Briefings from Jiangsu

Sports Culture & Sports Tourism Expos to be Held in Suzhou in December

Aiming to tap the diverse value of sports, that being referred to as the “Two Expos” is to be held at the Suzhou...

Yangzhou’s 1st Professional Cinema to Reemerge from its Doom Next Year

The Guangling Lu urban renewal project includes the Subei Cinema, Guangling Kindergarten and a branch of the ICBC. All date from the 1960s...

Zhenjiang Drills for Spontaneous Combustion of Electric Bus Batteries

The 17 November drills ranged from emergency evacuation to actual fire-fighting operations to clarify emergency-response procedures for citizens’ safe travel. Full story (in...

“Civilised Cycling – You and Me” Tackles Taizhou on Campus Bike Parking

Hello Bike, urban management and local police on 17 November promoted better and more-considerate bike parking in Taizhou College of Nanjing Normal University....

Nanjing Hanzhong Men Bus Station Transformation Complete

With bright colours and interesting architecture, Nanjing’s first “8-hour business office, 24-hour vitality landmark” digital-medical innovation park is a photo hotspot. Full story...

Changzhou Asia Film & TV Town to Close for Renovation after 32 Years

A legend that has hosted the Golden Microphone Awards, ¥150 million is going into a complete upgrade of the the Town; coupons shall...

17th Taiwan Entrepreneurs Forum Held in Huai’an; is a Billion Bucks Incoming?

Huai’an, aiming to be the top destination for Taiwanese investment in the Yangtze River Delta, claims 23 Taiwan-funded projects were signed, totalling US$1.41...

1 Billion Anti Cancer Tablets a Year Target for New Suzhou Industrial Base

On a 50,000 square metre area, BeiGene’s Small Molecule Innovative Drug Global Industrialisation Base was completed and officially opened on 16 November. Full...

Zhenjiang Prison Helps Promote Civilized & Legal Rule in the Community

“Mengxi Blue Police” Prison volunteers were among those establishing a CCP-building alliance and legal-consultation service points in Jingkou District on 16 November. Full...

¥200,000 Donated to Primary School in Yancheng via Red Cross

The donation, made by the Dongtai Young Entrepreneurs Association on 16 November, shall be used for Dongtai Experimental Primary School’s development. Full story...

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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