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Personal Politics Count for 3,500 Flight Attendant Applicants

Seen sometimes in our communities with their pristine appearance, distinctive uniforms and giveaway carry-on bags, are flight attendants, or to be more politically correct, cabin crew. But less than 10 percent of those who apply for the much-envied positions...

Nanjing Metro Line 5; Tests without Passengers to Finally Begin!

We’re now just one proverbial stop from the very, very long-awaited opening of Nanjing Metro Line 5. It’s a statement, however, which comes with a caveat; Line 5 in so far as only its section that runs through the...

Suzhou Gym Bankrupt; What Happened to the Fitness Industry?

That China’s fitness industry has been in disarray for many years is being thrown in to the spotlight with the high-profile bankruptcy of a well-known gym, one which had hundreds of thousands of memberships, in Suzhou of our very...

86 Years Ago; New Evidence Affirms Nanjing Massacre Atrocities

With today being the 10th National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre, so our City fell silent this morning in memory of the tragedy that began unfolding 86 years ago, while more historical materials documenting the...

Obsessed with Tai Ji; 88 YO Practices 2 Hours Daily for 30 Years

She’s some 8 years older than her mother in law. She also looks after her entire family, even the grandchildren. She’s pretty sure her unremitting practice of Tai Ji is responsible. And she also happens to be 88 years...

Take a Train to the Place that doesn’t Exist; Hello Shangri-La!

Mythical Himalayan utopia, Shangri-La, is now within our grasp, thanks to a recently opened rail link out of Lijiang, one which will one day even be able to take us all the way to Lhasa, capital of Tibet. Start...

Doc with Acute Appendicitis Completes 3 Lumbar Spine Operations

Continuing to warm people’s hearts with his sincerity, love and skill, is a local doctor whose dedication to treating his patients recently saw him perform no less than five operations while in tremendous pain himself. The following morning, he...

Student Backlash at Uni Plan for Bodycam Checks in Dormitories 

Students enrolled in a university in Jiangsu are up in arms, citing invasions of privacy, at proposals that inspectors wear body cameras that record both audio and video during their evening tours of dormitories. But there are two sides...

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Tasty Solutions on the Menu at Shanghai Climate Week

Shanghai Climate Week coincides with Earth Day and highlights China's dual-carbon commitments. And while its object as also a...

Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard? 

Shanghai-Nanjing Innovation Belt emerges, with Putuo District driving cross-regional collaboration to boost economic growth for 50+ million people Putuo officials...

Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

April is rolling around, and with it comes a new schedule for flights in and out of Nanjing Lukou...

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