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Theatre, art and drama have moved online worldwide, and Nanjing is no exception. Graduating students at Nanjing International School (NIS) have put their Visual Arts Exhibition online to satisfy curriculum requirements, finding a whole new audience in the process. As...

Heavy rains came to Nanjing this afternoon, marking the start of the region’s annual flood season. Prudently, city authorities have been preparing for the inevitable by conducting a series of flood-fighting and emergency-rescue drills, while citizens shall do well...

While airlines the world over clamber to avoid bankruptcy by focusing their operations on cargo, a new operator in China has just been launched that shines a light on the country’s ambitions for an “Aerial Silk Road” that will...

A sobering statistic emerged this morning in the form of figures for Wuhan’s economic activity during the first quarter. The worse-than-feared 40.5 percent drop in GDP over the same period last year comes as another forewarning to virus epicentres...

Geological scientists in Nanjing are back in the international headlines, this time for assertions that the Earth’s mass extinctions were likely caused by volcanic activity, rather than asteroid collisions or other events proposed by media or popular culture. 252 million...

Every year, droves of foreigners hope to impart what they know best, their ability to speak English, to eager students. English as a Second Language (ESL) has become a staple in Nanjing, and a myriad of schools have surfaced...

With the extended May Day holiday just around the corner and the threat from Covid-19 as good as gone, Chinese people are set to take advantage of the 5 day holiday by once again travelling. Most, however, are not...

There can hardly be a foreigner in Nanjing unaware of the story of John Rabe. Yesterday, his grandson, Thomas, received medical aid in Germany to assist the European country’s fight against Covid-19. The supplies were a donation made by...