Briefings from Jiangsu

An Airport for Suqian? Symposium Looks to Plug Provincial Airport Gaps

Plans for an aviation facility for Suqian, one of the few remaining cities in Jiangsu without a dedicated airport, have been on the...

3.66 Million Teachers Watch Jiangsu Scientific Education Research Activity

The millions online joined 150 in-person attendees at the activity held in Xuanwu District of Nanjing on 30 March, with the topic, “How...

Rural Tourism Festival Looks to Revitalize Changzhou’s Countryside

The 2023 Changzhou Rural Tourism Festival kicked off on 31 March in Huakai Xizhuang, a key city-level, rural-tourism village in Xuejia Town of...

Top TV Host Speaks out in Favour of Nanjing’s “Time Share Parking” Idea

Acclaimed TV host Bai Yansong, commented on "Newsweek" on 25 March, saying, “After reading the story of Nanjing, other cities should also better...

Contestants from 14 Different Countries Signed up for Huai’an Marathon

Medals for the Marathon to be held on 9 April, in which 80 AEDs shall be placed along the running route, were revealed...

Rare, Medium or Well Done? BSH Opens R&D Centre in Nanjing

Washing machines that don’t use water and ovens which can cook steaks to perfection are among the highlights at the new BSH R&D...

Yancheng Nanyang International Airport Begins Summer Flight Season

The new season got under way with a flight to Xishuangbanna and Nanning, operated by 9 Air. The Airport now offers services to...

Jiangsu 1st Province in China to Top 10 Million Registered Private Businesses 

In 1978, there were just 23,907 private businesses registered in Jiangsu. On 30 March, 2023, in Nanjing’s Yuhuatai District, the licence for Zhang...

Highway Restrictions Enter Force for Large Vehicles this Tomb Sweeping Day

Jiangsu Expressways has announced a ban on trucks on 5 April, bar those transporting gasoline or fresh agricultural produce, as well as emergency...

Top Dogs in Jiangsu and Victoria, Australia, Meet in Nanjing

Xin Changxing, Secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, met Daniel Andrews, Premier of Victoria, on 29 March. Victoria is a sister...

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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