Briefings from Jiangsu

Jiangsu Section of Yangtze River Transports 1.077 Million Passengers for CNY

Since the beginning of the Spring Festival, 3,280 passengers took to cruise ships on the Yangtze as tourists, an increase of 86.68% year-on-year;...

It May be Chinese New Year, but the Courier Business Simply doesn’t Stop

In northern Jiangsu, more than 10,000 SF Express workers have been busy during the New Year, with Huai’an alone moving some 140,000 packages....

Jordan Floyd and Vladyslav Koreniuk Dropped from Nanjing Monkey Kings Team

With 17 wins and 18 losses of late, ranking them 12th in the CBA league, likely meaning playoffs for the first time in...

1,000 People Displaced as Entire High Speed Train Needs Replacing in Lianyungang

The G2684/5 from Weihai to Lanzhou suffered a sudden failure on 27 January, requiring a replacement train to be brought in from Jinan....

Nothing Escapes their Attention; Check out Nanjing Police’s Drones in Operation

Spring Festival travellers have been hearing the drones in their pursuit; “We are Nanjing Traffic Police. Move the vehicle to the emergency lane;...

Movie Theatres in Nanjing Sold out Despite High CNY Ticket Prices

With six new domestic films released on the first day of the Lunar New Year and prices reaching ¥71.9 for preferred seating, movie...

Chinese New Year Retail Business in Nanjing up 33.1% on 2023 in Key Malls

Monitoring of 90 commercial enterprises on 28 January revealed a turnover of ¥240 million, a year-on-year increase of 28.2 percent, while half was...

Suzhou Taihu Women’s Open Golf Tournament Announced to take place in March

108 players will be present for the Open from 20-22 March at the Suzhou Taihu International Golf Club, built in strict accordance with...

Thief in Zhenjiang Hides Jewellery in Raw Egg, Buries it in Vegetable Patch

Lacking the tools for his work one day, Mr Cai started looking around his client’s home for alternates, whereupon he noticed the tempting...

Nantong GDP up 6.2% for a 2024 Total of ¥1.24219 Trillion

Among the data’s highlights was the City's total import and export volume which stood at ¥394.99 billion, up 12.9 percent over the previous...

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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