Briefings from Jiangsu

Culture Festival at UNESCO HQ in Paris to Feature Jiangsu Cuisine

Suzhou's Wumenren Jia restaurant is one of 17 companies from Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Guizhou and elsewhere to join the festival in Paris from 23...

AI Generated Essay for Jiangsu Gaokao would Pass Says Writer

Writer, Qi Zhi, examined an essay generated by AI for this year’s gaokao in Jiangsu, on the topic, “Stories are Powerful”. Qi said...

Work Kicks off on World’s Largest Inland River Single Step Ship Lock

Construction is officially underway on the Jianbi No. 1 Lock in Zhenjiang. The Lock will enable 2,000-ton ships to traverse the Jiangsu section...

Pain Points in Cross Border Commerce’s Digital Economy Focus of YRD Summit

On 8 June, the second Yangtze River Delta Cross-border E-commerce Industry Development Summit was held in Wuxi to assist brands going overseas. Full...

Jiangsu Archives Unlocked on 9 June, International Archives Day

Jiangsu Provincial Archives now comprises a total of 636,622 records, open to the public for all to record, preserve and utilise the information...

House of Harry Winston Opens 7th China Outlet in Nanjing

The legendary, so-called, “King of Diamonds” and international luxury brand, has announced the opening of its first retail outlet in Nanjing, located in Deji...

Beware on 618! Things to Watch out for with Shopping Festival on the Horizon

Jiangsu Provincial Consumer Protection Commission reminds bargain hunters to always compare three companies, buy on demand, shop rationally, and consume safely. Full story...

Warning! 275,000 Volts to Electrify New High Speed Line Tomorrow

The public are being warned that catenaries on the Yangtze River Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway shall be charged with 27.5KV from tomorrow, 8 June, at...

Flights between Nanjing and Tokyo to Triple from Next Month

Flying just once a week at present, China Eastern Airlines flight MU775 shall head for the Japanese capital every Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday...

Taicang and Hamburg Link up for Sino-German Sustainable Development

Representatives from over 40 Chinese and European firms took part in the forum held on 5 June in Shanghai. Taicang is home to...

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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