Jiangsu

Jiangsu Closes Gap on Guangdong in Terms of GDP for 1st 3 Quarters of 2024

Jiangsu's GDP increased by ¥456.43 billion, representing a growth rate of 5.7 percent, outperforming the national average by 0.9 percentage points. Guangdong, meanwhile, underperformed, with a growth rate of just 3.4 percent. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

Money Making Sanya-Nanjing-Osaka Flight Returns to Operation 

27 October saw the Juneyao Airlines flight HO1611 take off smoothly from Sanya Phoenix International Airport at 08:19 headed for Osaka, Japan, via Nanjing, marking the official resumption of the lucrative route. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

International Symposium Held in Yangzhou on 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s Death

With foreign experts and scholars in attendance on 26 October, the aim of the Second International Symposium on Marco Polo was to promote friendly exchanges between China and Italy, and mutual learning between East and West. Full story (in...

“Flying House” Suspended over Atrium of  Olympic Sports Centre Mall in Suzhou

The old Suzhou house built of paper and tape is an initiative by the Museum of Contemporary Art Suzhou that conducts in-depth excavations of old houses in Suzhou to presents a unique perspective on daily folk architecture. Full story (in...

QR Code as Arrival Card Rolled out for Foreigners Flying into Wuxi

On the Jetstar flight 3K833 from Singapore, flight attendants showed the QR code to passengers for a speedy entry into China, while on the ground, Wuxi Shuofang International Airport had enabled a dedicated WI-FI network to assist first timers....

Nanjing’s Culture on Proud Display at the Louvre Museum in Paris

24 October saw “Nanjing week” get underway in France, with highlights being a Cloud Brocade Yunjin Haute Couture dress and the launch of a Sino-French residency program promoting international artists and intangible cultural-heritage masters. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Zhenjiang Port Docks Ship with 12 Metre Draft; Biggest Ever in its History

The Greece-registered bulk carrier, SIBYLLA, is 299.95 metres long and 50 metres wide, with a DWT of 207,992. Its docking on 25 October is symbolic of the Yangtze River deep-water channel’s contstruction and high-quality YRD development. Full story (in...

Nutrition Maker becomes Taizhou’s 1st Ever Unicorn Company

The "2024 Jiangsu Unicorn Enterprise and Gazelle Enterprise Evaluation Results" includes Jiangsu Aland Nutrition Co., Ltd., the predecessor to which was Jiangshan Pharmaceutical, producer of vitamin C tablets eaten by Millennials as youngsters. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

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China’s Brain Banks Need Donors as Human Tissue Reveals Dementia Clues

China’s human brain banks are still struggling to attract donors more than a decade after the first facilities opened,...

Car-Bed Campers Turn Hotel Car Parks into Free Showers and Toilets

Chinese road trippers are swapping hotel rooms for the back seats of their own cars, folding them flat into...

China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

China’s National Day holiday has arrived with three cities adding new metro links. Nanjing, Qingdao and Changchun have opened...

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