Briefings from Jiangsu

Nanjing Beaten by Capital of Anhui to Surpass Population of 10 Million

It’s something of a slap on the face for Nanjing that the advantages of Hefei have recently been repeatedly highlighted, with many Anhui...

Kindergarten in Yancheng in Trouble for Inquiring as to Parents’ Occupations

The Yancheng Education Bureau has instructed Yancheng Hongguoguo Kindergarten to rectify its issuing of the questionnaire, while stressing that the information of parents...

Fake & Shoddy Gas Masks Found in Nantong Hotel Rooms Confiscated

Inspecting the breathing apparatus in hotels and other places in conjunction with market supervision authorities, Nantong Fire Department found multiple hotels to be...

Wuxi Symphony Hall Capped; to Stage 2026 New Year’s Day Concert 

Occupying a total construction area of approximately 100,000 square metres, located on the shore of Lake Tai and boasting a NR15 acoustic standard,...

Downtown Murder from 15 Years ago Cracked by Nanjing Police

With the murder of a middle-aged woman on 26 March, 2010, taking place in an old community with little in the way of...

“Strawberry Olympics” on in Yancheng, Producer of ¥1 Billion Worth of Yum Annually!

Held every 4 years and initiated by the International Horticultural Society, the 10th International Strawberry Conference, regarded as the world's top event in...

Kenya Triumphant in Men & Women’s Nanjing Half Marathon; China Comes 3rd 

25,000 runners from 31 countries and regions took part in the race on 16 March, with the winning Men’s time being 1:04’47” and...

Beam Rotation Technology Used for 1st Time in Jiangsu to Cross Nanjing Metro Line

It was 01:58 on 16 March when the 126-metre-long continuous beam of the Liuhe Bridge for the new Shanghai-Nanjing-Hefei High-speed Railway was successfully...

8 Bridges Demolished Simultaneously Overnight along Shanghai-Wuhan Expressway

Some 135 kilometres of the G4221’s Taicang-Changzhou section had to be closed for the work to be completed on the night of 12...

4 Dead & 4 Injured in Explosion at Biotech Company in Taizhou

The Emergency Management Bureau of Gaogang District of Taizhou City has confirmed the explosion took place at 15:30 on 11 March in Jiangsu...

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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