Briefings from Jiangsu

Briefings from Jiangsu

Happiest County-Level City in China Seizes Aerospace Industry

Taicang City of Suzhou, already producer of a large proportion of the world’s cars, is now moving in to the aerospace industry, building...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Jiangsu Boasts 5G Connectivity & More Cellphone Users than People(!)

The end of March saw Jiangsu with a total of 202,000 5G base stations and 41.92 million 5G cellphone users, approximately half of...
Briefings from Jiangsu

600 Year Old Tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang’s Daughter Discovered in Nanjing

Homeless people were found to have been sleeping on the tomb of Princess Fuqing, eighth daughter of the founder of the Ming Dynasty,...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Action Guidelines for Urban Renewal in Jiangsu Province Released

30 wet markets in Suzhou’s Gusu District and the Yangzi Mansion in Nanjing’s Xinjiekou are among the areas recommended for major urban renewal....
Briefings from Jiangsu

Jiangsu GDP for 23Q1 up 4.7% in Post COVID Recovery

Jiangsu achieved a GDP of ¥2.94017 trillion in the first quarter, while the Province’s per capita disposable income stood at ¥17,183, an increase...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Steam Train Takes First Visitors on Industrial Heritage Tour in Nanjing

The Meigang Industrial and Cultural Tourism Zone train, steaming from Meigang to Sanshanji, taking in both heritage and Yangtze River scenery, opened yesterday....
Briefings from Jiangsu

Capella to bring Rooftop Pool to New Hotel in Nanjing’s Downtown in 2025

To be designed by British architect, David Chipperfield, the Capella Nanjing will be located on Changjiang Lu and feature a semi-outdoor rooftop pool...
Briefings from Jiangsu

4+ Million Cars per Day Expected on Jiangsu Expressways over May Day

Projections put the number of vehicles departing Jiangsu to peak on 29 April. Some 4.36-4.48 million vehicles are expected, an increase of about...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Plenary Meeting gets Tough on Lake Tai Water Pollution Prevention & Control

Governor of Jiangsu, Xu Kunlin, said that the Lake’s clean up must be more vigorously and precisely promoted, with a further focus on...
Briefings from Jiangsu

82 Indonesians Comprise Largest International Tour Group in 3 Years

22 April saw the group arrive in Suzhou, in part thanks to efforts by the City’s culture and tourism departments to attract tourists...
1...312313314...342Page 313 of 342

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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,...

More from around Jiangsu