Breaking News out of Nantong of Late

New Property Prices in Free Fall in Nantong; Down to ¥6,250 per Square Metre

A 90 square metre apartment in the Zhongnan Century Yunchen Residential Community was priced at approximately ¥14,500/sqm at launch. The worth of the new home has now declined by as much as 56 percent. Full story (in Chinese) via...

137 Artists Contribute to “Expression of Happiness” Exhibition Now on in Nantong

Staged in the Nantong Art Museum, designed by the late contemporary romantic architect Paul Andreu, the exhibition aims to convey that happiness is not just material wealth, but also spiritual fullness. Lasts until 31 March. Full story (in Chinese)...

Groundbreaking Held in Nantong for Pharma Smart Logistics Base

Complete with work bin robots and automated sorting, ¥210 million is going in to the 2.7-hectare pharmaceutical smart distribution centre for China Resources, owner of Suguo, the MixC and much else in China. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

LV, Hermes, Gucci & Chanel Copyright Violated by Nantong Firm

Among the cases of IP infringement published by the Jiangsu Provincial Market Supervision Bureau on 23 January was that of the production illegally branded 18,000 blankets which earned the firm ¥1 million. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

Chinese Party Secretary Speaks out; Calls for End to “Small Town Mentality”

Somewhat eye-opening bluntness has in recent days come from the mouth of a Chinese politician. Their meanings usually hidden between the words of flowery language, this was a wake up call for a city in our own Jiangsu to...

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