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Going by the inescapable and somewhat scary announcement "kindly" informing passengers on high-speed trains in China that smoking is strictly prohibited, the answer is surely “something serious”. And so it is, as two young men on a train to...

Signs are that there are several reasons to be optimistic China may consider to reopen its borders in the not so-distant future, with recent events indicating an underlying acceptance that COVID, even in China, will be something we just...

A recently-released study is telling the world that the relatively frequent accidents in China’s university laboratories are, for the most part, the result of human error. But for some in a Nanjing University, it’s all a little too late. On...

Nanjing’s finest have taken down a fugitive in dramatic fashion on a beach in the island paradise of Sanya. The man, who had remained at large for 18 years, was the third and final suspect in a 2003 murder...

For many, 2022 was to be the year when they finally got to go home to see their families. But some are finding that easier said than done, as overzealous authorities implement ever-more stringent and constantly changing requirements forcing...

With the Chinese New Year once again approaching, it’s all beginning to feel a bit like 2 years ago, almost to the day. But in 2022, the focus is on all those holidaying school children with little to do. The second...

When Nanjing’s newest metro line commenced operations last month, little did most know that similar openings were occurring at the exact same moment all over China. But how can so many such large undertakings be synchronised across the country? It...

His name is George. He’s Peppa Pig’s baby brother. And he loves roaring, “Dinosaur!”. Hey, don’t we all? And now George has something else to roar for; a perfectly-preserved dinosaur embryo fossil discovered in China providing us with the...