Jiangsu

Wuxi Ties up Education in Jiangsu, Hong Kong & Macao

21 July saw the Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macao Basic Education Cooperation Alliance unveiled in Wuxi; 192 sister schools in the three regions now participate. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

“Romeo & Juliet” at Nanjing Poly Grand Theatre all this Weekend!

Starring Damien Sargue as Romeo and Cécilia Cara as Juliet, the French musical version of Shakespeare’s classic has both afternoon and evening performances. Full story via this link.

Jiangsu GDP up 6.6% for 23H1 but Some Way to Go to Beat 2022

Official statistics put Jiangsu’s GDP for the first half of 2023 at ¥6.04653 trillion. With 2022 GDP at ¥12.28756, negative growth for the year remains possible. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Yangzhou Unlocks New 1 & 2 Day Tours for Summer Holidaymakers

The Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum, City walks and Slender West Lake are among the highlights of four newly released boutique tours of Yangzhou. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Wuxi Airport Accelerates Shuttle Bus Frequency to/from Suzhou

From 18 July, shuttle buses to downtown Suzhou out of Sunan Shuofang International Airport number 59 every day, one every 15 minutes during peak hours. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Death Penalty for Nantong Man in Murder over Glazed Tile Trading

Nantong Intermediate People's Court held that on 12 September, 2022, Cao Youchong stabbed Tu Guorui multiple times in the back, abdomen, chest, neck and elsewhere. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Changzhou Senior Saves Drowning Mother, Baby & 14 Year Old Son

Changzhou City in Jiangsu now has in it a true a hero in the form of a senior man who saved not one, but three lives, from a flooding local river, earning him more than a few thumbs up...

Party Member Dies Rescuing Drowning Woman from Nantong River

62-year old construction manager, Xu Hui, from Xining in Qinghai, was sucked into an underwater impeller after saving a lady from the Huangshui River. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

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