Briefings from Jiangsu

Hospital in Nantong in Trouble for Opening Ceremony’s Inappropriate Expressions

The Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University is apologising for staff treating the opening of a new ward in the Department of Hematology like...

End of the Road for Nanjing’s ¥10 Coffee Auntie Craze

Han Suzhen said in an interview, “All good things must come to an end. How can there always be so many people queuing...

“4 Beauties” of Zhenjiang Promoted at 2024 Hong Kong International Travel Fair

Zhenjiang Culture and Tourism Group took the Fair, held from 13-16 June, as an opportunity to promote Zhenjiang's tourism resources and urban cultural...

Investigation in to Homeless Man in Xuzhou Beaten by Urban Management Officers

A video circulating online shows a man in urban management uniform kicking and punching the homeless man several times. The local sub district...

It’s American Teenager Month in Jiangsu, as Xi Jinping Invites 50,000 to China

From 9-29 June, the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education is inviting over 420 teachers and students from 24 states in the USA to...

Woman Falls after Dog Leash Snared by E-Bike in Nantong; Who’s Responsible?

Chongchuan Court of Nantong has ruled that the defendant should have assumed a greater duty of care and foreseen a leash between the...

Male Teacher in Floods of Tears as 1st Cohort of 68 Students Graduate in Yancheng

During the ceremony on 13 June at Yancheng Institute of Technology, two students rushed out to give flowers to their teacher, Wang Canxing....

Nanjing Driver Fakes Car License Plate using City that doesn’t Exist!

With his intention to avoid surveillance cameras for his illegal activity, the driver surnamed Qi labelled his car as “苏X” to be stopped...

Who’s the Stowaway on the Ship in Zhenjiang? A 2 Metre Long Snake!

After dinner on 13 June, Captain Xu of the survey ship in question heard a strange sound from a box near the stern....

“Fart Beetle” Scalds Woman in Wuxi with 100 Degree Flatulence

Playing with her mobile phone leisurely after walking home on a pleasant summer evening in Yixing, the lady felt a bug on her...

Local Reviews

Is there a Push to Pull Beer in China?

Serving beer from a hand pump (also known as a beer engine) is a curiously British thing. There are...

Paying Awe Struck Respect to Departed Royalty in Nanjing

Such a contrast could not be starker. On one side of the road; billions of dollars churning away at...

Poor Man’s KFC; is Change in China as Good as a Rest?

Wallace Burger & Chicken was No. 2 on a China Daily Top 10 fast-food list a decade ago. And so...

Names is for Tombstones, Baby! But not Maybe Nanjing’s Top

Initially skeptical of Fennel & Laurel due to its pretentious name, The Nanjinger was pleasantly surprised by exceptional carrot...

Location, Tick; Design, Tick; Attitude, Tick x2; Taste, Ummm…

We’re going to start out by saying, for the record, that you’re not going to like this. That is,...

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