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 Intercontinental Tournament held recently in Perth, Australia. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read lots...

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 for the visually impaired throughout, plus a “sign language corner”. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

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 international and regional flights now include services to Hong Kong, Macau, Osaka and Phnom Penh. Full...

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 therein, after efforts by the Huai’an government initiated in July, 2023. Full story (in Chinese) via...

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 from the rain. It is speculated that concentrated mobile phone use may have attracted the strike....

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 the previous Olympics. In all, some 41 athletes participated in 16 major events and 40 minor...

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 of the venue, ranking first among all participating liquor production areas. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

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 not been discharged with a stool. A gastroscopy found it stuck in the pylorus. Full story...

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China’s Brain Banks Need Donors as Human Tissue Reveals Dementia Clues

China’s human brain banks are still struggling to attract donors more than a decade after the first facilities opened,...

Car-Bed Campers Turn Hotel Car Parks into Free Showers and Toilets

Chinese road trippers are swapping hotel rooms for the back seats of their own cars, folding them flat into...

China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

China’s National Day holiday has arrived with three cities adding new metro links. Nanjing, Qingdao and Changchun have opened...

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