Regional News

Striking a police officer is a serious offence, in any country. In China, it’s a violation of the country’s Criminal Law. And being drunk is not an excuse, especially when driving, as one man in our very own Jiangsu...

When you order, say, a pack of crisps from the UK, and we’d forgive you for doing so, chances are it came to China, along with literally millions of others just like it, on a container ship. Recent developments...

Getting between Suzhou in Jiangsu and Shanghai has always been a right pain. Sufficiently distant to warrant a train ride, the hassle of going to either Shanghai Railway Station or Hongqiao Station simply seems pointless for a 15 or...

Shocking images have emerged online in the past days showing a young boy physically abusing a peacock in a Jiangsu zoo before eventually being stopped by the attraction’s keepers. Hoards of onlookers felt it a photo-worthy moment. It was around...

Sitting in seemingly endless traffic in Nanjing, it’s easy to wonder as to exactly how many cars there are in Nanjing. That has always been a bit of a mystery, until now, as the new year has brought with...

Weddings are chock full of ceremony and duty. Particularly for the best man. It could be booking the hotel rooms or finding an additional supply of champagne glasses. Or as a local cop found out recently, taking the bride to...

China’s year of the rabbit is only a few days old, but already records are being set in our very own Jiangsu Province as to the chill index being experienced by many. According to statistics released by Jiangsu Meteorology, between...

Noticed a change in the urban landscape? Not additions thereto, but rather the absence of structures which were, until recently, a disconcerting reminder of COVID. That's right, those nucleic-acid testing points. Assuming one testing booth for every 5,000 people, China...