Breaking News out of Nantong of Late

Ships Collide in Yangtze River; 1 Sinks; 2 People Unaccounted for

All six aboard the Qingdao-registered "Qingfeng 98" fell into the Nantong section of the River after their vessel was hit by the Nanjing-registered "Quanqiang 528" at about 12:50 on 28 June. Four were successfully rescued. Full story (in Chinese)...

False Killer Whales Spotted Playing & Hunting in Sea off Nantong 

In a spectacular scene on 24 June, up to 10 false killer whales were seen leaping from the sea to rotate onto their backs. Named for skulls similar to the orca, false killer whales can grow up to 6...

Nantong Railway Station to Receive Long Overdue Upgrade & New Look

It is understood that the new station building of Nantong Railway Station shall  56,000 square metres in area, that construction shall begin on 15 September of this year, to be completed and put into use by the end of...

Building Front Explodes onto Street in Nantong; Only 2 Injured

The explosion occurred on 13 June along a street in Chuanjiang Town of Tongzhou District. Staff with the Tongzhou District Emergency Management Bureau said that it may be caused by a leak in a liquefied gas cylinder. Full story...

US$2 Billion Floating Chemical Plant Expects Delivery Next Year out of Nantong

The factory, using world’s only aluminium alloy ultra-low temperature storage tanks which can each hold 47,000 tons of liquefied natural gas at -161.5 degrees Celsius, will work off the coast of Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo....

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