Briefings from Jiangsu

Verdict on Bodybuilder Throws Shoe in Lianyungang; Didn’t Make it to Top 6 Bikini

No irregularities were discovered in the contest’s scoring; the competitor threw her shoe at a judge after failing to make the top six...

Nanjing goes on Hazardous Waste Summer Offensive in Pollution Control

Nanjing Yuhuatai Ecological Environment Bureau is demanding heads of enterprises involving hazardous waste carry out offline and online safety training. Full story (in...

Yangzhou Surpasses 1 Million Express Courier Delivery Packages per Day

For the first 150 days of this year, Yangzhou sent and received 152 million packages, a year-on-year increase of 20.26 percent, as barometer...

Nanjing’s “Cold Chain Rubik’s Cube” Passes National Accreditation 

Essentially shipping containers converted for cold-chain work, the “Cube” can store and transport 28 tonnes of goods at a constant temperature and humidity....

Suzhou Holds “Taihu Entrepreneur Forum”; 700 Foreign Execs in Attendance

The Forum held on 28 June saw leaders of multinationals, foreign-funded enterprises and business associations gather to discuss new opportunities for cooperation. Full...

4 Jailed in Nanjing, Fined ¥3.95 Million, Added Sibutramine to Weight-loss Pills

The criminal gang had registered an online store and leased a front for their business producing weight-loss capsules. Guilty of selling poisonous and...

Wuxi Now with 46 International Flights per Week as Link with Seoul Restored

With MU2699 every day, Wuxi’s weekly flights now stand at 55 percent of 2019, with passenger services to Hong Kong, Macau, Osaka, Nha...

Suzhou Replaces Cumbersome Application Process for Charging Piles

Instead of by in-person visits to multiple government process, Suzhou residents can now apply for a charging pile online via the “Su Service...

Bread 4 Years Past Production Date Served to Primary School Student in Suqian

The school stated the incident was a mistake in production and printing by the bread supplier. Suqian New District Food and Drug Administration...

Cannabis and Laughing Gas Awareness Taught by Police in Taizhou

Popular in KTV bars, laughing gas can cause hallucinations, police explained to students in a PPT presentation to “stay away from drugs” on...

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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