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Aldi to Open 2nd Superstore in Wuxi, Jiangsu, on 19 July, 2025

The German retail behemoth continues to go head to head with Sam’s Club and Fresh Hippo with further penetration into China and its zero-membership policy. The latest Wuxi opening shall bring the total number of Aldi stores in China...

60,396 Spectators at Historic Football Clash for Arch Rivals Nanjing vs Suzhou

The record-breaking crowd for the amateur Jiangsu City League match had snatched up their tickets in just 10 seconds. Their enthusiasm not dampened by the evening of 5 July’s 40-degree heat, fans had to console themselves with a nil-nil...

Passengers Forced to Walk through Tunnel to Airport after Nanjing Metro Train Fails

The Line S1 train in the afternoon of 1 July was held up after passengers heard an explosion. With another loud bang later stopping the train altogether short of Lukou Airport, passengers were alighted and required to walk. The...

MAC Cosmetics “Musical Spaceship” in Nanjing Celebrates Sophisticated Chinese Consumers

Justifying the new 110-square metre store’s deconstructed piano styling in Deji Plaza, Senior VP at MAC Cosmetics called the Chinese consumer “one of the most expressive, sophisticated and creatively engaged beauty communities in the world”. Full story via this link;...

Nanjing Receives Emergency Landing of Shandong Airlines Flight from Qingdao to Shanghai

Passengers aboard SC4677 flight night of 27 June reported an engine ingesting a foreign object following by bangs, a burning odour and the aircraft shaking violently. Diverted to Lukou reporting a malfunction, the Boeing 787-800 landed safely at Lukou....

Shot in the Arm for UK-China Education Ties as Nanjing Inks Deal with Swansea

The deal sees Nanjing Tech University joining forces with Swansea University to commence double undergraduate and postgraduate engineering programs in September, 2025, with a capacity for 1,200 students. A PhD program is expected in 2026. Full story (in Chinese) via...

China’s 1st Coffee Train Debuts in Nanjing; Book a Cup + Free Ride on Meituan!

Featuring coffee-bar style seating, the customised tram operates daily from 09:00 at 2 hour intervals from Yuzui Station to Olympic Stadium East Station, returning an hour later. Half price for high-school students until 15 July, with examination certificate. Full...

Nanjing-Swiss Developed Anti Insomnia Drug both Revolutionary & Approved for Sale

Speaking of their collaboration with the Swiss company Idorsia, CEO of Simcere Pharmaceutical said, "Quviviq represents a groundbreaking innovation in global sleep medicine”. It is said the therapy is first to improve both sleep and daytime functioning. Full story (in...

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Tasty Solutions on the Menu at Shanghai Climate Week

Shanghai Climate Week coincides with Earth Day and highlights China's dual-carbon commitments. And while its object as also a...

Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard? 

Shanghai-Nanjing Innovation Belt emerges, with Putuo District driving cross-regional collaboration to boost economic growth for 50+ million people Putuo officials...

Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

April is rolling around, and with it comes a new schedule for flights in and out of Nanjing Lukou...

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