Briefings from Jiangsu

Water Cannons Rolled out for Debut of Changzhou-Hong Kong Flight

The highest courtesy in civil aviation was granted Hong Kong Express Airlines flight UO272 after landing at Changzhou Benniu International Airport at 20:05...

McDonald’s & Nanjing Metro Team up for Breakfast Convenience in 10 Stations

Open between 07:00- and 10:00, a total of 14 mini breakfast trucks have been deployed at stations including Xinjiekou, Daxinggong and Nanjing South...

No Uniform Policy in Changzhou Primary School Causes Heated Discussion

With both supporters and detractors, the Principal of Changzhou Juqian Street Primary School stated their policy thus: “Our school does not have school...

Wuxi Launches Direct Shipping Route from Jiangyin to Sihanoukville in Cambodia

18 May saw the cargo ship YUANYAO depart Jiangyin to officially open the new route that will primarily export textiles, clothing, machinery, automobiles...

Pet Expo in Changzhou Inaugurates “Cute Pet Recommendation Officers”

The 2-day expo, which opened on 17 May at the International Convention and Exhibition Centre, bringing together hundreds of pet-related players, also launched...

Suzhou Primary School Students Taught Importance of Truth & Objectivity in Journalism

An initiative of the Yangtze Evening News, the First Experimental Primary School of Canglang New Town recently learnt all the basics of journalism....

Sanitation Workers are Test Subjects for Foot Massage Competition Held in Yangzhou

Spending many hours every day walking, the public cleaning staff were the ideal candidates for the 50 contestants to show off their skills...

Girl’s Life Valued at ¥3,000 after Suqian Doctor Saves Her from Drowning in Xuzhou

After rescuing the girl who had fallen into a 1.8 metre deep lake in Kuaizaiting Park, Liu Shuai with the First People's Hospital of...

¥5,000 Reward Offered to Trace Eloping Young Racoon Couple in Zhenjiang

Taking up their residency in the Chixiaoyu Wetland Park as recently as 30 April, the  1-year old male and female raccoons dug a...

Cryogenic Liquid Fueled Rocket Launches 6 Satellites into Earth Orbit out of Wuxi

The Zhuque 2, developed by Blue Arrow Aerospace, lifted off at 12:12 on May 17 from the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Test Zone....

Local Reviews

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,...

Surprises all Round as Culinary Superlative Lands in Nanjing

They brought us a bowl of rice. And that was it. Fortunately, by the time we got over how...

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