Jiangsu

Nanjing’s GDP in 2023 up 4.6% to ¥1.74214 Trillion but Imports & Exports Decline

Exports for 2023 stood at ¥333.312 billion, a decrease of 11.8 percent, while imports were down 5.6 percent, at ¥232.682 billion. Exports of NEVs, lithium-ion batteries and solar cells were up 21.2 percent. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

Wuxi Opens Metro Line S1; Jiangyin to Lake Tai in Just 30 Minutes

Opened on 31 January, the 30.4-km long Line S1, with a maximum design speed of 120 km/h, operates between Jiangyin Bund on the bank of the Yangtze in the north and Yanqiao in Huishan District in the south. Full...

Teacher at Nanjing School for the Deaf Elected as “Good Person of China”

While studying at Nanjing University for a postgraduate degree in ancient literature, Chen Yan met some people who sponsored children with learning difficulties. It got her thinking, “What can I do for this society?”. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Nanjing Massacre Survivor Cheng Fubao Passes Away Aged 91

Cheng’s father fled the city with his family but was killed by the Japanese army, leaving orphans and widowers struggling to survive. There remain now only 37 registered survivors of the Nanjing Massacre. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

Implantable Devices are Shot in the Arm for Sports Medicine Facility in Suzhou

Groundbreaking for the ¥134 million Xingyue Smart Medical Project was held in Xiangcheng District on 30 January. The facility is expected to produce 976,000 implants and 68,000 surgical tools annually. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute...

10 Gold Medals for Zhenjiang in Jiangsu Strawberry Assessment

Mainly grown in Jurong, Danyang, Yangzhong and Dantu, Zhenjiang had achieved 27,500 tonnes of strawberry production by end 2023, worth some ¥654 million, for an economic benefit of ¥60 per square metre. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

“Don’t Take Away Your Kid’s Phone” during CNY Holiday Says Nanjing Education Bureau

A series of short videos commission by the Bureau offers advice for parents; spend more time with children, be good role models, negotiate a work schedule but don’t assign extra homework. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

Xinjiang Kindergarten Donated ¥200,000 by Wuxi Teachers, Students & Parents

As of 29 January, some 23 kindergartens in Xinwu District of Wuxi had raised ¥202,255.10 to help repair the Kulansarike Township Kindergarten damaged in the earthquake that hit Aheqi County in Xinjiang. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

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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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