Briefings from Jiangsu

Suqian’s 1st Courier Retires; Worked for JD.com for over 15 Years

With a monthly pension of ¥4,392, Liu Congjiang of Suqian hopes to visit Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand while his health allows. More than...

Nanjing Bakery, former National Sensation, Delisted from HK Stock Exchange

Founded in 1993, Christine was one of the earliest foreign-invested bakery brands in China, with 1,052 stores nationwide at the height of its...

Tourists to Nanjing take Note; Entrance to Presidential Palace to be Moved

In order to accommodate renovation work to the Presidential Palace’s famous gatehouse, its entrance shall be moved on 17 December to 288 Changjiang...

Foremost Historian Speaks out; Confirms Nanjing Massacre Victims as 300,000

Sun Zhaiwei has written 100 papers, having made expert study of Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek. His research in to the archives and...

Wuxi Wins “Best Talent Introduction City of the Year” for 6th Consecutive Year

14December also saw the 2024 Best Employer Award Ceremony held in Wuxi, together with awards presented to employers recognised as best for women,...

Jiangsu Women’s Football Team‘s Infighting Continues; Top Players to Exit?

The libero of the Jiangsu women's volleyball team Ni Feifan is reportedly considering a transfer to Tianjin, following her numerous absences from recent...

American Pawn Shop Owner makes Pilgrimage to China after Nanjing Massacre Find

Evan Kail hit the headlines in 2022 for his find of a photo album documenting Japanese atrocities and a blog thereof which went viral....

Details Emerge of Nanjing’s Future Airport Plans; 2 Airports Actually!

A special report for the development of Lukou for 2024-2035 outlines plans for a dual airport, together with Ma’an Shan, just as Shanghai...

25 Year Old Murder Case Solved in Taizhou Thanks to Biological Samples

With a dead body in one place and a blood-stained car in another, police were at a dead end. Finally arrested, the culprit...

4 Blind Friends in Xuzhou Reunited after 34 Years

Thanks to the Xuzhou Guangming Charity Volunteer Service Team for the Blind, Liu Zhuqing, Sun Feng and Zhao Ruling who had lived together...

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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