Briefings from Jiangsu

¥10 Billion Sodium Ion Battery Plant for BYD begins Construction in Xuzhou

Sodium-ion batteries have greater potential in terms of resource abundance, cost and environmental friendliness. An annual production capacity of 30GWh is projected. Full...

2024 Season Tickets to 52 Scenic Spots in Nanjing Now on Sale!

The words "rural revitalisation" are printed on this year’s annual pass that grants unlimited admission to most of Nanjing’s top spots. Price unchanged...

Ex Deputy Mayor of Nantong Jailed for 15.5 years, Fined ¥4.3 Million

It was found that from 1997 to 2020 Qin Jianping took advantage of his positions and elsewhere to illegally received property equivalent to...

Nanjing Cooperates with Amap to Authorise Emergency Lane Use for Vehicles

Aiming to ease congestion at peak periods, drivers are notified when emergency lane use is authorised. Tests put increased flow on Nanjing expressways...

Jiangsu, China, Publishes Real Name List of 46 Banned from Driving for Life

19 caused a major accident while drunk driving, 24 fled the scene after causing an accident and three were found to have done...

No Shortage of Swimmers in Freezing Waters at Swim Invitational in Suqian

A total of 620 participants from 37 teams from 34 provinces and cities took part in this first New Year invitational at the...

Yangzhou Sui Yang Emperor’s Mausoleum Heritage Park on Cusp of Opening

Since its discovery in 2013, the excavation work of Emperor Yang’s Mausoleum of the Sui Dynasty has attracted much public attention. Tickets are...

Huai’an 37 YO Man Decreed a Martyr for Saving a Teenage Boy

Qiao Jun bravely rescued a boy who fell into the water at the Longwangshan Reservoir in Xuyi last June. Qiao himself sank to...

Jiangsu Announces List of Banned & Suspected Illegal Social Organisations

Before cooperating, check whether a social organisation has a legal identity on the "Jiangsu Social OrganiSation News” (“江苏社会组织动态”) WeChat account. Full story (in...

China Eastern Moves to Daily Flights Nanjing-Singapore/Tokyo from End January

The flight pair that is MU2669/2670 between Nanjing and Singapore moves to daily from 30 January, while Nanking-Tokyo on MU775/776 does same on...

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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