Briefings from Jiangsu

Train Services Suspended as Earthquake Causes Lines to Shake in West Jiangsu

The 3.9 magnitude quake struck Hefei early on 14 September. Railway departments launched emergency plans, curtailing some services and performing the necessary inspections...

No one Comes to Help as Urban Management Car Crashes into River in Yangzhou

The delicate relationship between urban management and the public has been highlighted by the incident in which the vehicle crashed through a guardrail...

3 Commended for Bravery after Man Attacks Woman in Suzhou Tourist Spot

Gusu District PSB has affirmed the brave acts of Jiao Yuanshi, Liu Qiang and Liu Yang who had felt no choice but to...

China’s First Public Security Tech Exposition Opens in Lianyungang

Under the framework of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (Lianyungang) and with the theme of “Shared Security for Sustained Prosperity", the 7...

Life Threatening Massage! Stressed out Changzhou Woman Suffers Renal Hamartoma

Seeking relief from her fast-paced life in media, 26-year-old Ms. Liu deliberately asked for a more vigorous massage to her waist. 2 days...

Trains to Run 1 Hour Later on Nanjing Metro during Mid Autumn Festival

The last trains from both termini on lines 1, 2, 3, 4 and 10 shall depart at 00:00 from 14-17 September. During the...

304.8MM of Rainfall in Yancheng in 24 Hours is Most in All of China

The record rainfall occurred between 08:00 on 11 September and 08:00 on 12 September. Police dispatched 206 officers, 27 cars and 16 motorcycles,...

Huai’an Launches Same Day Cross City Deliveries using Public Buses

Huai'an Public Transport and SF Express started working on the integrated initiative in April which now covers the courier’s 19 centres, and 11...

Wuxi’s Latest Landmark Dubbed “Slender Waist” is Lighthouse on Grand Canal

The lighthouse is just one of 69 new or restored navigation aids along the Wuxi section of the Grand Canal, including signal or...

22YO Yancheng Chef Dies after Rescuing 16YO Girl from Drowning in Ordos

Chen Yongtai was working in the Inner Mongolian capital when his tragic death occurred on 1 September. On 6 September it was learned...

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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