Briefings from Jiangsu

After a Decade of Waiting, Suzhou-Shanghai Metro Opens Today at 11:00!

Suzhou Rail Transit Line 11 opened today, 24 June, operating between Waiting Station in Suzhou and Huaqiao in Kunshan, for transfer to Shanghai...

Wuxi Promotes ¥2 Million Subsidies in “Taihu Talent Plan”

Cultural propaganda talent is the focus of the “Taihu Talent Plan”, in which Wuxi can hand out ¥1 million per qualifying person and...

Suzhou E-Sports Stadium Secures Team’s Place in King Pro League

The Kuaishou Taihu International E-sports Stadium has officially opened in Wuzhong District of Suzhou, marking the team’s debut in this year’s King Pro...

Zhenjiang Trains up on Safety for Development of High Level Cultural Tourism

Learning from previous incidents and rectifying hidden dangers were the key takeaways in the training for safety in the cultural and tourism sectors...

Dragon Boat Festival in Yangzhou Ignites Local Night Economy

At the “Taste the Dragon Boat Festival and Slender West Lake at First Sight” festival, a day on the water was followed by...

Top Huai’an Party Brass Invigorates Rice and Crayfish R&D Area in Xuyi

With crayfish and rice growing in identical environments, scientific research institutions and teams of academics are working to standardise the industry chain. Full...

Yancheng Receives Crested Ibises from Zhejiang for Reintroduction into Wild

The Yancheng Rare Bird Reserve has prepared 1,800 square metres of reintroduction and isolation cages for the crested ibises, simulating intertidal tidal flats...

Suzhou to Host Global AI Product Application Expo this Weekend

With over 1,000 AI products and solutions being exhibited, AIExpo2023 is to be held in the Suzhou International Expo Centre in Suzhou Industrial...

Construction of Changzhou Metro Line 5 “Fully Expected” to Begin this Year

Running between Lanyue Bay in Lake Tai West and Dongqing in Dongqingji Town, Changzhou Metro Line 5 shall be 30.8 kilometres long with...

Main Structure Complete on China’s Longest Trunk Highway Lake Tunnel in Wuxi

With a design speed of 100 km/h, the total length of the section between Wuxi and Yixing of the 341 Provincial Highway Zhushanhu...

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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