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36 Days in Jail for Having a Meal; 140,000 Nanjingers Released

The resumption of flights from Nanjing’s airport yesterday garnered most of the headlines, but there was also another reopening not so far away, one arguably more important. For yesterday also saw 140,000 Nanjingers released from lockdown. Some 36 days after...

Back in the Skies as Nanjing is First to Beat Delta Variant

While the latter part of the above headline may seem obvious to Nanjingers, there is no escaping this fact as a defining moment in the ongoing fight against COVID. Nanjingers' efforts have paid off and everything, from roads to...

Is there anything Worse than 9 Months Pregnant in Quarantine?

Enduring quarantine is stressful for anyone, but imagine the concerns of a lady just days from giving birth, while locked down in home isolation in the COVID hotspot that was the area around Lukou Airport. Spoiler; there is a...

Health Code / Facial Recognition; A Marriage of Convenience!

Ever had a heavy bag of shopping in each hand and the need for a third hand to present your health code to enter your compound? Yes, just going home has become a right royal pain in Nanjing of...

Vaccination for 12-17 Year Olds Gets Under Way in Nanjing

Teenagers in Nanjing are now collectively sighing with relief or squealing in terror. And that’s dependent upon their aversion to needles, or lack thereof. For our city has over the weekend kick started COVID vaccinations for 12 to 17...

Getting it all up & Running Again; Metro Lines & Buses Resume

With yesterday’s announcement that all parts of Nanjing are now deemed to be low risk, and confirmation this morning that yesterday saw no new cases, we can say with confidence that our city has triumphed once again. Time then...

Man Attempts Yangtze River Swim Home but Goes in Wrong Direction

Well known as the busiest waterway on Earth, the Yangtze River recently became the temporary home for yet another human being. No surprise there. But this one was different. This guy was trying to swim home. People end up in...

Joe Biden would Identify with Nanjing Girls Selling Newspapers

Those who have learned of the entrepreneurial spirit by way of selling newspapers include the sitting President of the United States and two young girls who recently took to downtown Nanjing to do just that, inspiring many and learning...
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Costco Nanjing Low Down; Grand Opening on 28 May

That we had heard the rumour was enough; discounted pumps are already flowing at the petrol station of soon-to-be-opened...

Where was Capital of Jiangsu in History? Nanjing just 1 of 9!

Nanjing, the capital of numerous ancient dynasties and even the nation itself previously, is also capital of Jiangsu Province....

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...
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