Briefings from Jiangsu

Briefings from Jiangsu

Will Jiangyin and Yixing of Wuxi Lose their Status as Cities and become Districts?

In short, no. The Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission stated its support for the active cultivation of Jiangyin and Yixing as two...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Taizhou Delivers World’s First 500 kV AC Offshore Booster Station

Delivered on 27 June to the Guangdong Yangjiang Qingzhou I and II offshore wind farms, the station will provide 3.6 billion KW hours...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Robotics Conference Shows Suzhou Vies to be Industry’s National Model City

The development of robotics industry innovation clusters and their downstream were key to the Suzhou Bay Service Robot Industry Summit, held on 30...
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Nanjing Accepts 80,000 Entry/Exit Applications in June, up 1,303% on 2022

With applications up 16 percent on last month, Nanjing’s Exit-Entry Permit Service Centre is open Monday to Saturday to cope with demand, with...
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Yangzhou Cleans up 607 Alleys Crucial to City’s Character

For its “Cleaning Alleys” campaign in the old city, Guangling District has overhauled the appearance of the back streets and alleys for which...
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New York City’s Times Square Shows Photo of Rural Nanjing on Big Screen

The photo, “Jiangning Natural Oxygen Bar in Harmony between Man and Nature”, taken by Shao Tianwu, 64, appeared on the Big Apple’s screen...
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Suzhou Museum opens Exhibition of 1,000 Year Old Qingzhou Buddhist Statues

Since discovery in 1996, the Buddhist Statues have travelled the world; Sackler Art Museum (Washington, USA) called it best exhibition ever held. Lasts until 8...
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Rediscovering “Weight” of ¥1 Coins; Young Nanjingers overcome Shyness

Introverted second graders have discovered they can easily communicate with strangers, after taking part in the Yangtze Evening News’ newspaper selling activity. Full...
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Wuxi Sanitation Workers Enjoy First Free Breakfast at Local Petrol Station

It looks nutritious and healthy enough; 167 convenient locations in Wuxi opened for the breakfasts on 1 July, offering a 30-dish menu not...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Construction Begins on Nanjing Station to Nanjing North Station Tunnel Link

Traversing the Yangtze, the Shangyuan Men Railway Crossing, 20.4 kilometres long, costing ¥29.2 billion and taking 6 years to build, saw work begin...
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Local Reviews

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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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