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Frank Hossack

Super Car Super Fire! Lamborghini Spontaneously Burns in Nanjing

A Lamborghini super car has burst into flames and been destroyed in Nanjing in what has become something of an annual ritual for the iconic Italian brand, with one car each year for the last 4 years now having...

Bus Stops in Nanjing with Braille Signage a First for Jiangsu

Visually-impaired people living in Nanjing have received a boost to their mobility in the form of bus stops equipped with signage in braille, in a move that is a first for Jiangsu Province and one that sees Nanjing lead...

Byton to be Saved by ¥1 Billion Nanjing Government Bailout

There’s light at the end of the tunnel for the embattled, electric-car maker, Byton, as reports emerge today indicating Nanjing’s biggest bankrupt startup will receive a bailout from the Nanjing government and shareholders to the tune of ¥2 billion. While...

What Future for the Freelance Rubbish Recycling Grannies?

You know who they are. Almost without exception, they wear the same clothes every day. Mind you, they seem so dirty that even if they were changed, you would hardly know the difference. Mostly, they are female, but oddities...

Europe’s Royalty Charmer & 1st Chinaman in England; Shen Fuzong

Shen Fuzong (沈福宗) introduced the world to the wonders of China and was something of a fascination for King James II of England, so much so that Shen’s portrait still hangs today in the King's Dining Room in Windsor...

Wagyu and Much More for Much Less

Earlier in the year, when a new little shop opened up a stone’s throw from The British School of Nanjing, few noticed, for locked down we were. We’re talking here about the famed Wagyu, known by some to be any...

Nanjing Now Operating 11 International Flights out of Lukou

The resumption of international flights to and from Nanjing has steadily increased to the point now where 11 flights have been restored, including two which have been permitted to increase frequency after bringing not one Covid-infected person to China. In...

Nanjing Traffic Cop Famous after Pushing Bus with Burning Hands

A Nanjing traffic policeman who pushed a broken-down bus with his bare hands under the scorching sun has become an internet celebrity in China after the story was picked up by national media, in the process revealing 34 years...

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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