Briefings from Jiangsu

Students from Kunshan in Suzhou Win International Robotics Competition

With their outstanding ability and teamwork spirit, Sun Zhe and Qu Lichen from Kangqiao School Kunshan Campus won the 2024 MakeX Robotics Competition-Australia...

Wuxi Opens 1st Accessible & Barrier Free Theme Garden

Chenxi Garden in Liangxi District has installed exercise equipment at a lower level for wheelchair users, and features handrails and guides in braille...

Nantong Airport Passenger throughput in 2024 to Date Exceeds all of 2023

As of 3 August, Nantong Xingdong Airport had seen 62,200 passengers coming and going. With a 27.88 percent growth in travel abroad, Nantong’s...

Huai’an no Longer Embarrassed not to have County on Top 100 List

 With Jiangsu proud to occupy 25 positions on CCID Consulting’s national "Top 100 Counties" list, Lianshui County of Huai’an finally makes its debut...

Lightning Strike Kills 6, Injures 10, as Pavillion Collapses in Changzhou

After the lightning strike, the pavilion in Fangmaoshan Park in Hengshanqiao Town collapsed at 20:36 on 11 August onto the people below sheltering...

So How Many Medals did Our Very Own Jiangsu Scoop at the Paris Olympics?

4 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze medals was the tally for the delegation sent to Paris by Jiangsu, far exceeding that in...

23 Suqian Baijiu Producers Join Forces to Set out on National Tour

With its first stop the Nanjing International Exhibition Centre from 8-10 August, the Suqian Fine Alcohol National Tour occupied some 1,000 square metre...

4 YO Child Swallows ¥1 Coin in Yangzhou; Doctors Take Just 3 Minutes to Remove it

Coming to the paediatrics department of Jiangdu People's Hospital, the child’s mother told doctors that the coin had been had swallowed, but had...

Girl from Yancheng on Team Taking Gold for China in Rhythmic Gymnastics

Hao Ting hails from Tinghu District of Yancheng. She started learning rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 8, joined the Jiangsu Provincial team...

Crew Oversight Blamed for Ocean Going Ship Running Aground in Nanjing 

The middle and rear part of the starboard side of the Shanghai-registered ship loaded with 10,400 tonnes of iron ore ran aground on...

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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