Briefings from Jiangsu

Nanjing Learns Cultural Protection from Yangzhou as Cities set to be 6 Minutes apart

With the Longtan Yangtze River Bridge to open any day now, so a delegation visited Yangzhou from Nanjing on 21 December to learn...

Wuxi Selected as 1 of 4 Sub Venues for CCTV Spring Festival Gala 2025

Wuxi will join Beijing with Chongqing, Lhasa and Wuhan for the annual TV extravaganza on Chinese New Year’s Eve, after the Festival was inscribed...

Shenzhen Airlines to begin Thrice Weekly Nanjing-Hong Kong Flights from January 

Commencing on the 15th, Shenzhen Airlines will depart Nanjing as ZH8047 at 16:20 for a 19:05 arrival in Hong Kong; returning as ZH8048,...

Taizhou’s Exports Exceed ¥1 Billion for 1st Time Ever

On this first anniversary of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, Taizhou’s imports and exports from January to November, 2024, totalled ¥152.54 billion, ranking...

2 Patients with Guide Dogs Refused Entry to Hospital in Nanjing

With one accompanying his girlfriend to the Eye Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University for treatment, guards refused them despite the relevant permits....

Mediterranean Style Lighthouse Appears in Wuxi; Pretty but Essential 

A part of the Jiangyin Ship Lock Navigation Beacon Renovation Project and with a public open day forthcoming, the LED beacon in the...

Petrol Driven Car Rear Ends NEV in Wuxi; which one Burst into Flames?

The accident of 23 December in the Wuxi section of the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway saw a Volkswagen Polo crash into the rear of the...

Nanjing List of Free Open Days to 43 Scenic Spots in 2025 Announced

Most of the free open days are arranged on weekends and statutory holidays, among which the third weekend of May coincides with International...

Iconic Italian Brand Lavazza Opens 1st Ever Store in Suzhou by Jinji Lake

Lavazza’s cooperation with Lamborghini, together with is as honorary sponsor of the Rolex Shanghai Masters, has brought it much support from Chinese consumers....

Changzhou Police Crack Case of Mother & Daughter Murder from 31 Years ago

The investigation of the brutal murder in Xilang Village of Hengshanqiao Town from 18 August, 1993, took several generations of law enforcement all...

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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