Briefings from Jiangsu

Extended Times of Operation for 6 Nanjing Metro Lines on New Year’s Eve/Day

Revellers taking in 2024 can enjoy the extended operating hours on Lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 10, with last trains from...

Construction begins on 400 KM Weifang-Suqian High Speed Railway

It is expected to take 4.5 years to build the 350 km/h line which will pass through Rizhao and Linyi in Shandong, and...

Idiot Thief in Zhenjiang Tries Wearing Helmet to Steal E-bike. Doesn’t Work!

It took Danyang Police less than 12 hours to catch the 59-year old suspect, surnamed Jin, after he stole the e-bike from Daoshu...

Press Conference Reveals Extent of Jiangsu’s Efforts at COP28

Jiangsu’s “Green and Low-carbon Development Practice” at the COP28 “China Corner” showed the world the Province’s actions in addressing climate change. Full story...

Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Celebrates 55th Birthday!

When the bridge was opened on 29 December, 1968, it was included in the Guinness Book of World Records as “Longest Road-rail Dual-purpose...

Wet Market in Suzhou Reopens; Retains 1,000 Year Old Ginkgo Tree

9,000 people came on its first day of opening after renovation to check in on their favourite resident at Taiping Food Market in...

Changzhou Mourns Outstanding Contributor to Modern Chinese History

Tang Zhijun was one of the founders of the Institute of History at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. He passed away on...

Wuxi Looks to Consolidation of Membership Supermarkets in 2024

Recently, the location of Wuxi’s first RT-Mart M Club store was determined, meaning it shall join the ranks of Sam’s Club in the...

Zhenjiang Woman’s 3 Severed Fingers Reattached after Emergency Police Escort

Working in Zhenjiang Economic Development Zone, Ms. Zhou had accidentally cut off the index finger, middle finger and ring finger of her left...

Arrest in Murder & Burglary Case from 38 Years ago in Nanjing

The suspect, surnamed Zhang, has confessed he argued with his parents, ran away from home and later killed a food store’s employee in...

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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