Briefings from Jiangsu

¥10.56 Billion in Trade between Jiangsu and France in Jan & Feb 2023

Imports to Jiangsu from France amounted to ¥2.87 billion in the first 2 months of this year, up 17.2 percent; while exports totalled...

Nanjing Middle School is National Volleyball Champion  

Nanjing No.1 Middle School Volleyball Team was victorious in winning the 19th China High School Volleyball League (Junior High School Group) on 6...

Author of “Declaration of Peace” Passes Away in Nanjing

Feng Yitong passed in Nanjing on 9 April, aged 82. His work is read out each year at the Nanjing Massacre national public...

Professional Kite Fliers take to Colourful Kite Culture and Art Festival

On 8 April, the first Colourful Kite Culture and Art Festival, opened in the North Lake National Wetland Park in Yangzhou City. Lasts...

Nanjing Airport Expressway among Five Toll Stations Piloting MTC

A saving of 3-5 seconds per vehicle is expected with the new Manual Toll Collection lanes being rolled out at five toll stations...

Wildlife Park in Jiangsu Shuts Down Indefinitely over Safety

Citing safety concerns, Jiangsu Yancheng Wildlife World closed on 4 April. Authorities are requiring the park to establish a “bottom-line thinking on safety”....

National Women’s Volleyball Championship Kicks off in Nanjing’s Gaochun

The first leg of the 2023 Championships sees 69 athletes from Beijing, Tianjin, Fujian Jiangsu and Liaoning bring top-level volleyball to fans in...

Wuxi restores Air Link with Japan after COVID Suspension

Yesterday, 6 April, saw the resumption of the Wuxi-Osaka link after 3 years, with Shenzhen Airlines ZH8073 taking off from Sunan Shuofang International...

Doctors Warn of Dangers of Folk Remedies & Home Concoctions  

The warning comes after a 70-year old man was admitted to hospital in Suqian for using a mix of garlic and brown sugar...

Xianlin Marathon to Shut Down Roads Beginning Tomorrow Night

Commencing 20:00 tomorrow, 8 April, many roads in Nanjing’s Xianlin will be progressively closed to make way for the Xianlin Marathon that kicks...

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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