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The Nanjinger

Rural Thailand Comes to Nanjing. And it’s Magnificent!

Never ever judge a book by its cover. It may look like a student diner, especially given much of its patronage, but Tai Li Tai is the real deal. Somewhat hidden away in the labyrinth of takeout prep kitchens, repair...

My Home, My Pizza, My Way, but Seriously No Menu?

Given the coincidental timing of our visit on Woman’s Day, it was just as well that La Mia Casa has mastered the concept of the production line. The QR code was the clue that LMC (they like calling it that...

Nanjinger Kitchen; 10 Sure Fire Hit Recipes with Foreigners

It is of course wrong to stereotype. Nevertheless, the fact remains that there are quite a number of Chinese dishes that foreigners in the Middle Kingdom are more or less guaranteed to enjoy. Many also come close to enjoying...

Is Turkey Key to Latest International Dining Scene in Nanjing?

A miserable Friday lunchtime in late January saw our arrival to find a table of four young men plus a child, a woman and her daughter, plus a sole foreign lady upstairs, all tucking in. Named after Gaziantep, famed for...

From Court to Client; the Life of Lawyers on the Move

As soon as a person wakes up, there are so many things to be dealt with on an everyday basis. This could be said true for lawyers practicing litigation or for transactional lawyers. In both cases, it is essential...

Macau; Convergence of Catholicism & Global Cardinal to 100% Unashamed Capitalism

John Waite was belting out, “Missing You”, as we stepped into a taxi outside Macau International Airport. That, along with the fact that the vehicle was a Toyota Crown, affirmed that Macau is similar to Hong Kong, the Philippines...

Posh (ish) Set Lunch in Nanjing for ¥88! What’s the Catch?

These days in Nanjing, one is hard pressed to go out for lunch or dinner and not spend ¥200 per head. Anywhere decent, that is. Hence it was a pleasant to be meandering through the MixC downtown and come...

Take Not Lightly the Standard Operating Procedures

Since time immemorial, humanity has organised itself in to teams and followed unspoken and written collective rules to obtain the maximum results from work. The emergence of capitalist relations in society and the consolidation of means of production became...
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Hi 5! Nanjing’s Newest Metro Line Opens; 8 Years in the Making

They chose to do it on a Sunday. For it has been 8 long years since a spade was...

1st Blind Teacher in Wuxi is Shanghai Fudan University Graduate

Jiangsu is on the cusp of having its very first blind teacher, thanks to the dedication of a student...

Nanjinger’s Illustrated Book Picked up by Top 5 Intl. Publisher

There cannot be many books, English books, illustrated by a Nanjinger and a young one at that, which have...
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