Briefings from Jiangsu

Wuxi Metro Line 5 Celebrates Half its Stations Now under Construction

The first phase of Wuxi Metro Line 5 runs between Yufudao and Xinyun Lu. As of 14 August, concrete was being poured on...

Singapore Airlines First to Roll out Check in Services in Downtown Suzhou

On 15 August, Suzhou City Terminal became the first domestic inter-provincial terminal that can realise check-in and baggage check for international airlines. Full...

4 Arrested in Murder of 26 Year Old Changzhou Woman

Her body found in a local Changzhou river, the deceased, surnamed Bai, was reportedly murdered on 2 August after conflicts with the suspects...

Nanjing Lukou Resumes International Transfer Channel after 3 Years

11 passengers on the 15 August MU580 flight from Incheon, destined for Sydney and Thailand, took just half an hour to transfer, as...

New Nanjing-Shanghai High Speed Line Commences Trial Operations

G55301 departed Nanjing today, 16 August, at 08:00, as the first-trial operation train, leading to fare-paying passengers stepping on board in September. Full...

Nanjing Achieves PM2.5 “Double First”; Cleanest Air Ever!

Nanjing’s average now stands at 24.0mg per cubic metre, up 8.7 percent year on year, while the “excellent” rate of 82.9 percent has...

2,000 Astronomy Fans Turn up in Huai’an to See Perseids Meteor Shower

The Nanjing Astronomers Association hosted the observation activity in the Starry Sky Camp in Xuyi. Eight large-aperture telescopes were amongst the kit on...

Suqian Man Sells 220,000 Orchids; Jailed for Endangering Protected Plants

The man from Xinyi, surnamed Wang, received 1 year and 3 months prison time plus a ¥2,000 fine for illegally purchasing wild plants...

Videos Emerge of Tornado in Yancheng Trashing Houses

Eyewitnesses said, “It was like a black eagle fell from the sky”. Two died as the tornado swept through Dafeng District of Yancheng...

Wuxi Man Drives 1,148KM to Donate Free Flooded Car Repairs

Hearing the news of flooding, Li Shilu, a young man from Wuxi, Jiangsu, rushed to Zhuozhou to provide free emergency-repair services for local...

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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