Briefings from Jiangsu

Breaking News out of Suzhou of Late

National Food & Drink Awards in Suzhou Gives Best Chef to an American

Michael D. Rosenblum, chef at Langbanxuan in Guangzhou, took the top honour at the second “Food & Drink” Awards, held at the Four...
Breaking News out of Changzhou of Late

Outburst by Changzhou School Headmaster over Parents’ CNY Classes for Kids

Gu Xihong, Secretary of Changzhou Open University, said in part, “Why is it useless to make up lessons ? Because there is no...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Signs of Hope for Nanjing Real Estate; 2nd Hand Homes Sold in January = 8,004

The average transaction price of second-hand houses in Nanjing for January was ¥28,439 per square metre, a slight increase of 1.9 percent month-on-month,...
Breaking News out of Suqian of Late

JD.com Chairman & Founder Sends Gifts to His Hometown Village in Suqian

Richard Liu has Guangming Village for his hometown to which he recently sent more than 1,000 down jackets & CNY gift boxes. Liu...
Breaking News out of Xuzhou of Late

75 Table Dumpling Banquet Held on Xuzhou Wasteland for Chinese New Year

Lizhuang Community in Yunlong District was demolished to make way for new high risers for the villagers, but 630 still came back for...
Breaking News out of Zhenjiang of Late

Car Physically Lifted off Run over E-Bike Rider by Firefighters in Zhenjiang

The 31 January accident at the entrance to Guantang Green Gardens left a woman trapped under the car. With her injured condition undetermined,...
Breaking News out of Yancheng of Late

Yancheng School Pays Children to Read (¥100 Red Envelopes)

Every student in the primary school of the Yancheng Affiliated School of Beijing Normal University received a special New Year gift after the...
Breaking News out of Changzhou of Late

Changzhou Museum to Stage Zodiac Cultural Relics & Images Exhibition

Changzhou Museum has joined hands with more than 60 cultural and museum organisations to collect many images of auspicious dragon-themed cultural relics and...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Trains on Nanjing Metro to Run as Late as 01:00 over Chinese New Year

From 2-3 February, 5-8 February, 1-17 February, 19-21 February and 25-26 February, the last trains on Lines 1 and 3 shall depart at...
Breaking News out of Suzhou of Late

Suzhou 2023 GDP Announced as ¥2.47589 Trillion; Far & Away Top in Jiangsu

With 4.6 percent growth on 2022 and a GDP per capita greater than Shanghai, Suzhou’s GDP breaks down as ¥19.52 billion, ¥1,154.14 trillion...
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Local Reviews

Matt Ford -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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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