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China to Receive Foreign Journalists for Communist Party’s 100th Anniversary

Tempting it is to call it the Party of the Century. But having expelled numerous foreign journalists from the country in the past few years, China is now not quite rolling out the red carpet for them, in hopes...

Shut up! Can’t You See I’m Having an Exam? I Want Some Rest, BTW

Exam season is upon us. With the dreaded University Entrance Examination just around the corner, there’s a lot of revision going on in China these days. And in Nanjing, efforts are underway to remove some rather noisy distractions. It’s not...

British Ball Raises ¥420,000 for Hopeful Hearts Charity

Nanjing charity, Hopeful Hearts, has received a shot in the arm to the tune of almost half a million renminbi, thanks to the generosity of attendees to the British Ball which brought a touch of post-COVID glamour to the...

2 Zoo Keepers Dead after Attacks by 3 Tigers in 2 Days

A Siberian tiger has earlier this week attacked and killed a zoo keeper not far from Nanjing, while only yesterday elsewhere, another two tigers escaped from their enclosure, after also attacking a zoo keeper who later died. The tigers...

“2021 Top 100 Cities in China” Report Puts Nanjing at Number…

The "2021 Top 100 Cities in China” list has been revealed and Nanjing comes in at a fairly impressive Number 6. And mainly, it’s down to the city’s recent performance in the fields of health, culture, education, environment and...

21 Dead; 12% of Runners in Cross Country Marathon Wiped Out

Saturday’s Yellow River Stone Forest Mountain Marathon is set to go down as running’s most deadly event ever, with 12 fatalities out of 172 runners following freak weather. But the tragedy was preventable and this time, local government is making...

Breast Implant Scandal; 4 Litres Removed from Nanjing Woman

While an appeal court in France has decided in favour of compensation for thousands of women worldwide with breast implants, in a similar nightmare unfolding here in Nanjing, a lady has had four litres of liquid removed from her...

What’s the Population of Nanjing? 2021 Census Data Revealed

Population figures for the city of Nanjing, as recorded in the 2020 census, have been official released. While there has been the growth to be expected, our city lags behind other major urban areas in eastern China, making it...
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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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