Briefings from Jiangsu

Briefings from Jiangsu

Hohai University Campus in Changzhou to Open in Autumn 2023

China Academy of Engineering Member, Wang Jianguo, participated in planning for the university, located in Changzhou’s burgeoning “Two Lakes” innovation zone. Full story...
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Mobile Banking up 20% Says Bank of Nanjing in Annual Report

The Bank of Nanjing achieved a revenue of ¥44.6 billion in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 9 percent, with 161 additional employees taken...
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All Primary & Secondary Schools in Jianye Fully Equipped with AED

On 8 May, World Red Cross Day, the launch ceremony of a 3-year, emergency-rescue-training plan for schools was held in Nanjing’s Jianye District....
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Environmental Report! Jiangsu PM2.5 Levels Down for 9 Consecutive Years

The average-annual concentration of PM2.5 in the ambient air of Jiangsu Province is now 32 micrograms per cubic metre, a year-on-year decrease of...
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Critically Endangered Bird Species Discovered on Island in Yangtze

For the second year, yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) have appeared on Mazhou Island in Jingjiang of Taizhou, say biodiversity conservationists. Full story via this...
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Digital RMB to be Made Available for Paying for School Fees in Jiangsu

The rollout of the Digital RMB continues, with the education sector the latest to embrace China’s official e-money. Student use in canteens is...
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Snakes! Zhenjiang Firefighters Called in to Deal with Slithery Outbreak

The city of Zhenjiang in Jiangsu has seen an infestation of snakes of late, with the longest being 1.5 metres long. One was...
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Gold! 65 Year Old Painter Adds to Intangible Cultural Heritage of Yangzhou

After nearly 20 years practicing his unique art of painting on gold, Liu Ting’an has had his Zhenzhou-gold-painting technique selected as intangible cultural...
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New Shuttle Service Launched for Suzhou & Wuxi’s Airport

6 May saw the “Custom Airport Express” enter service, linking Sunan Shuofang Airport with downtown Suzhou; 42 services per day and stops en...
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Taxi Scandal in Xuzhou Sees Drivers Fined, Taxi Companies Discredited

An internet celebrity was among those who taxi drivers in Xuzhou have recently scammed, taking long detours or not returning overcharged amounts. Full...
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Local Reviews

Matt Ford -

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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