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It has been a busy month for China’s high-speed railway network, with no less than eight new lines opening, including the route that links Beijing with two of the main venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Many of the new...

With train tickets now on sale for the 2020 Spring Festival holiday in China, the rail network is bracing itself for 440 million trips made nationwide, but the mad rush for tickets means that most of the popular routes...

A new intercontinental shipping service, launched by DHL Global Forwarding and Xi’an International that can speed container freight between Hamburg and Xi’an in 12 days or less, is a less-publicised, but more positive manifestation of China’s Belt & Road...

A Nanjing women’s rights organisation has helped bring to light the extent of domestic violence in China, through the publication of a white paper on the prevention and suppression of domestic violence. The conclusion, long suspected, but rarely confirmed in actual...

The 2022 Winter Olympics might seem like a long way off, but that has not stopped China from rolling out nothing less than a fully-automated, high-speed train service to a key venue for the Olympics, one that will happily...

Strict new regulations in the works for online ride hailing in Nanjing could see all pets banned from vehicles and require those who cannot take care of themselves to be accompanied. The measures, if promulgated, might well then be...

China’s visa-free policy for designated cities is being given a shot in the arm with the announcement that from 1 December, the number of cities will be significantly increased to 23 destinations across 18 provinces. Since its introduction in 2013,...

Two ships that have been docked in the Yangtze River near Nanjing for virtually the last 6 months are now back at sea, putting China’s ambitious plans for a space station back on track. The cargo ships that are critical...