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Nanjing Hongshan Zoo Sells ¥5 Million Worth of Cultural & Creative Works

Following the outbreak of COVID, the Zoo was on the edge of bankruptcy. Citizens came to its aid, adopting animals and buying products; ¥5 million in 23H1. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Unqualified Fish Sold by Yonghui Supermarket in Wuxi to be Destroyed

The Wuxi Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau this month carried out random tests on 594 batches of food; 19 were found to be unqualified. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Suzhou GDP Tanks; Just 4.7% Growth for 23H1 Lags Behind Jiangsu

According to the Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Statistics, Suzhou’s GDP for 23H1 was ¥1.14584 trillion, an increase of 2.8 percentage points over the first quarter. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Huai’an Section of Provincial Highway 264 Sees Final Box Girder Installed

The girder for the super-large bridge across the North Jiangsu Irrigation Canal and the Huaihe River, weighing nearly 110 tonnes, was installed on 22 July. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Changzhou Demolition Spree! Modern Industrial Park to Rise from Ashes

The plan is to this year renovate and upgrade over 200 hectares of inefficient industrial parks in the Changzhou Economic & Technological Development Zone. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Maternity Hospital in Xuzhou Evacuated after Fire Breaks out

It took just 3 minutes for firefighters to be on the scene of the fire in a shed adjacent to the Jiulong Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital. No casualties were reported. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Drunk Driver Crashes into River; Bathes Before Calling Police 

Worried about being caught for drunk driving his boss’ car and crashing it into three trees and a river, a man in Yangzhou thought a bath would be just the ticket to avoid detection. While his boss assisted in...

Nantong Releases 23H1 GDP Growth Figures that Tank those of Jiangsu!

Nantong City’s GDP in the first half of 2023 was ¥603.24 billion, an increase of 7.0 percent year-on-year, 2.7 percentage points higher than during the first quarter. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

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