Briefings from Jiangsu

Crew of the Nanjing Destroyer Send Chinese New Year Greetings to their City

Featuring chants with military precision, the message from the crew of the NANJING, the location of which cannot be disclosed, was, “We hold...

Wuxi GDP up 5.8% in 2024; City Ranks 3rd in Jiangsu after Suzhou & Nanjing

With a total GDP for 2024 of ¥1.626329 trillion, the average urbanite in Wuxi made ¥80,003 in 2024, an increase of 4.4 percent;...

Nanjing Underperforms in 2024 with Just a 4.5% Increase in GDP over 2023

Nanjing City’s GDP for 2024 was reported on 27 January to be ¥1.850081 trillion, making it one of the lesser performing cities in...

JD Logistics Chairman Attends New Year Banquet in Beijing to Thank Front Line Workers

Among the details of Liu Qiangdong early life to emerge after his 25 January appearance with employees was that he had never left...

SUV Caught on Video in 360 Degree Flip; Man Leaps into Icy Waters to Affect Rescue

It was 25 January when the SUV was hit by a sedan at an intersection beside a canal in Jinhu County of Huai’an....

70+ Exercise & Fitness Centres in Nanjing to Remain Open throughout CNY

Wutaishan Sports Center, Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Youth Olympic Sports Park and Longjiang Stadium are among the facilities that will continue to be...

Pandas Bemused at New Year’s Dinner Laid for them at Zoo in Nantong

in the Nantong Forest Safari Park, the giant pandas "Xinghui" and “Xingfan" had their daily bamboo diet supplemented with corn, apples and more....

Iris Chang’s Father Passes Away aged 88; to be Buried Next to His Daughter in California

Born on 7 January, 1937 in Suqian, Zhang Shaojin was looked up to by his daughter as a role model. Regarded as a...

Yangzhou Museum puts on Exhibition of Snakes Dating from 1,700 Years ago

A double snake figurine in the collection of Yangzhou Museum, unearthed in the tomb of Princess Xunyang in Yinhu Village of Hanjiang District...

Changzhou Releases Economic Data for 2024; GDP up 6.1% to ¥1.08136 Trillion

Amongst the data was the per capita disposable income of urban permanent residents; ¥75,003, an increase of 4.5 percent. That for rural permanent...

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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