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Frank Hossack

We’ve Got the Power! (to Give) ¥1,000 Fines for E-Bikes in Lifts

We’ve all experienced it. Not so patiently waiting while someone takes an eternity to squeeze their e-bike into the lift in which we’re standing. But now, if they refuse to get out upon our command, they’re in for a...

3-11 Year Olds’ COVID Vaccinations Begin this Month in Nanjing

Nanjing is to see its first fully-vaccinated 3-11 year olds by the year’s end, as the city rolls out COVID jabs for youngsters beginning later this month, in a vaccination program coordinated by education and health departments in each...

Glasgow & Nanjing; Powering Toward Sustainability Together

Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday, saw COP26 make its first major deal whereby 100 nations of the world committed to ending deforestation by 2030. Ahead of this, on a smaller scale, similar greener futures were also being evidenced here in Nanjing...

1 Year on; Rubbish Classification in Nanjing an Utter Disaster?

Exactly a year ago today, Nanjing introduced regulations making the separating of household refuse a mandatory requirement. But has it all gone according to plan, what difference can a year make and is the Southern Capital now also a...

Nanjing’s Maqun Metro Station Closed from 1 November for 40 Days

Users of Line 2 on Nanjing’s metro network are advised that trains will not be stopping at Maqun station from 1 November thru 10 December. The move is in order to ensure a smooth opening and operation for Metro...

Old Man Killed by Vehicular Crane on Zebra Crossing in Nanjing

The road craft and sheer decency, or lack thereof, of Nanjing drivers is back in the headlines after an elderly man was knocked down and killed by a vehicular crane while he was using a zebra crossing at which...

Nanjing Woman Coughs up ¥10,000 per Second for Being Late

Nanjing police searched extensively and almost a month later found their culprit; a lady riding an e-bike who failed to stop at a red light with all but 4 seconds until the green. Her recklessness has cost her a...

Koreans Permitted to Smoke in Nanjing Factory; Everyone Else No!

Select Koreans in Nanjing were recently permitted something which is entirely illegal in their home country; smoke in a factory. And it is that right, being denied the Chinese, which has landed the factory in question in some pretty...

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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