Briefings from Jiangsu

Popularity of Yangzhou Barber Shop Surges after Shanghai TV Show Appearance

After the Violet Hair Salon on Guoqing Lu appeared in “Flowers”, the number of customers for an authentic shave increased by 30-40 percent,...

Minsk Aircraft Carrier Refit as Theme Park back on Track in Nantong

In the project delayed for 6 years, the former Soviet carrier purchased by Dalian Yongjia Group is now set to be a national...

Yancheng Offers ¥100 Million to Teams Building Green & Low Carbon Zone

Since its launch in 2021, Yancheng’s "Yellow Sea Pearl Talent Plan" has introduced a total of 5,368 outstanding graduates from universities both nationwide...

Hilton Opens 600th Hotel in Greater China in Our Very Own Nanjing!

Hilton’s president for Greater China and Mongolia claims the chain has opened 100 new hotels annually over the past 4 years; Hilton Nanjing...

Suzhou 1st in China to Take Digital RMB Payment when Your Phone is Off

All six lines of the Suzhou Rail Transit network now accept Digital RMB utilising a smartphone’s near field communication capabilities through a wallet...

Satellite Developed by Nanjing Vocational College Students Set for Lift off!

As China’s first satellite developed with the help of teachers and students, the “Nanjing” 8108 satellite will be launched from the Tianzhou-7 resupply...

Couple in Yancheng Go Viral for their Renting Public Bus as Wedding Car

Specially decorated in advance and chosen for its eco credentials, LED signage on the BRT read “Departing for 520 Happy Station” as it...

Warning to Badly Behaved Zhenjiang E-bike Users; Don’t Forcibly Board Ferry

The continued misconduct of e-bike users is prompting Wufeng Shan Automobile Ferry Terminal to suspend the free passes of those who do not...

World’s Smallest Artificial Heart Implanted into 20 Year Old by Huai’an Doctors

The young male patient was successfully implanted with aCorheart 6 magnetically-levitated, continuous-flow left ventricular assist device at Huai’an Fifth People’s Hospital. Full story...

Disaster Averted after Ship Docked in Nanjing Leaks Methanol

Officers from the Nanjing Maritime Safety Administration found the Hong Kong-registered ship had multiple liquid-cargo pipelines which had leaked some of its 34,000...

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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