Frank Hossack

Nanjing Metro Line 10 Phase 2 Sees 1st Train Set Delivered

30 November saw the train delivered to the Maqun depot. Track laying and station-installation work is underway in some sections of the 10 station, 13.33-km line. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never...

Jiangsu’s 1st Solar & Wind Power Storage Station Opens in Nantong

The lithium-iron-phosphate battery farm built by the China Three Gorges Corporation helps the power grid to smooth peaks and valleys, and increase efficiency. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Nantong via this link.

AIDS Prevention in Village in Nanjing; Volunteers Preach Safe Sex

Free family planning supplies were given out on 1 December in Changjiang Village of Qixia, with volunteers advising on contraceptive methods and sexual practices. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via this...

Top Tales to Tell; What are Nanjing’s Weirdest Street Names?

Streets regale us of stories, reflecting warmth in the shadows of the changing times, telling the vicissitudes of life over time and space, and revealing the prosperity of our City; the grandest City of Nanjing, for all its wondrous weirdness. 街道充满故事,在时代变迁的阴影中折射出温暖,诉说着时空的沧桑,展现着城市的繁华;南京最宏伟的城市,尽管它有很多奇妙的怪异之处。 Beginning up north...

Changzhou’s 1st BRT Smart Station Opens; Like Getting on the Metro!

The automated stop, located at Liaohe Lu / Changjiang Lu, accepts payment by smart phone and offers an intercom service for passengers with special needs. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Changzhou via this...

Flamingo Population in Yancheng this Year is Largest in History!

Experts speculate that several of the 14 flamingos to have made the Yancheng wetlands their temporary home are returnees, happy with the local environment. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Yancheng via this link. 专家推测,在以盐城湿地为临时家园的14条火烈鸟中,有几只是返回者,对当地环境感到满意。...

Suqian Ramps up Care System as Seniors make up 20.3% of Population

Senior care institutions from first tier cities are being lured to Suqian through financial incentives and policy support to also provide integrated medical services. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Suqian via this link.

Wuxi’s Iron Fisted Pollution Control; Algae in Lake Tai Lowest in 16 Years

Since 2007, Wuxi has salvaged a total of 540,000 tonnes of blue algae in Lake Tai, with the cumulative area of ​​cyanobacteria down 71.5 percent in 2023, year on year. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the...

About Me

Editor-in-Chief of The Nanjinger, Frank Hossack, is a multi-award winning Radio/TV host and voice-over artist who has worked in China for the past 32 years. Frank has also written for Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal 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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