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Why Do We Have the Highest Incidence of Tornadoes in China?

Jiangsu is visited by more tornados than any other part of China. July of last year saw four occur on just one day. But why? And where are the Province’s tornado hotspots? And what should we do if we...

An Americano with some Stinky Doufu, to Go, ASAP Please

There’s a new trend in town. And whoever would have thought that the West’s biggest contribution to Chinese culinary culture in fact pairs rather well with some of the nation’s traditional snacks? More and more people are cottoning on! 城里出现了一种新趋势。谁会想到西方对中国烹饪文化的最大贡献实际上与中国的一些传统小吃相得益彰?越来越多的人开始关注了! The...

Don’t Panic over Fukushima Discharge; Nanjing Salt is 100% Safe

China has had salt much on its mind of late. The discharge of radioactive waters from Fukushima has led to iodised-salt panic buying. And with sea salt the preferred choice for many, so too there are concerns over from...

7,000 Year Old Fire Making Hand Drill Discovered in Jiangsu

Under the gaze of today’s super-tall wind turbines transitioning us from fossil fuels, in Jiangsu there has been discovered evidence of our first polluting efforts 7,000 years ago; a friction-based, fire-making device from the now earliest known Neolithic site...

98 Inches! Super Giant TV Screens Now Norm in China’s Households

With the improvement in living standards and a diversification of audio-visual consumption needs, so China's TV market has evolved into a big-screen competition. Bigger than the rest of the world, more immersive, offering customisations and low prices. 随着生活水平的提高和视听消费需求的多元化,中国电视市场已演变为大屏竞争。比世界其他地方更大、更身临其境、提供定制服务和低廉的价格。 A recent monthly...

It’s Military Training Time for China’s High School Freshers!

Compulsory military training for students beginning their life in high school is once again upon us. While part of the Communist Party of China’s education policy, schools do make allowances, meaning the students' experience is not entirely 100 percent...

Wuxi Cuddles up to Saudi Arabia & UAE with “Full Sincerity”

This year marks the 10th anniversary of China’s Belt & Road Initiative, with the Middle East as an important node along it. In our own Jiangsu, Wuxi has of late been busy stepping up its increasingly-solid economic and trade...

35 Dishes for ¥10 Stall Announces Temporary Closure; Too Tired

Judging by the number of frenzied shutter-happy onlookers, the celebrity must surely have been gracefully exiting a stretched limousine. But she wasn’t. She was getting out of a bread van. But on her face was still the same smile...

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Iranians in China become more Visible than Countable

These things often start, not with a statistic, but with a voice; Persian heard in a lift, a WeChat...

Why Chinese Men Can’t Quit; Smoking, Face and the State

China has 300 million smokers, nearly a third of the world's total. The imbalance between the sexes is stark:...

US Dept of Justice Says Nanjing Firm Hacked NASA, Senate & More

A sharp new cyber case has put a Nanjing company at the centre of a much wider political row....

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