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AYG Village to open on Aug 12

AYG Village is ready to accommodate athletes and an opening ceremony for the village and a welcoming ceremony for Chinese AYG Delegation are expected on Aug 12, according to the Nanjing AYG Organizing Committee on Jul 31. The Village,...

London taxis arrive in Nanjing

50 British taxis arrived in Nanjing on the early morning of July 31.  The taxi company is mounting natural gas fuel system to these gasoline-fueled cars for environmental concern and drivers are recruited and trained before. According...

AYG torch to relay on land and water

The torch of the 2nd Asian Youth Games—Blue Jinling, is to embark on its relay tour in Nanjing by both land and water on Friday. Blue Jinling is to make its way across Xuanwu District and take a dragon...

Man from Huai’an rides across US

Gu Binbin, a Huai’an native aged 33, finished his journey spanning the United States from Oct 10 to Nov 18, 2012 on a bike. From New York to Los Angeles, from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean, after cycling through...

Nanjing citizens don’t have to go to Shanghai for visa interview

TLScontact, a visa application center, opened in Shanghai on July 19. Short-term travelers in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai only need to send their visa application materials to the company instead of going to the Netherlands Consulate in Shanghai...

Jiangsu takes the lead in ATM improvement

Bank outlets in Jiangsu province will post a brand new logo on their Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) since August 1. On the logo, which is consistent in style and content across the province, it says “Paper money withdrawn from...

Postal museum opens in Nanjing

Nanjing Postal Museum located in the scenic area of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum was open to public for free from July 24. This is the first postal museum themed the Republic of China (1912-1949) in the country. Nanjing Postal Museum...

Nanjing Metro Airport Line on trial running

The first train of Nanjing-subway Airport Line started the commissioning test, according to a netizen on Jul 24. The train for the Airport Line, emerald green in color, has a pair of "large eyes" in the front. The first...

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China’s Brain Banks Need Donors as Human Tissue Reveals Dementia Clues

China’s human brain banks are still struggling to attract donors more than a decade after the first facilities opened,...

Car-Bed Campers Turn Hotel Car Parks into Free Showers and Toilets

Chinese road trippers are swapping hotel rooms for the back seats of their own cars, folding them flat into...

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

China’s National Day holiday has arrived with three cities adding new metro links. Nanjing, Qingdao and Changchun have opened...

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