Briefings from Jiangsu

Sebastian Coe Says, “Thanks, because it has been a World Class Tournament”

IOC member and World Athletics President spoke on the last day of the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, the first time that...

27 Year Old Smashes China Record for Women’s 60 Metre Hurdles in Nanjing

The national record had been lying in the dust for 11 years, until Wu Yanni showed up on the track for the world...

New Port in Xuzhou Improves Cargo Transportation Times by up to 3 Weeks

In the past, cargo coming in and out of the Xinfengming Xuzhou base needed to reply on distant Lianyungang Port. Equipped with 21...

Wildfire in Wuxi brings Climate Change Closer to Home

The wildfire in Yixing same perilously close to Dingshu Town during its blaze through a hillside near Dachao Mountain on 21 March. Multiple...

Bye Bye to Athletics; Hi to Photos of Nanjing’s Holding China’s 1st National Games in 1910

Organised by the Shanghai YMCA and taking place at the Nanyang Industrial Exposition in Nanjing, the Games were part of China’s early efforts...

Zara Tests Evolving China Market with Revolutionary New Flagship Store in Nanjing

Zara are calling the new outlet in Xinjiekou a “new-style Asia flagship store” for it having a "fit check" studio equipped with multiple...

Nantongers Can Now Use their Local Transportation Card in Hong Kong!

With their use of the China T-Union Card, Nantong people are among the first cities to trial the initiative rolled out on 22...

Men’s 60 Metres Hurdles Bronze for Taizhou Guy at World Indoor Athletics Meet

Liu Junqian took bronze with a time of 7.55 seconds for the first medal won by China in the discipline at a World...

Selection of Brightest Young Physicists to Represent China begins in Nanjing

22 March saw the 2025 China Young High School Physicists Academic Exchange Conference held at Nanjing Foreign Language School, at which were hundreds...

5 Gold Medals Awarded on 1st Day of World Athletics Indoor Championships

Taking the ultimate prize on 21 March was Italy for the men’s triple jump, South Korea for the men's high jump, the USA...

Local Reviews

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,...

Surprises all Round as Culinary Superlative Lands in Nanjing

They brought us a bowl of rice. And that was it. Fortunately, by the time we got over how...

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