Briefings from Jiangsu

Disciplines Announced for World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing

For the women, the scoring disciplines in Nanjing between 21 and 23 March will be the 60m, 800m, 3000m/5000m, pole vault, triple jump...

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou Certified as Financial Risk Manager 

The University’s MSc in Financial Mathematics is designed in strict accordance with standards set by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. The program...

Anti HIV/AIDS Peer Education Activities Conducted for Students in Wuxi

Simulated infection games and ice-breaking activities were among the educational devices employed at Wuxi Commercial Vocational and Technical College on 28 October to...

Mechanic Hit by Train Dies while Dealing with Wild Boar Track Intrusion in Nanjing

D5515 suffered equipment failure after hitting the boar between Nanjing South Railway Station and Zijinshan East Station on the evening of 27 October....

Air Macau Extends Flight from Nanjing to Jakarta, Capital of Indonesia

The new route that is an extension to the incumbent NX127 service debuted on 27 October and shall fly five times per week....

Life for Foreigners in Changzhou Simplified by 1 Stop Government Service Window

Social security, work permits, residence permits, medical insurance, mobile phone cards and bank cards are among the services which have been integrated by the Government...

Nanjing Dongnan Uni Alumni is China’s 1st Female Aerospace Flight Engineer 

Set to fly on Shenzhou 19, Wang Haoze studied energy and power engineering as an undergraduate, and thermal energy engineering as a graduate...

Gauze Found in Body 4 Years on; Lianyungang Woman’s Fallopian Tubes Removed

The woman was plagued by abdominal pain and gynaecological problems after the operation at a hospital in Huofeng Township of Donghai County. Now...

City Bus in Yancheng Burns to a Crisp; Driver to Thank for Saving Passengers

The driver surnamed Sun was operating the bus on 20 October when smoke appeared from under the vehicle’s dashboard. He immediately ordered the...

Jiangsu Closes Gap on Guangdong in Terms of GDP for 1st 3 Quarters of 2024

Jiangsu's GDP increased by ¥456.43 billion, representing a growth rate of 5.7 percent, outperforming the national average by 0.9 percentage points. Guangdong, meanwhile,...

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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