Briefings from Jiangsu

Taizhou Girl Wins World Youth Chinese Chess Championships in Houston

15-year old Zhou Yufei from Hailing won the U16 Women’s Group Championship and went on to be named as National Champion and National...

Swiss Ambassador to China Attends Sika Facility Opening in Suzhou

Sika’s 30th anniversary sees its R&D centre in SIP implementing environmental protection and energy saving through use of its own product solutions throughout....

Xuzhou Metro Now Accepts Alipay; 10% off for a Limited Period!

All three lines of the Xuzhou metro network now accept Alipay via “Travel” on the app’s homepage; the discounts promoting green travel last...

World Intelligent Manufacturing Congress Comes to Nanjing Next Month

The Congress from 6-8 December shall be held on an exhibition area of 60,000 sqm., featuring intelligent logistics, warehousing, inspection, maintenance and more....

88 to Stairs! Suzhou Seniors to Receive Lifts in Boost to Life Quality

Some affordable housing projects in Gusu District will be among the first to have lifts installed, paid for in part by government subsidies...

Suzhou Throws ¥100 Million in Subsidies at New Energy Vehicle Buyers

Participating dealers are offering ¥4,000 in subsidies on NEVs priced between ¥200,000 and ¥300,000; and ¥6,000 on those priced over ¥300,000. Full story...

Meet the Huai’an Surgeon with Broken Leg who Operates on Crutches

Shuffling around, Wang Yaqin, Director of Thoracic Surgery at Huai’an Second People's Hospital, said, “If I am hospitalised, what should my surgical patients...

Snagged by Cable, Yancheng Fisherman with Chest and Abdominal Injuries

Sheyang Maritime Department needed 4 hours of racing at full speed to meet the fishing vessel and transport the injured to an ambulance...

Dance Drama Debuts in Wuxi; Pays Tribute to China’s Deep Sea Divers 

The “10909” drama, a key play in the 2023 Taihu Culture and Art Season, artistically reproduces touchdown of the "Struggle" submersible on the...

Wild Boars Terrorise Aircraft at NUAA Campus by Lukou

Two boars ran wild around the Jincheng College of Nanhang on 23 November; College logistics and security said no one was hurt and...

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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