Briefings from Jiangsu

Painting Exhibition Illustrates China-US Relations are Back on Track

The Jiangsu International Youth Paintings Exhibition got under way on 23 May in a library in Chino Hills (sister city to Wuxi), in...

200 Pigs in Nantong are First Casualties of Summer 2023’s Heat

An overnight power outage caused ventilation systems to shut down in a pig shed on a farm in Haimen District of Nantong. 200...

Wuxi Launches Policies to Retain Fresh Graduates to Work Locally

Among the benefits on offer is a housing contribution of ¥20,000 for college students choosing to work in Wuxi. Startup business subsidies also...

5 Cities in Jiangsu Join Traffic Accident Reporting App Initiative

Minor accidents in Wuxi, Xuzhou, Suzhou, Lianyungang and Taizhou can now be reported using the “Traffic Management 12123” app for collection of evidence....

Security Personnel Assigned to 300,000 Small Biz Units in Nanjing

The personnel are to make daily checks for flammable or explosive substances, whether premises are inhabited, and for e-bikes correctly charged and parked....

Nanjing and Suzhou Officially Defined as “First Tier” Cities; Wuxi Dropped

Diversity of lifestyle is one of five criteria used to create the annual list of new first-tier cities. Nanjing and Suzhou joined 13...

Jiangsu Astronaut Heads to Space Station on Shenzhou 16!

As Shenzhou 16 lifted off headed to space yesterday, a group in Pei County of Xuzhou in Jiangsu watched with particular interest; the...

World Taekwondo Council Elects Wuxi as 2025 Championships’ Host

Wuxi beat out bids by Charlotte in the USA, Sofia in Bulgaria, and Zagreb in Croatia to secure their hosting of the 2025...

Invasive Jellyfish’s Return to Lake Tai Proves Environmental Cleanup

Peach blossom Jellyfish, native to the Yangtze River basin, have returned to Lake Tai, despite 3.3 million more people living nearby and GDP up...

Duke University to Open 2nd Phase in Kunshan this August

With its world-famous parent in North Carolina, the second phase of Duke University Kunshan has a floor area some three times that of...

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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