Jiangsu

Illegal Fishing Target of New Fishery Protection Campaign

Nanjing is to focus on river ports, docks and estuaries to prevent illegal fishing and will quickly investigate and punish the illegal sale of aquatic wildlife. Full story via this link.

Nanjing Schools Celebrate Pi Day to 100 Decimal Places

A Nanjing primary school has marked Pi Day with some students proving they can recite the mathematical constant to 100 decimal places, improving memorisation. Full story via this link.

440,000 TEUs on 5,000 Trains out of Jiangsu’s Lianyungang

The 5,000th China-Europe freight train out of the China-Kazakhstan Logistics Base in Lianyungang has begun its journey, departing on 13 March. Full story via this link.

Book Your Place in the Xianlin Half Marathon for 2023 Now!

Registration is now open for the 2023 Nanjing Xianlin Half Marathon to take place on 9 April in Yangshan Park. 12,000 runners are expected to participate. Full story via this link.

VR Exhibition in Nanjing Brings to Life Rare Chinese Wildlife

The Yangtze River Finless Porpoise, Chinese elephants and snow leopards feature in a virtual-reality enabled biodiversity program opened by the Library on 11 March. Full story via this link.

Air Asia begins Flights between Changzhou and Bangkok

9 March saw the start of a weekly service between Jiangsu’s Changzhou City and the Thailand capital of Bangkok, operated by Air Asia on Thursdays. Full story via this link.

Investment into South Korea become New Focus for Jiangsu’s Yancheng

The China-South Korea (Yancheng) Industrial Park has inaugurated an office to promote investment into Seoul in a 5-day promotional campaign. Full story via this link.

Free Hotel! Shared Living Apartments for Graduate Job Seekers in Suzhou

There’s free accommodation for fresh graduates from other cities during their job hunting in Suzhou, with some hotels transformed into “youth talent stations”. Full story via this link.

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