Briefings from Jiangsu

Briefings from Jiangsu

Child Housework to be Compulsory in Changzhou; 2 Hours per Week

Striving to give children a complete labour experience, the “Changzhou Labour Education Promotion Regulations” will come into effect on 1 October, 2023. Full...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Massive Rainbow Arcs over Entire City of Nantong

The rainbow, spanning the City’s main urban area, appeared on the evening of 19 August. Some locals reported it was the first rainbow...
Briefings from Jiangsu

17,000 New Spaces! Suzhou Creates “15-minute Convenient Parking Circle”

Since the beginning of this year, a total of 17,753 new parking spaces have been created in Xiancheng District, of which 14,559 are...
Briefings from Jiangsu

1st Wuxi Enterprise Games Develops the “Vitality” of Business Operators

Mayor of Wuxi, Zhao Jianjun, announced the opening of the Games on 19 August, complete with cheerleaders, at the Taihu International Expo Centre....
Briefings from Jiangsu

Watch 600 Teenagers from China Wide Race Dragon Boats in Nanjing

The National Youth Dragon Boat Championships opened on 19 August and last for 3 days on Nanjing’s Jiulong Lake. 39 teams from across...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Jiangsu’s High Speed Rail Lines; were #14, Now #1!

The total length of high-speed railways in Jiangsu has reached 2,218 kilometres, jumping from #14 at the end of the 12th 5-Year Plan...
Briefings from Jiangsu

3 Drown in Pond in Zhenjiang City; 2 were Father & Son

The deaths occurred in Lizhuang Village of Daoshu Town in Danyang City. Being relatively remote, there were no passersby to assist. Investigations continue....
Briefings from Jiangsu

¥1 Trillion in GDP by 2025; Xuzhou, Important Node along BRI, Sets Goal

Xuzhou declared its ambitions on 16 August during press conferences titled “Striving to Keep Jiangsu at the Forefront of High-quality Development" held in...
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Public Outrage at “Packaging Assassins” Take Out Pricing

Jiangsu Provincial Consumer Insurance Commission is pushing for food delivery platforms to improve packaging-cost mechanisms and clarify pricing standards. Full story (in Chinese)...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Nanjing Metro Vertical Marathon; 53 Stations in 9 Hours, 58 Minutes

Contestants have been eschewing the escalators and climbing the stairs of the Nanjing Metro. 10 managed to complete the check-in tasks for 53...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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