Briefings from Jiangsu

Huai’an Pays Respects on 48th Anniversary of Death of Comrade Zhou Enlai

The morning of 8 January saw leaders from the first premier’s hometown of Huai’an District come to the Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall and...

Oystercatchers! Flock of Thousands Provides Spectacular Bird Show in Nantong 

The flocks of migrating oystercatchers gathered recently on the wetlands of Rudong County. At rest, they line up neatly on the beach; in...

Nanjing Offers Teachers ¥1 Million to Cultivate Quality Educational Development 

Leading, high-end and in-demand educational talent nationwide can qualify for the bonuses of ¥1 million, ¥600,000 and ¥200,000, respectively, if recruited by Lishui...

Revitalised TCM Medicine Helps with Aches from Using Mobile Phones in Zhenjiang

The ingredients used as TCM ointment for “Zhenjiang Dressing”, including black snake, mustard seed, earthworm and centipede, can help ease various kinds of...

World Logic Day Competition; Yancheng has ¥5,000 Red Envelopes for Winners

Join the fun of World Logic Day on 14 January by answering 25 multiple-choice questions on the “We Love Logic” (我们爱逻辑) official WeChat...

Up Close and Personal with Nanjing Police Gear & Tech at Open Week

Police Camp Open Week opened in Hall 6 of the Nanjing International Expo Centre on 5 January, allowing visitors to experience various types...

Nanjing a Major Contributor to China’s 1st Ground Based Coronagraph

The global-precision standard images taken by China’s Spectral Imaging CoronaGraph were published by Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. Full story...

280 Million Passenger Journeys for Jiangsu Railways in 2023, up 25.38% on 2019

The historical peak included the record set on 1 May that was 1.319 million trips. Some 84 stations in Jiangsu broke records for...

Malaysian Minister Reveals Nanjing-Kuala Lumpur Flights to begin in Summer

Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing also said on Facebook that flights between Nanjing and Kuching shall commence on...

U-Turn For University in Yangzhou on Computer Use for Self Study

Yangzhou Vocational University had previously banned computers despite their necessity for completing assignments. Students had been using them to play games. Full story...

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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