Briefings from Jiangsu

Corpse of 30-40 Year Old Female Washes up on Riverbank in Lianyungang

The identity of the woman remains a mystery as investigations continue in to the find made in Duigougang Town of Guannan County. Local...

Stunning New Park in Wuxi Closes in on Completion; to Open by Year End

Once a port area that witnessed the development of local industry, commerce and water transportation, the Southern Tip Park is surrounded by the...

Bands Need get up at Dawn to Play as Sunrise Economy Booms in Lianyungang

Such is the popularity of getting up at dawn, the "Cloud Sea Viewing Sun" platform was built in Lianyungang Old Street over the...

25 Fortune 500 companies Join Zero Carbon Conference in Yancheng

The multinationals joined others in the green and low-carbon industry from 18 countries and regions on 26 August in the Yancheng Dongtai Yellow...

Taizhou Victorious in U14 & U16 National Handball Competition

Making its debut in the national competition held in Huainan City of Anhui Province, the Taizhou handball teams’ victories were best ever records....

Abandoned Aged Just 1, Man is Reunited with Family in Wuxi after 64 Years

In 1960, Liu Baolin was abandoned in Shanghai and was adopted to live in Tangshan of Hebei. Reunited in Jiangyin on 25 August...

41.4 Kilometre Long Expressway Free of Traffic Lights Opens in Yancheng

Some ¥7.115 billion has gone in to building the Yanfu Expressway opened on 26 August that is set to have an important impact...

Nanjing Property Developer So Desperate it Gives Away Stakes in Private Jet

The promotional activity by China Merchants Property’s Nanjing branch offering a 5 percent share in a private jet’s ownership when making a down...

Actor who Played Mao Zedong 60 Times in Film & TV Dies in Wuxi

Director of the China Film Association, Wang Ming, was born in Hangzhou in 1958 and played Mao in movies such as “Red Star...

6 Deaths Result of 200 Square Metre Fire in E-Bike Shop in Suqian

Firefighters took 33 minutes to bring the fire control in the Changjiang Huayuan Junwangfu Community on 23 August. Four died at the scene...

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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