Jiangsu

Primary School Kids among 8 Injured in Nantong as Dump Truck Collides with Bus

The accident occurred on 10 May at the junction of Panxiang Lu and Hongjiang Road Lu in Chongchuan District. The bus was carrying teachers and students from Tonghe Primary School. The driver responsible has been detained by police. Full...

Tibet & Jiangsu Join Hands; Job Fair Promotes Positions for Tibetan Graduates

10 May saw the Human Resources and Social Security departments of Jiangsu and Lhasa hold the fair that has ran for 10 consecutive years. With relaxed academic requirements, over 460 Tibetan college graduates have found employment in Jiangsu. Full...

Floating Crane brought in to Clear Accident Debris from Bridge in Nanjing

Cables supporting the Jiajiang Bridge in Nanjing taking traffic to and from Jiangxin Zhou were snagged when the lorry shed its load at approximately 22:00 on 10 May. It was almost noon on 11 May by the time the...

4th MEGA International Creative Media Festival opens in Suzhou

A total of 829 entries from 175 domestic and foreign universities, and 14 professional media organisations were submitted to the Festival’s competition on the theme of “Jiangnan Culture” hosted by Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

Taizhou 1 Step Closer to 1.5 Hour High Speed Rail Link with Shanghai

The past few days has seen construction of the pier body for Taizhou South Station come to an end. Part of the North Yangtze River High Speed Railway, the Taizhou section is scheduled to be completed by the end...

CDC Reminds of 4 Diseases to Beware of in Jiangsu in May

1. Scarlet fever; children and adolescents should practice good hand hygiene; 2. Infections from ticks; avoid taking pets to hillside woodlands; 3. Measles; ensure children are vaccinated; 4. Haff disease; avoid eating wild crayfish. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Swearing & Insulting others Online Earns Nantong Man 8 Months’ Prison Time

The man, surnamed Ji, was found to have released 45 short videos insulting others using a local dialect, between September, 2022 and August, 2023. In addition to his suspended sentence, Ji is prohibited from live broadcasting business activities. Full...

Russian Evangelicals’ China Tour Comes to Nanjing; Visit World’s Biggest Bible Printer

The small delegation of Christians from the Russian Evangelical Alliance was led by Vitaly Vlasenko for a historic meet with Protestant leaders in China and the National Nanjing Seminary, while also visiting sustainability-conscious Amity Printing. Full story (in Chinese) via...

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China Creates an X-Class of Train Numbers for Services above 350KM/H

China is giving its fastest trains a letter of their own. A new X prefix, read xīn (新, "new"),...

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...

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