Frank Hossack

Lianyungang Now Home to World’s Largest Highly Toxic Acrylonitrile Base

A new 260,000 tonne/year unit brings the annual acrylonitrile production capacity of Shenghong Sierbon Petrochemical in Xuwei New District to 1.04 million tonnes. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Lianyungang via this link.

Rat Found in Sesame Sauce Jar by Students in College Cafeteria

Fully eight people have been determined to have made use of a condiment jar containing a small rat in a Yangzhou vocational college. In a commendable commitment to transparency, the college in question has admitted the incident took place....

Spotted Eagle Joins Sea Eagles in Skies over Hongze Lake in Suqian

Recently returning to overwinter, the number of sea eagles in the Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve has increased from 147 in 2012 to 231 as of now. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials...

Sex Regulations Included in Rule of Law Theme Park Now Open in Suqian

The Sex Regulations are joined by six other exhibitions, including the People’s Decision on Major Matters of Livelihood and Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Suqian via this...

Xi Jinping Makes Stop in Yancheng; Visits New 4th Army Memorial Hall

During his visit, Xi emphasised that the history of the New Fourth Army fully demonstrates that the support of the people determines historical choices. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Yancheng via this link. 在访问期间,Xi强调,新四军的历史充分表明,人民的支持决定了历史选择。...

3 Cases Dispatched in 1 hour; Zhenjiang Opens Central Expedited Court

Three cases of dangerous driving were quickly heard and sentenced in the successful trial batch of minor criminal cases marking the opening of the Expedited Court. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Zhenjiang via...

6 Years in the Making; 4 Million Word “General History of Yangzhou”

The tome is the first rigorous academic work to systematically study the history of Yangzhou, from the Neolithic Gaoyou Longqiuzhuang site to the founding of PRC. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Yangzhou via...

Nanjing Man’s Blood Turns to “Milk” after Pigging out on BBQ

Indulgence in fatty BBQ late at night is being touted as the cause of a Nanjing man developing acute abdominal pain that, in turn, was the result of his triglycerides, the most common type of fat in the body,...

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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