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Wedding Site Exploits Child Trafficking for Marketing Stunt

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In a shocking marketing ploy a marriage dating website has high-jacked the serious issue of child trafficking as a publicity stunt. Over the past few days, our WeChat Moments have once again witnessed a message go viral as it...
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Tiering Up;China’s Tier System All Smoke & Mirrors?

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“We often hear of China’s first or second or third tier cities, yet what actually makes a city tier? The terms are so often used, yet there is no official formula for determining what tier a city falls in....
National News

War on Disposable Chopsticks; For a Greener China

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Are non-reusable chopsticks a thing of the past? In its latest initiative to make China more green, the government is proposing to pass a new regulation which would see the wasteful eating instruments outlawed. If the plan goes through,...
Nanjing News

Importing British Culture, Nanjing’s First Car Boot Sale

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While to locals, true British culture mostly consists of the Queen, Sherlock Holmes and Big Ben, the epitome of upper-class, it is now time to introduce another side of Britishness to Nanjingers; the carboot sale. The second hand-markets are...
Nanjing News

Locals Sceptical of Gov’s Housing Dream

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July will see the introduction of a new house-ownership scheme under which the government shoulders up to 50 percent of the cost. Yet locals fear it is just a PR stunt.  The regulation addresses the long-overdue...
Nanjing News

7 Jiangsu Officials Among Skynet Fugitives

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China has publicly released a 100-name strong list of corrupt officials who have fled the country as part of the Skynet initiative. The list includes 7 Jiangsu officials.  Details publicised by the government span name, ID...
Nanjing News

Solar Impulse 2 Finally Lands In Nanjing

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Yesterday at 11.28 pm Nanjing finally welcomed Solar Impulse 2. Pilot Bertrand Piccard flew the solar-powered airplane from Chongqing, a distance of 1,190km that took over 17 hours, thereby successfully completing the sixth leg of the world tour. The...
Nanjing News

Breaking News: Yangzi Petrochemical Factory Explosion in Liuhe

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This morning at 6:05am a major explosion took place at the BASF－YPC factory in Liuhe. An oil refinery tower refining ethylene was the source of the explosion. *UPDATE* The fire had been brought under control by local...
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