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There was a time when our Nanjing Metro system, as well as others in China, was in its infancy and a state of confusion. With the debate over metro-escalator etiquette recently reignited, clarity as to the official position has...

That we had heard the rumour was enough; discounted pumps are already flowing at the petrol station of soon-to-be-opened Costco in Nanjing. There, we were met with more good news; Costco Nanjing is confirmed to open on 28 May...

Nanjing, the capital of numerous ancient dynasties and even the nation itself previously, is also capital of Jiangsu Province. But it hasn’t always been that way. The factors at play? War, peace, dynastic politics, provincial demarcations and simple old...

They chose to do it on a Sunday. For it has been 8 long years since a spade was first stuck in the ground for Line 5. Hence choose a time when the maximum number of people possible would...

Jiangsu is on the cusp of having its very first blind teacher, thanks to the dedication of a student at Shanghai’s top university and a fortuitous timing for the opening of her employer that is a school for the...

There cannot be many books, English books, illustrated by a Nanjinger and a young one at that, which have been published by a renowned international name such as HarperCollins. It's a teeny weeny number which swelled enormously as 2024’s...

Tragedies are not normally inevitable. They come out of nowhere. But when it comes to that of the deadly fire in Nanjing of late, a growing body of evidence is pointing to it being a case of something like...

There’s been a lot of speculation. And stuff which wasn’t true. But now we know for sure. Nanjing North Railway Station, our City’s biggest transportation-infrastructure construction project since its southerly sister 15 years ago, should be welcoming its first...