Diversity of lifestyle is one of five criteria used to create the annual list of new first-tier cities. Nanjing and Suzhou joined 13 others this year, while Wuxi was demoted. Full story via this link.
Insurance fraud is hardly new, but driving a top-end car into a river and completely submerging it is pushing the limits of both foolhardiness and safety. And being silly enough to virtually announce it to the world beforehand really...
As Shenzhou 16 lifted off headed to space yesterday, a group in Pei County of Xuzhou in Jiangsu watched with particular interest; the family of astronaut Zhu Yangzhou. Full story via this link.
Wuxi beat out bids by Charlotte in the USA, Sofia in Bulgaria, and Zagreb in Croatia to secure their hosting of the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships. Full story via this link.
Peach blossom Jellyfish, native to the Yangtze River basin, have returned to Lake Tai, despite 3.3 million more people living nearby and GDP up 100 percent in 10 years. Full story via this link.
With its world-famous parent in North Carolina, the second phase of Duke University Kunshan has a floor area some three times that of phase 1 at, 190,000 sqm. Full story via this link.
Braille, audio guides, a tactile path and no harmful plants feature in Nanjing’s first inclusive park, opened yesterday and located within the City’s Xuanwu Lake Park. Full story via this link.
Marketing, technical seminars and exhibitions comprise the Festival, offering visitors a visual, tasty and auditory cultural and tourism feast. Lasts until 20 June. Full story via this link.
