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Frank Hossack

500 Metres High! Tallest Building in Nanjing Set for Change

Nanjing’s iconic Zifeng Tower now has to live with the idea that, in just a few years, it will no longer be the tallest building in the city, as plans emerge for the new holder of the title that...

Near-Earth Asteroid Just 144,000Km Distant Discovered by Nanjing

Nanjing’s Purple Mountain Observatory has discovered a football field-sized asteroid that came as close as 144,000 kilometres to the Earth last weekend. The asteroid swept the world by at 4:38:24 am on 23 March, Beijing time. The Near Earth Object...

Trains and Railways to the Rescue in Fight Against Covid-19

During these dark days, the importance of trains in maintaining our ways of life is uppermost. With air travel decimated, many rail services continue, transporting people, freight and medical aid, across countries and continents. Prior to China’s High Speed Railway...

Rocks and Hard Places; A Weird Time for Foreigners in China

Tonight, as the clock strikes 12, the stream of foreigners arriving in China shall turn into a trickle of the privileged few. Those already in the country are facing a flood of both hostility and kindness, making 2020 into...

Nice to See You Again! When Can I Take off My Face Mask?

The enduring symbol of an epidemic is the face mask. Over the last 2 months, we have become so accustomed to wearing them that many Nanjingers have forgotten what each other looks like. Now however, the masks are coming...

Nanjing-Helsinki Looks Safe but Airlines to Lose US$252 Billion

One of Nanjing’s direct air links with Europe seems set to continue after the Finnish government agreed to bail out its national airline, for the time being. But that’s the only piece of good news; the global airline industry...

Nanjing Population Tops 10 Million; Only 2 Percent are Graduates

Nanjing’s total population has topped 10 million for the first time, as census figures released also reveal gains in particular areas of the city, together with other insights into the 2019 figures, including data as to the educational level...

Warning by Nanjing Expat Tells West Get Tough or Pay the Price

People in China are continuing to be perplexed at the behaviour of many in Western countries, particularly given the rapid escalation of Covid-19 cases therein. Now, a foreigner in Nanjing has added his voice of warning to the concern,...

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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