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Con Man Nets ¥2.73 Million After 179 Lies (to the Same Woman)

Fact is stranger than fiction. No one could make up the convoluted tale of an elder man who over the course of several years, succeeded in defrauding one lady out of ¥2.73 million. That the man fooled her 179...

Cool Brands at Cheap Prices! Duty Free Store Opens in Nanjing

Many people flock to Sanya for not just the beaches, but also the duty free shop. Well, Nanjing now has its own too. But is the 1960s Rolls Royce on display just inside the front door the most interesting...

6 Dead, 14 Injured in Anhui Weekend Stabbing Spree

The city of Anqing in nearby Anhui Province was the setting for carnage this past weekend, as a young man’s disillusionment turned quickly to homicidal intention. When it was all over, six people were left dead and a further...

Is this the Prettiest Loo in Jiangsu?

Well, maybe not Jiangsu, but perhaps Nanjing. Forgive us; the rhyme was too irresistible. Nevertheless, recent local efforts at sprucing up those most essential of public facilities are worthy of mention. And a paper published 2 years ago today...

Operation Mosquito 2021; Which Repellent (of Millions) is Best?

Summer has officially begun in Nanjing and now, so has the rainy season. That can only mean one thing. Mosquitos! And anyone who’s spent a summer in Nanjing before (last year, perhaps?!) knows mozzies are a serious business. “Physical mosquito...

And the Number of Foreigners Now in Nanjing is…

The time for speculation is over. And the numbers will come as a surprise to many. For there has not been the slump in Nanjing's foreign populace that was suspected by a good chunk of the local international community....

New Law Protects Minors; Do We Need Carry Child Seats Around?

What better day to enact China’s new law on the protection of minors than Children’s Day? A completely overhauled legislation is now in place to protect those under 18 years of age from a slew of dangers, many the...

Two Drunks, One Sofa, Wrong House

Not every day do you awake to find two random strangers sitting on your sofa, chatting away, smashed off their heads. In what is this year’s oddest police investigation, it was found that the two had not noticed they...
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1st Blind Teacher in Wuxi is Shanghai Fudan University Graduate

Jiangsu is on the cusp of having its very first blind teacher, thanks to the dedication of a student...

Nanjinger’s Illustrated Book Picked up by Top 5 Intl. Publisher

There cannot be many books, English books, illustrated by a Nanjinger and a young one at that, which have...

After the Fire; Nanjing & Elsewhere Clamp Down on E-bike Charging that Can Kill

Tragedies are not normally inevitable. They come out of nowhere. But when it comes to that of the deadly...
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