Briefings from Jiangsu

Lianyungang Port Shifts 100 Million Tons of Cargo in First 4 Months

1.9415 million TEUs came in and out of Lianyungang Port by rail and sea to April, representing 18 percent growth. Big gains in...

Teacher Forces Students to Crawl on Hands & Knees in Playground 

Jianping Middle School in Jiawang District of Xuzhou has found itself in hot water, attracting widespread public condemnation for a teacher’s discipline methods....

¥2.8 Billion Terminal 2 for Huai’an Airport Receives Go Ahead

http://news.jstv.com/a/20230510/1683731212332.shtmlHuai'an Lianshui International Airport’s terminal expansion project has been given approval. Terminal 2 will take 3 years to build and shall offer 19...

Riot Prevention Focus of Drill as Knife Wielding Thug Storms School

The Songyang Lu Branch of Yangtze No.1 Middle School was Friday the venue for officers from special patrol to give a unique, practical...

Yangzhou’s Slender West Lake Starts up 1,000 Year Old Tang Dynasty Market

Tangfeng Market is an immersive market experience created through various forms such as markets, performances and interactive games. Continues until 30 June. Full...

2023 Global Service Outsourcing Conference Summit Held in Nantong

The Conference was held 10 May with the Nantong Digital Trade Innovation & Development Summit, on the theme of “Smart Integration of Rivers,...

Taizhounese Man Saves 2 People from Drowning Almost 40 Years Apart

Lifeguards may do it all the time but not construction workers. Gu Chengsheng from Taizhou recently repeated his 1985 rescue of someone drowning....

Hospital in Nanjing Recognises Spirit of Florence Nightingale

Nanjing First Hospital held its International Nurses’ Day Celebration and Commendation Conference on Friday, in recognition of marking the 112th International Nurses Day....

Photovoltaic Cell Producer IPO Set to add 25% to Yancheng’s GDP

Should Runyang Co., Ltd. complete its IPO, it will be the first listed company in Yancheng with a market value over ¥10 billion,...

Tsinghua University Hosts 2023 Digital Economy Conference in Nanjing

The Conference on 10 May hailed the development of digital economy as a strategic choice for China to grasp the latest technological revolution...

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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