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Laura Schmitt

Queuing it Right, Watch out for Pre-YOG Queuing Instructors

It is being widely reported that in the coming months, Queuing Inspectors will oversee the queuing process at metro stations and high-speed railway stations in order to leave visitors to the forthcoming during the Youth Olympic Games suitably impressed....

Qingming Festival; Honouring Ancestors, If You Can Get There

Saturday, the 5th of April marks China’s Tomb-Sweeping Festival. Get ready for burning piles of paper money and traffic mayhem that will persist over the entire coming week. Traditionally, Qingming Festival is the time to visit...

The Chinese Consumer; A Colourful Chameleon

Marketing a product in China is a challenge for many a Western company. The biggest mistake is thinking that this is just one country.Cultural differences and differing socio-economic backgrounds make successfully establishing a brand locally a tough nut to...

The Penny Has Dropped; Transforming Turmoil In The Banking Sector

China is in constant flux. Now, even its most powerful sector is going through a phase of unprecedented change. The transformation of the local banking sector is taking shape with the entrance of Taiwanese Sinopac to Nanjing’s banking scene...

A Time to Shop; Women’s Day in China

While the 8th of May comes and goes in Western countries with hardly anyone noticing, in China San Ba Jie, the International Women’s Day is cause for nationwide celebration and completes the purchasing trifecta of the new year. ...

Two-Child Policy; Baby Boom or Baby Doom?

First Beijing, then Shanghai and soon Nanjing? All over China the one-child policy is being relaxed to allow more people to have two children, but is this necessarily a good thing? On 21st February 2014 Beijing announced the changes,...

Scientific Quotient; Does Nanjing Measure Up?

Nanjing’s women know more about science; the Cultural Revolution lingers on; over half of Nanjing opposes genetic modification; our phones teach us science. These are the most important revelations to emerge from the Nanjing’s Scientific Literacy Survey for the...

Mane of Snow descends upon Nanjing

What started as continuous rain two days ago has now culminated in a full-blown snow fest hailed as the biggest amount of snow expected for the year of the horse. While Saturday seemed to confirm speak...

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