Regional News

China continues its Herculean efforts to wean itself off a dependency on other countries for the semiconductors employed in an ever-increasing array of scenarios. Here in Jiangsu, it’s Nanjing and Wuxi leading the mission direction, as illustrated by recent...

High-speed trains in China don’t waste time having around in stations, usually just 2 minutes. Great drama, horror and ultimately relief were therefore the result when a baby, quick on its feet, managed to fall between the platform and...

Much attention is being turned to the Yangtze River Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway, a new line that will speed us to the big smoke even faster. In a matter of days, a test train will get up to 385 km/h. The...

Yesterday, 28 June, saw a significant milestone reached in the construction of the Nanjing Metro network. Wait a second; shouldn’t that be the Chuzhou Metro network? It’s got even us geeks crazy about trains confused. So let’s clarify… With an interior colour...

Smack bang in the middle of rural Jiangsu Province is the somewhat unlikely locale to find the high-tech application of recycled materials, providing a low-carbon and green industrial chain to some of the biggest names in global manufacturing and...

With the release of the results of the University Entrance Examination, each year uncovers stories of some remarkable achievement in the face of adversity. For 2023, we have in our neck of the woods perhaps the most extraordinary of...

Turns out it’s six of one and half a dozen of another. That’s the answer to the question, “Is it quicker to take the high-speed train from Suzhou to Shanghai or the metro?”. More accurately, it really depends where...

With news of the fate of the five people aboard the Titan gripping the world over the holiday, it’s worth remembering that here in Jiangsu, we have our own extreme-deep water capabilities.  Named after a mythical sea dragon, “The Jiaolong”(蛟龙)...