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Briefings from Jiangsu

Nanjing Port Shifts 56.5 Million Tons of Cargo to Vietnam, Japan & South Korea

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As China’s biggest inland port, in the first half of 2023, Nanjing Port realised a container throughput of 1.6994 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 10.07 percent. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.
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Suzhou with Industrial Decline in Jan/Feb Latest Economic Data Shows

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Suzhou saw a 6.9 percent decline in the added value of industries above a designated size in January and February of 2023, a problem “that cannot be ignored”. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.
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Huai’an Man Drinking 2 Litres of Liquor a Day Admitted 31 Times to Hospital

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Alcohol dependent for 23 years, the habit increasingly severe, his wife praised doctors, saying, “Thank you for dragging Lao Tian back from the clutches of death”. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.
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Video of Suicide Attempt in Xuzhou and Police Rescue Goes Viral

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15:00 on 6 July saw police in Xuzhou summoned to the scene; a woman sat on the edge of a bridge wishing to kill herself. She jumps; police in the water in milliseconds. Full story (in Chinese) via this...
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CDC Jiangsu Issues Health Advice for July; Humidity = Increased Bacteria

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Heat stroke, headache, dizziness and a tightness in the chest are normal this time of year. The advice is washing hands; supplement protein, vitamins and calcium. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.
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Free Entry to Nanjing Niushou Shan; Reservation Line Opens Tomorrow!

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Expensive any other day, entry to Nanjing’s Niushou Shan Scenic Area is free on 11 July; the reservation line opens tomorrow at 10:00 on WeChat (牛首山文化旅游区). Full story (in Chinese) via this link.
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Shutting Down Yangtze River Car Ferry Services on 30th Birthday

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They were for many years a lifeline between the north and south of Jiangsu, separated by the mighty Yangtze River. For many along the Yangtze’s downstream, it was either the ferry or a very long trip up to Nanjing...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Suzhou Opens First Rural Constant Temperature 50 Metre Swimming Pool

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At 1,900 square metres, Qixinsi Township Swimming Pool in Zhenze Town in Suzhou’s Wujiang District is the envy of rural China, with seven 50-metre lanes. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.
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Editor-in-Chief of The Nanjinger, Frank Hossack, is a multi-award winning Radio/TV host and voice-over artist who has worked in China for the past 32 years. Frank has also written for Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal and The Times, appeared on the BBC and LBC, and been cited by CNN, China Daily and the New York Times, among many others.
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