Briefings from Jiangsu

Hero’s Welcome for Olympic Gold Medal Winning Girl Returning to Yancheng

There was a sea of applause amid welcoming banners and national flags from neighbours and local residents as Hao Ting walked into her...

Wind Turbines Set Sail from Nantong to City of the Future in Saudi Arabia

Destined for The Line, the futuristic city without roads, cars or emissions in northern Saudi, the wind turbines departing on 21 August aboard...

Suqian Releases Action Plan for Building 9 Small Cities in Just 3 Years

A 21 August press conference claimed the GDP of the towns of Xianguan, Machang, Gaoxu, Wangji, Xinyuan, Shuanggou, Jieji, Lailong and Longhe will...

5 Teams take 40 Days & Nights to Save 15YO Girl in Huai’an Car Accident

Riding her e-bike, the girl was hit by a car on 30 June and thrown 10 metres. With an open injury to the...

2nd Air Express Helicopter Debuts Flying from the Bund to Wuxi Shuofang Airport

Operated using a Robinson R44, the world’s best-selling general aviation helicopter, one of the three seats available for the one-way flight from the...

140 Days to Drive 24,000KM, Alone; 51YO Woman Returns Home to Yangzhou

When Fang Qin departed, she couldn’t even read a map. She figured at her age, it was too soon for square dancing and...

Thanks to High Tech, Fresh Nanjing Shrimp Now Sold in Shanghai & Beijing

New preservation technology has pushed Yongning shrimps’ survival time to 10 hours, meaning Nanjing Liming Agricultural Ecological Development Co.’s online sales for 24H1...

Angler Dead in Nanjing after being Struck by Lightning

Police are currently investigating and handling the matter whereby multiple witnesses claimed to have seen the man struck by lightning. The victim had...

1980s Born Engineering Doctorate becomes Deputy Mayor of Lianyungang

Adopted at the 21st meeting of the Standing Committee of the 15th Lianyungang People’s Congress on 20 August was the appointment of the...

People’s Daily Former President (with Zhenjiang as 2nd Hometown) Turns 100

Born on 20 August, Qian Liren is being monitored in a Beijing hospital. He served as Minister of the International Liaison Department of...

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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