Briefings from Jiangsu

Jurong Police Rather Proud as 8 Fugitives Apprehended in 2 Days in Zhenjiang

Pan Linzhen, Captain of criminal police with Jurong PSB, said, “We should let criminals know they can’t hide anywhere, and it’s even worse...

¥900 Million Worth of Stuff up for Grabs in Jiangsu Court Auction Festival!

The assets of defaulted institutions are now being auctioned until 29 February; real estate, luxury cars, brand name bags and watches, and even...

88 Auxiliary Police Officers Line up to Donate Blood in Lianyungang

The majority of officers under the PSB of Donghai County responded to the call, from veterans to first timers, together donating a total...

1st Song Dynasty Document Unearthed in Tomb on Display in Suzhou

Visitors To the Wu Culture Museum in Suzhou can learn of an unfolding social picture of life in the Southern Song Dynasty through...

Driver Molests Girl Taking her Home from Changzhou Railway Station; Arrested in Hours

Changzhou PSB received a call from the girl going to Xinbei District at about 16:00 on 2 January. By 20:30 they had the...

Former Xuzhou Deputy Mayor Given 13.5 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes

Wang Qiaoquan made his illegal gains between 2011 and 2022. Fined ¥3 million, Wang’s criminal proceeds have been recovered and turned over to...

300,000 Phalaenopsis Bloom in Rural “Beautiful Economy” in Taizhou

The moth orchids are a success story for the intelligent greenhouse built at the modern horticulture industrial park base in Gugao Town of...

Immigration Officials Gift Crew of Year’s 1st Foreign Ship to Dock in Zhenjiang

The lucky ones were the crew of a Panama-registered vessel. In 2024, Zhenjiang Port had a throughput of 2,758 ships, an increase of...

3D Mapping Countdown Shown on Changzhou Pagoda is New Year Highlight

12 key scenic spots in Changzhou received a total of 1,405,470 tourists, an increase of 103.89 percent year-on-year, generating some ¥87,139,300 in revenue....

Zhenjiang Police take 9 Months to Catch ¥2,000 Supermarket Thief

It was a good new year for the police in Daoshu of Danyang, finally living down their embarrassment after the suspect, surnamed Zhou,...

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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