Briefings from Jiangsu

Nanjing Delivers World’s Largest Car Carrier with Capacity for 9,200 Cars for BYD

The LNG dual-fuel vessel, the BYD Shenzhen, was delivered after its construction by China Merchants Industry Nanjing Jinling shipyard as the first of...

Are E-Bike Fires in Homes a thing of the Past as AI Deployed in 52,000 Lifts in Nantong?

The simple but groundbreaking move made by the local fire department simply links the AI with a surveillance camera mounted in the lift....

What’s with Nanjing’s New Rubbish Bins which are Taller than People?

How often have you seen a rubbish bin in Nanjing overflowing onto the public road? Not any more at the north gate of...

Nanjing is Number 2 Nationwide for Bookings over May Day Holiday

The Woodbird B&B “2025 May Day Holiday B&B Booking Trend Report” released on 17 April shows is May Day bookings to be up...

Jiangsu’s Economic Lead Widens; Now with 1/3 of China’s “¥100 Billion Counties”

Kunshan was first, but now there are 22 such counties within Jiangsu which qualify for the ranking, out of 62 nationwide. Four out...

American Blogger Evan Kyle back in Nanjing again to Donate World War II Materials 

17 April saw Kyle donate the historical materials to the Memorial Hall of Nanjing Anti-Japanese Aviation Martyrs on behalf of the owner's grandfather...

Truck Ploughs into Public Bus in Nanjing; Many Hospitalised

The truck crashed into the side of the No. 643 bus near Yuandong Lu on 18 April at around 07:00, breaking windows and...

Speculation Rife For Xiaomi to Launch YU7 SUV at Suzhou International Auto Show

A spoiler hinting as such follows confirmation from the VP of Xiaomi that the Coupe-style YU7 will not be appearing at the Shanghai...

16YO Nantong Girl Wins Gold for China at Asian U18 Track & Field Championships

Hailing from Chuanjiang in Tongzhou District, Bao Yinyin triumphed in the Women’s 100 Metres Hurdles with a time of 13.71 seconds on 17...

1st Hema NB Store Opened in Nanjing; Your 3 Meals a Day its Focus

Located near Liuzhou Dong Lu metro station, the 1,000-square-metre Fresh Hippo NB (Neighbourhood) store offers over 1,000 types of essential daily commodities. With...

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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