Jiangsu

Gaokao is Coming! Dates and Locations Announced for Tests in Jiangsu

Many cities in our province have revealed the testing location for the much-dreaded “gaokao”, or college entrance exams, to be held in Jiangsu on 7, 8 and 9 June. Full story via this link.

Skinny Animals and Messy Environment Drives Park to Closure

Xuzhou Hancheng Park has been closed following tourists reports that animals therein were “skinny and bony”, while there was also a bear with a broken paw. Full story via this link.

Money King Standard Implemented by Tourism Authorities in Lianyungang

The standard, entering effect on 1 September, stipulates materials used in Monkey King statues should meet national-safety standards and be uniform in appearance. Full story via this link.

C919 Aircraft Makes its Debut at Nanjing Lukou International Airport

As competitor to the Boeing 737 and Airbus 320, China’s Comac C919 flew into Lukou for the first time as China Eastern Airlines flight MU7802 from Chengdu. Full story via this link.

Nanjing Schools Move to Ban Cars after Teacher Crushes student in Wuhan

Following the 23 May death of a first-year student in primary school, four Nanjing primary schools have moved to ensure vehicles and people do not meet. Full story via this link.

Siemens Opens First of its Kind Artificial Intelligence Lab in Suzhou

Opened on 24 May, the Siemens Yangtze River Delta AI Lab in Suzhou is a partnership with the Suzhou Science and Technology Town Management Committee. Full story via this link.

New Nanjing Art Museum Tops in National Engineering Award

150 projects are selected each year for the “China Steel Structure Gold Award”, among which the new Museum was one of only three decreed as “outstanding”. Full story via this link.

Jiangsu’s Electric Car Exports up 552.6% from January thru April

ASEAN, Europe and the Middle East comprised the main destinations for vehicular exports from Jiangsu, as a whole totalling ¥7.26 billion, an increase of 130.7 percent. Full story via this link.

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