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Frank Hossack

The “Roaring Success” of Li Tianye, Pioneer of Today’s Internet

Li Tianye  (厉鼎毅) can be thought of as he who speeded up the Internet by a factor of 100 during the 1990s, and a man capable of giving entertaining speeches on the most mundane of technical subjects, altogether an...

Murderer Arrested 20 Years on; Now a Supermarket Manager

Nanjing police have concluded another decades-long murder case, the trail of which leading them to the city of Chengdu where the assailant was found to be working in a supermarket. He had stolen from and murdered a woman in...

The Pentagon Moves in to Nanjing, and it’s Turned Green!

Nanjing’s credentials as a pioneer in innovative architecture have received a shot in the arm, with the recent completion of a milestone in the development of the city’s Jiangxinzhou, the islet lying in the Yangtze River that is turning...

Domestic Violence in Nanjing Given “Zero Tolerance” Priority

Today, 25 November, is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Good timing then for Nanjing to launch an initiative calling for "zero tolerance" of domestic abuse, supported by municipal and local government organs, together with public...

139 Bus Routes Upended for Next Week’s Nanjing Marathon

While participants in next week’s Nanjing Marathon will be doing the bulk of the physical exercise, a large proportion of those who commute using the city’s network of public buses each day will also find themselves required to work...

Nanjing Burglar Complains to Police after Victim Slaps Him

Feeling wronged, a thief who walked into a police station in Nanjing to complain that he was beaten by the very person whom he was looking to steal, has become the latest oddity in a long series of increasingly bizarre...

Is Plant-Based Meat all its Element Freshed up to be?

We now live in a not-so-brave new world. Therein, the ominous threat of an omni-potent virus can be found in every corner, while an environmental catastrophe in the making is bringing many a species to the brink of extinction. A...

Buying Glasses in China, Taking Eye Tests & Essential Vocabulary

Like doing most things in China for the first time, going to an optician is a nerve-wracking experience, especially with the required language skills. The good news, however, is the standard of optometry in China is excellent, prices are...

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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