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Frank Hossack

License to Thrill; Behold Bond at British Ball in Nanjing…

...or more precisely, behold many Bonds, because the real stars shall in actual fact be YOU! For 007 is the theme at the first ever British Ball to be held in Nanjing. And the razzmatazz is all for a...

Before You Fly; May Day Travel Advisory Warning

A quarter of a billion people are expected to travel this upcoming May Day holiday, breaking all records. For those getting on a plane over the next week, authorities have released travel advisory warnings to keep us safe and...

Is this Lady Nanjing’s Coolest Cop or what?

Commanding the thousands of vehicles to the rhythm of the traffic lights each morning in downtown Nanjing is one cool lady. But in her hi-vis, fluorescent-green uniform, this is a picture of authority that also brings a feminine touch...

Bar in Nanjing to Pay Baidu ¥800,000 for Copyright Infringement

The future of a bar in downtown Nanjing now hangs in the balance, after a court found it guilty of violating the trademark of internet giant, Baidu. For the illegal use of the name, the bar is now searching...

China’s Leonardo da Vinci Seeking Daoist Transcendency; Tao Hongjing

Tao Hongjing (陶弘景) was the Daoist Buddhist who invented an elixir which made the body weightless, a protoscientist who taught princes and drew supernatural talismans, known to many as the “Grand Councillor of the Mountains”. Born in Nanjing in then...

“Be Afraid [of Anti-Stealth Radar]” is Message at Nanjing Expo

Towering outside Nanjing’s exhibition centre the past few days were China’s latest showcases of military technology; anti-stealth radar systems capable of detecting the world’s top “invisible” aircraft, it is said. But the show itself could have done with a...

Do the Chinese Believe in Evolution (or their Version of it)?

A much coined phrase of recent years is that the centre of the civilised world is moving eastward. And that may not just be true for today, it may also turn out that this part of the world is...

Is the Moon 2021’s Top May Day Destination in Nanjing?

A sample of the Lunar surface returned to Earth is among the highlights during the upcoming activities planned to mark an important anniversary in China’s space exploration. With it all happening in Nanjing this year, it’s the perfect May...

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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