Frank Hossack

60 Year Old Canal Locks in North Jiangsu Renovated to Break Bottleneck

Out of 28 ship locks along the entire North Jiangsu Canal, most were built in the 1960s, constraining any improvement to shipping. Smart ship locks to the rescue. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials...

Nanjing Protection Plan to List Roads that will Never be Widened

Every so often in Nanjing, one ventures down a road not visited in some time, generating the reaction, “Wow, look, they widened the street”. The scene is more orderly with more space and less muddle. But a new plan...

Take Care where You Leave Your E-Bike; Thefts Skyrocketing

A 6-month special operation in Nantong to combat the theft of various vehicles, mostly e-bikes or their batteries, revealed an increase of 46.8 percent year-on-year. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Nantong via...

“Suzhou Good Songs” Contest Kicks off; Money and MV for the Winner

15 October saw the competition’s semi-finals held in Suzhou Industrial Park. The event, concluding on 28 October, is part of the City’s national art promotion season. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Suzhou...

Taizhou Teacher’s Beating Leaves 7 Year Old Boy Battered & Bruised

The boy suffered multiple bruises on his back, buttocks, thighs and calves; his teacher has been suspended from Taizhou No. 1 Foreign Language School. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Taizhou via this...

600 Participate in 2023 Xuzhou Triathlon Centred around City’s Yunlong Lake 

China’s ironman, Miao Hao, lived up to expectations to be triumphant in the 1.5 km swim, 40 km cycle and 10 km run triathlon, with a time of 1.58’15” on 15 October. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

Nanjing Teacher Wins Gold Medal in Great China Bake Off Contest

Li Yaping, a teacher with Nanjing Zihe Vocational Training School was also awarded “National Technical Expert” by the Ministry of Human Resources & Social Security. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via...

Foreigners Present Statue Pair to Sex Slave Museum in Nanjing

Nanjing’s darkest period in its history is back in headlines as China and the USA came together as one this past weekend, in recognition of the various tragedies suffered by women across Asia at the hands of the Japanese...

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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