Briefings from Jiangsu

World’s Biggest Roll on Roll off Car Transporter Sets Sail for Brazil from Changzhou

Laden with 7,000 cars and destination the Port of Itajai, the BYD SHENZHEN was loaded with New Energy Vehicles produced entirely at its...

49 Year Old Superstar Actress Besieged by Fans in Lianyungang

Mei Ting, recipient of Best Actress at the 22nd Cairo International Film Festival may not have had a movie out in 4 years,...

Robotic Urban Management Officer Appears in Wuxi Scenic Spot

1 May saw the embodied intelligent robot appear in Xishen Square of Huishan Ancient Town, shouting warnings and dissuading travelling merchants, while also...

Helicopter Crash in Suzhou Kills 1 on the Ground; Injures 4 on Board

The helicopter, a Robinson R44 Raven II, registered as B-7541 photos and operated by Sichuan Tuofeng General Avation, fell from a height of...

Crane Falls 23 Floors in Nanjing Miraculously Missing Construction Worker 

Surveillance video of the crane coming crashing to the ground after it toppled over is heart stopping in the least; local media has...

Bank of Nanjing one of China’s Top 3 Performing Financial Institutions in 2024

At the end of 2024, Bank of Nanjing's financial investment accounted for 41.7 percent of total assets, ranking third among the 29 A-share...

Xuzhou Unites Metro & Bus Services 4 More Fun 4 May Day Holiday!

Guishan Han Tomb, Baolian Temple, Xuzhou Amusement Park, Ocean Polar World, the Jiuding Shan Safari Park and Garden Expo Park are among the...

Wild Boar Seeks 15 Minutes of Fame in Nanjing; Breaks into Jiangsu TV!

Surveillance video shows the wild boar rushing into the compound of Jiangsu TV on Danfeng Jie on 27 April. Believed to have come...

Nanjing’s Latest Bridge across Yangtze River Lit up ahead of June Opening

The evening of 23 April saw the Nanjing Xinshengwei Yangtze River Bridge, aka the Xianxin Road Bridge, illuminated as finishing touches continue on...

UNESCO Recognition for China’s Legendary Explorer as Honours Awarded in Taicang

The 620th anniversary of Zheng He's voyages was recognised on 22 April in a series of events, while the “Galle Trilingual Inscription” in...

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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