Briefings from Jiangsu

Briefings from Jiangsu

Movie Star Cancels Nanjing Event; Refunds Fans Travel & Hotel Expenses

Film and TV star, Zhao Liying, has been praised for her actions in refunding fans who had already travelled to Nanjing to see...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Zhenjiang Police Road Show Talks Traffic Safety in Local Villages

The Jingkou Police road show uses videos and PPTs to highlight traffic safety risk prevention in rural areas, looking especially to the habits...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Registrations Now Open for Taizhou Half Marathon

A press conference held yesterday, 11 August, revealed the 2023 Taizhou Half Marathon shall be held on 15 October, with Taizhou Sports Park...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Nantong Police Crack Down; “You Can’t Use Douyin while Driving!”

At 60 km/h, looking down at a mobile phone for 3 seconds is equivalent to driving 50 meters with your eyes shut. Those...
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Wuxi Cultural Venues’ Month Reflects Growing Interest in Traditional Culture

A total of 673 activities in Wuxi cultural venues have taken place, all of which expressing the openness, tolerance, innovation and creativity of...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Lotus Flowers & Jumping Fish are Hot New Draw at Nanjing Xuanwu Lake

Strolling along the shores of Xuanwu Lake can be extraordinarily cool, with the lotus in full bloom and plump fish jumping as attractions...
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Yangzhou Nurse Holidaying in Anhui Brings Drowned Boy Back to Life

After Shen Yuting, an obstetric nurse in Yangzhou, came across a drowning boy, it took her performing 12 cycles of CPR for the...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Red Army Veteran & Huai’an Commander Dies Aged 107

Signing up at just 16, Yan Junjie, the last Red Army veteran in Gansu Province, had served post-1949 as Deputy Commander of the...
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Suzhou People Eat 430 Tonnes of “Su” Noodles Daily; Calls to Standardise

The formulation of “Guidelines for the Inheritance of Su-style Traditional Culture and Su-style Noodle Production Skills” was launched in Zhangjiagang on 8 August....
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Changzhou Vocational College Website Hacked to Display Pornography

Hackers are thought to be responsible for the Changzhou Industrial and Trade Senior Technical School website showing pornography. The site has been shut...
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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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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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