Briefings from Jiangsu

Briefings from Jiangsu

2 Dead in Yancheng Tornado; Authorities Release “Self-Help Guide”

After yesterday’s tornado killed two and injured 15, Yancheng hopes people will keep the guide informing what to do if a tornado strikes...
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Oktoberfest Begins! Beer, BBQ, Bouncy Castles & Music in Lianyungang

On the evening of 12 August, the festival kicked off in Huaguo Garden Art Street within the Lianyungang Garden Expo Park. Runs until...
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Lost Old Man Spends 2 Days Sitting in Grasses in Yancheng

Cui Haibing is the good samaritan who found the man and took him to town to eat a bowl of beef noodles while...
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30 Tonnes of Glass Shatters across 4 Lanes of Expressway in Taizhou

A truck carrying the glass made an emergency manoeuvre to avoid a collision on the Taizhou section of the G2 Beijing-Shanghai Expressway at...
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Schools in Nanjing to Postpone Return from Summer Break by 3 Days

With 1 September a Friday, so the decision to delay the new academic year. Teachers start on 31 August; schools and kindergartens on...
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Birthday Party Put on for Pair of Pandas Turning 7 in Nantong

The Giant Panda House in Nantong Forest Safari Park prepared birthday cakes made of bamboo and fruit, for "Xinghui" and “Xingfan" who turned...
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Parents & Kids get Hands on in Nanjing Rubbish Sorting Competition

24 families were the finalists in the contest, in which they were challenged to “turn waste into treasure”, choosing recyclables to then create...
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Hybrid Rice, High in Yield, Crystal White in Looks, Developed in Wuxi

The Quanyou 1610 is a new indica-japonica hybrid rice proven to return a wet rice yield per hectare of 15 tonnes, some 10...
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Tributes Pour in after Suqian Traffic Cop Dies of Brain Haemorrhage on Duty

Li Jianlan had been in a coma for over a month. His last words were, “There are many accidents at this intersection; let’s...
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Suzhou Debuts Wireless Charging Piles for New Energy Vehicles

The two piles, featuring both wired and wireless charging, have been installed in Suzhou New District. There were 308,400 NEVs in Suzhou in...
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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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