Briefings from Jiangsu

Breaking News out of Suzhou of Late

2,024 Take Part in 25th New Year’s Day Welcome Run in Suzhou

A New Year atmosphere was realised with frisbee, BMX and paper-cutting activities, as well as Spring Festival couplet writing joining the 4K and...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Top in China! 14 Million Tourists Visit Jiangsu during New Year Holiday

Those tourists brought in a revenue of ¥17.178 billion, an increase of over 120 percent on 2023. UnionPay said it was 10.62 percent...
Breaking News out of Suqian of Late

8 YO Daughter of Suqian Police Officer Wins 9 Martial Arts Awards in 9 Months

Inspired by Xiao Chuyi, nearly a hundred primary and secondary school students around Siyang County participate in martial arts training; 20 have won...
Briefings from Jiangsu

New Year Passengers on Railways across Yangtze River Delta up 39% on 2019

3.269 million people took to trains in the YRD on the first day of this year’s New Year holiday, 30 December, with 2.45...
Breaking News out of Zhenjiang of Late

2 Vehicles Spontaneously & Mysteriously Combust in Zhenjiang

One car stopped automatically with its instrument panel reporting battery failure, while the other was a minivan carrying vegetables. The fires were out...
Breaking News out of Nantong of Late

DP Secretary in Nantong Jailed for ¥5.6 billion in Lost State Owned Assets

Money laundry, abuse of power and accepting bribes have earned Chen Xiaodong 14 years, 6 months in prison and a fine of ¥1.3...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Crowds take to Streets in Nanjing for Biggest New Year Celebration Ever!

Xinjiekou, One Mall and Kingmo were among the major parts of Nanjing where traffic was cordoned off, allowing en-mass celebrations for the coming...
Briefings from Jiangsu

42 Sick, 15 Hospitalised after Eating at Hydrotherapy Centre in Suzhou

Patients complained of vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain 2 hours after dining at Suzhou Eastern Wu Water Charm in Suzhou New District on...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Biodiversity Study Puts Finless Porpoise Population in Nanjing at 62, up 24%

Set up in 2014, the area of the finless porpoise provincial nature reserve in Nanjing extends from Ma’anshan to the Nanjing Yangtze River...
Breaking News out of Wuxi of Late

4,000 Attend 1st Ever VEX Robotics Competition in China Held in Wuxi

The 3-day contest, whereby students are given a new challenge annually, began on 30 December with entrants from China, Australia, Canada, USA and...
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Local Reviews

Matt Ford -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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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