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Pay Once, Fly as Often as You Want! The Airlines’ Saviour?

With airlines still flying with far fewer passengers than pre-Covid, so the industry is taking drastic steps to persuade people back to the skies. Under a new type of ticket just launched, passengers buy one ticket and then fly...

China’s Ban on Plastic Straws & Bags Kicks in 1 September

With the clock ticking on a complete ban on non-reusable plastic straws in China by year end, drinks providers all over China are scrambling to put in place alternatives, discovering along the way additional expense and an apathetic public. Back...

Student Expelled for Nanjing Massacre Remarks on Social Media

The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has expelled a student for making improper remarks regarding the Nanjing Massacre on overseas social media. The case highlights the degree to which China holds sway over her citizens, even whilst they...

New Driverless Metro Train Debuts; Nanjing Line 7 in the Queue

With Nanjing Metro Line 7 to be fully automated, so many local citizens wonder as to the eventual reality. China's latest driverless metro train, just one aspect of such a line, has given us a glimpse at the recently-held...

2020 Floods “Bigger” than Catastrophic 2-Month Season of 1998

Water levels in rivers and lakes across south China have now risen higher than the near-unprecedented levels seen in the historic floods of 1998. The development has many worried for similar loss of life and damage to property; should...

Canteen Delivery for Hungry Nanjing Uni Students from September

Students in Nanjing are among those who can look forward to enjoying delivery service from their university canteens when the new academic year starts this September, as a food delivery giant inks nationwide deal to service 2,000 education institutions. On...

600 Km/h Ultra-High-Speed Train Test is Success in Shanghai

Tests performed recently in Shanghai are helping to show that China will independently build and operate ultra-high-speed trains long before any other country, as an electromagnetic levitation vehicle potentially capable of 600 km/h made its first moves. Tonji University's Jiading...

Summer Solstice to be Marked by Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse

The longest day of 2020 shall be marked across much of Asia by an annular solar eclipse. The “Ring of Fire” that is the result shall darken our afternoon skies on Sunday 21 June, making for an exciting end...
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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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