Briefings from Jiangsu

Could Nanjing Metro Line 5 Open as Soon as August (or National Day)?

With reports claiming that test operations for the northern section of Line 5 could begin by end of April, experience from Line 7...

Huai’an Museum 1st in China to Cure Itself of “Closed on Mondays” Syndrome

Museums in China are closed on Mondays; everyone knows this. But Huai’an Museum has daringly broken the mould in the name of improving...

Last Remaining Survivor of Chinese Workers’ Red Army 14th Army Dies in Taizhou

Wu Jiucheng passed away on 11 February, aged 110. During his service, he was promoted to be captain of the mobile team of...

School in Suqian in Trouble for Opening Ahead of Schedule after Chinese New Year

The early opening of Siyang Middle School in Suqia affronted the local populace, leading to the Suqian Municipal Education Bureau revealing that it...

How many Visa Free Entries took Place in Jiangsu in 2024?

Over 200,000 visa-free entries were recorded by border inspection agencies across Jiangsu last year, accounting for some 56.31 percent of all. The numbers also...

Nanjing Sets World Record in 6G Communication Development; 1TB per Second!

Purple Mountain Laboratory has established the industry's first 6G integrated laboratory, preliminarily built a 6G end-to-end experimental platform, and increased the real-time communication transmission rates...

Baby in Coma with Blood Ammonia Levels 40 Times the Average Now out of Danger

The paediatric CRRT team of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital raced to Zhenjiang on 2 February hearing of the baby’s condition. 24 hours of...

Suzhou Companies Closed Down for Using Recycled Chemical Fibre Scraps in Quilts

Reporters secretly visited a number of factories in Wujiang District of Suzhou and Nanxun in Huzhou of Zhejiang Province found factories full of...

Precipitation in Lianyungang for January down 90% on Previous Years

Despite the shortage, the Lianyungang’s 11 large and medium-sized reservoirs have a total storage capacity of 487 million cubic metres. Among those now...

Chintz Fabric Produced in Yancheng Now a Best Seller in Africa for 30 Years

Popular in local markets in places such as Kenya and Tanzania due to their affordability and high quality, exports of the traditional multi-purpose...

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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