Frank Hossack

It’s Harvest Time for 85,000 Hectares of Fragrant Rice in Nanjing

Some 65 percent of the remaining hybrid rice planted in Nanjing shall be harvested this week. The variety, Ruoyu 7276, in Jiangning, is of particularly high quality. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as...

Dog Goes Berserk in Yancheng; Lady Hospitalised with Severe Bites to Face

Concerns that she may have contracted rabies have risen after Miss Hu, together with her daughter, stopped to pet the dog by the roadside before it attacked her. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials...

Gold for Lianyungang at Asian Games in 10KM Swim Marathon

When he was young, and in order to build up his son's courage, Zhang Yiyang’s father told him to swim from the shore to an island in the sea, a 5 km round trip. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Changzhou Realises “5 Minute Charging Circle” for Electric Cars

The recent release of an NEV charging map reveals more than 20 public charging stations within a 5-minute drive in central Changzhou, the “new energy capital”. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Changzhou...

Saddened as 33 Hour Train Journey out of Xuzhou Reaches End of the Line

A high-speed train replaces K161 from Xuzhou to Nanning as the new railway timetable is implemented, removing the “+2” (days later) from the route’s schedule. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Xuzhou via...

1st Green Appliance Subsidised Sale Made in Wuxi; a Fridge!

A customer enjoyed the 10 percent discount for green home appliances on 29 September, buying a Hisense refrigerator in Wuxi’s Suning Plaza for ¥4,949.10. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Wuxi via this...

China’s Economic Daily Runs Yancheng as Front Page Lead Story

The economic journal’s lead for 2 October was titled, “Cultivate a strong ecological foundation and strengthen low-carbon industries - Green Yancheng Enters Picture”. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Yancheng via this link.

Holidaying Tourists to Wuxi up 139%; Spend an Average of ¥1,000 Each

According to preliminary calculations, Wuxi received 11.041 million tourists during the Mid Autumn National Day holiday, achieving a total revenue of ¥11.637 billion. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Yangzhou via this link.

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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