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Frank Hossack

Scandal of Free Entry for Women at Nanjing Wildlife Attraction

There have been shouts of, Sexism”, on the local Chinese internet of late, after a Nanjing wildlife park launched a promotion that comprised free entry for women, an incident which is highlighting a range of gender-discriminatory practices in China. Jinniu...

China Railway Ticket APP Launches English Language Version BUT

Good news for foreigners living in China with limited Chinese abilities; the China Railway ticket APP now recognises a smart phone’s language setting and redirects to the English version accordingly. But, and it’s a big but… The update to the...

Pakistani NUAA Alumni Becomes One of World’s Top Scientists

Students at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics have reason to be pretty excited at their future prospects. And that’s because one of their former classmates has been placed near the top of a list of the world’s top...

Bowel Disease Link to Microplastics Found by Nanjing Medical Uni

They are tiny pieces of plastic less than 5 mm in length. Known as microplastics, they are inadvertently consumed by humans, but until now, the health consequences were largely unknown. That recently changed with the findings of a study...

Easy Security at Nanjing’s Lukou Airport Cuts Wait Times in Half

What’s the worst thing about flying? The security check. But now, our own Lukou is among the airports in China to have rolled out a new initiative for passengers to bypass those long queues altogether and head straight for...

Swastika Clad Man Told to Remove Clothes at Nanjing Xuanwu Lake

Young people in Nanjing are being called upon to consider general public values while showing their personality after an incident in which a man wearing Japanese anime clothing including a swastika was challenged in the city’s Xuanwu Lake Scenic...

Speaking with Sharp Tongues; Touring China’s Stereotypes

For as long as there have been people, there have been comparisons drawn between them. No matter where on Earth, people have thrived off stereotypes, been shocked and amused by them in equal measure. Today’s politically correct new world order...

The Building of Nanjing (2); Presidential Palace

Up there in the total top three of Nanjing’s premier tourist destinations, the Presidential Palace is a sprawling complex housing a myriad of architectural styles. Those, together with a sizable chunk of China’s republican-era history. The Nanjinger’s Capital Constructs...

About Me

Editor-in-Chief of The Nanjinger, Frank Hossack, is a multi-award winning Radio/TV host who has worked in China for the past 30 years. Frank has also written for Time magazine and The Times, appeared on the BBC and LBC, and been cited by CNN, China Daily and the New York Times, among many others.
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