Briefings from Jiangsu

Crack Down on Fake Booze in Nanjing Sees Retailers Hit with Fines

If a retailer cannot provide a legal source for the alcohol they sell and cannot prove they did not know it to be...

New Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing to Close the Gap in September

The entire deck for the Nanjing Xianxin Road Yangtze River Bridge, a 1,760-metre-long  super-long-span suspension bridge, is close to completion. Full story (in...

It’s Grape Picking Season! Eat, Drink & Have Fun in Nanjing

The 7th Pancheng Grape Picking Season in Nanjing’s Jiangbei New Area features open air movies, BBQ, cocktails and, oh yes, more than a...

China’s 1st Methanol Dual Fuel Container Ship Launched in Yangzhou

The launch of the carbon-zero capable, “Eco Maestro”, from the slipway of Xindayang Shipyard on 17 August, is emblematic of growth in Yangzhou’s...

2022 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Now on in Qidong, Nantong

Taking place at the Bihaiyinsha Scenic Spot in Qidong, the “Future” tier of the Tour shall see competition for the men’s and women’s...

Hydrogen Safety Back in Limelight after Fire in Lianyungang

The 13 August fire caused by a hydrogen leak in Donghai County of Lianyungang led to an evacuation of nearby residents and heated...

Suzhou Rail Transit Line 3 to Seamlessly Connect with Line 11 and Shanghai

Suzhou Rail Transit Group has added Line 11 information to Line 3 above platform doors and directional displays ahead of the two lines’...

Nasopharyngeal Cancer in 17 Year Old No Barrier to University

Enduring radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy under Dr. Huang Shengfu of Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, the unnamed boy was admitted to a uni in Shandong....

SF Express Launches 3 Cargo Flights to Ezhou Hub out of Jiangsu

Developed by SF Express and Hubei Province as a national logistics hub, the new flights to Ezhou come out of Nanjing Lukou, Wuxi Shuofang and Nantong Xingdong....

Out of Service for 12 Years; Future of Former Nanjing Bus Station Revealed

Closed since 2011, Hanzhong Men Bus station, adjacent to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is to become a 24-hour "vitality park”. Full...

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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