Briefings from Jiangsu

More Villages with Distinctive Regional & Local Culture Officially Recognised

China’s Ministry of Housing & Urban-Rural Development has announced its Sixth Batch of Traditional Chinese villages. 46 are in Jiangsu Province. Full story...

Quarter Million Pirated Textbooks Found in Huai’an Paper Mill Destroyed

Wugang Town in Lianshui County was the scene for the haul in which six people were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of 4 years...

11 Airlines to Operate Summer Season Flights out of Yangzhou & Taizhou

The summer schedule for Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport reveals 35 air routes operated by 11 airlines. Flights to destinations such as Macau begin...

Kilometre Scale Carbon Source & Sink Assessment Technology Rolled out

The first high-precision carbon source and sink assessment program accurate to within 1 kilometre in China has been established in Nanjing’s Gaochun District....

Prepare for Pre Enrolment in Jiangsu Vocational Colleges Tomorrow

The first round pre enrolment to vocational colleges in Jiangsu officially begins on 23 March. Candidates may register at gk.jseea.cn. Second round begins...

Wuxi Offers Shopping Incentives to Boost Consumer Spending

As further impetus to the post-COVID consumption recovery, Wuxi is handing out ¥120 million in vouchers, ¥35 million of which come as the...

Yancheng Ships out Thousands of Chinese Cars to Mexico

18 March saw 2,850 cars, made by brands such as Geely and Chery, shipped out of Dafeng Port in Yancheng City on a...

Wuxi Marathon Smashes Chinese Men’s Record by 46 Seconds

33,000 runners took part in the Wuxi Marathon this past Sunday, 19 March, that saw Enock Onchari of Kenya as winner, 11 seconds...

First Since 1949; Former Taiwan President to Visit Nanjing

Former Taiwan President, Ma Ying-jeou, is to visit Nanjing during a China trip beginning end March. It’s the first for a former or...

Alzheimer’s Treatment Successfully Converted into Hospital Preparation

The treatment, “Bushen Yijing Mixture”, has won second prize in the 2022 Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Award for Traditional Chinese Medicine. Full...

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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