Jiangsu

All 5,000 Places for Marathon in Wuxi Snapped up in 40 minutes 

Li Peng, a teacher from Shanghai, took first place in the Yangshan Half Marathon in Wuxi yesterday, with a time of 1 hour, 9 minutes and 34 seconds.  Full story via this link.

Forget 5G, Next is 6G; Conference Empowers Digital Transformation

Speeds as fast as 200 GB per second have been the subject of forward-looking research at the 2023 Global 6G Technology Conference in Nanjing on 23 March. Full story via this link.

13 Foreigners Among Thousands Signed up for Suqian Marathon

12,000 people are expected to take part in the 2023 Suqian Marathon Jinan Grand Canal Marathon Series that is now confirmed to go ahead on 2 April. Full story via this link.

Evening Break in to Girls Dormitory Earns Nantong Student Expulsion

Nantong University confirmed on 23 March that a male student surnamed Zhang has been expelled after breaking in to a female students’ dormitory at night. Full story via this link.

3.5 Kilometres & 5,052 Cherry Blossoms Gives Nanjing World Record

The World Record Certification Agency (WRCA) has confirmed Nanjing’s Muyan Binjiang Scenic Area as the “world's largest riverside cherry blossom viewing belt”. Full story via this link.

Postal Savings Bank of China in Nanjing Promises Creditors ¥2.43 Million Back

The Jiangning sub branch of the Savings Bank is promising to remain law abiding and to strictly follow the court’s judgment in a capital-dispute-litigation case. Full story via this link.

Germany’s Largest Port to See Freight Trains Arrive from Wuxi in Jiangsu

Train services to Hamburg were the focus of the China-Europe Railway Express (China-Germany) Economic & Trade Conference which opened in Wuxi on 21 March. Full story via this link.

World Water Day Marked as Xuzhou Faces Enormous Aquatic Challenges

Xuzhou used World Water Day as an opportunity to address imbalances between water supply and demand at the City’s China University of Mining and Technology. Full story via this link.

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