Jiangsu's first women’s detention center, had its first open day on Mar 11. In each cell at the detention center there’s a wide bed for 12 people. The TV set in the...

Jiangsu’s first Ovum Bank

Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital (JPPH) will set up an "ovum bank". Unmarried women can choose to freeze their healthy ovum in advance so even if they are older than the best child-bearing age, they can get pregnant when they...

High-tech ‘weapons’ help Nanjing Metro police safeguard peace

High-tech “weapons” are adopted by the police of Nanjing Metro as they tightened up security during the lantern show at the Lantern Festival. "Bomb jammer" is a shielding and deception device against explosives. It will be used for the...

72-year-old to run Wuxi Marathon

A 72-year-old runner Gu Zhonggen will participate in the Wuxi Marathon and he has already signed up for three consecutive marathons. "This year, I will start with Wuxi Marathon and then I will run in Suzhou and Yangzhou. This...

Look but don’t wear – Chocolate High Heel Sensation in Nanjing

In a rather successful publicity stunt, a French bakery in Nanjing gave visitors something to look at. A display featuring high heels made of chocolate as well as sculptures of giant panda, goat, chickens and other animals was exhibited...

Finless Porpoise Group Visits Nanjing

Several finless porpoises were spotted on the morning of 26th February at waters near the bank of the Yangtze River’s upper section close to the Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing. Among them, a large finless porpoise in shiny black...

Wuxi official attends NPC with her baby

In the Jiangsu delegation to the third sessions of the 12th National People's Congress, there is a "supernumerary representative" – the 4-month-old Hangyuan. Hangyuan is the son of the delegate Zhu Hong, a village official at Shanlian Village of...

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China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

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Shanghai’s Railway Map Shifts East; Cross City to Hongqiao soon but a Memory

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Shiseido Sues Aldi over a ¥24.9 Primer that Resembles Its ¥540 Rival

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