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Frank Hossack

Internationalising Nanjing; Helping Hands for the Foreigners

With no effort being spared this year at raising the international level of Nanjing, new non-profit organisations are popping up all over the city, in all divisions of society; organisations such as the Nanjing Foreign Affairs Service Association (NFASA). There...

Nanjing Startup Community Gets Shot in the Arm with New Website

This coming Friday sees the launch of a new English website for Nanjing, one with a dedicated focus to foster the Nanjing international startup community. The official debut of the new site, www.startupnanjing.com, shall be announced at a Startup Grind...

Wildcards Secured for Nanjing IAAF World Indoor Championships

Nanjing is rearing its sporting prowess once again, as 11 names from all over the world have been announced as securing wildcards for next year’s World Indoor Athletics Championships that are to be held in the city. After the sixth...

Belts, Roads & Botanical Threats to Biodiversity

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to bring infrastructure investment, leading to massive increases in trade, to regions along the former Silk Road, and far beyond. Trouble is, more than a few extra uninvited guests are along for...

Magic Myanmar Awaits; Fly Nanjing Mandalay Direct

Shenzhen-based Donghai Airlines celebrated the Chinese New Year by launching a direct flight between Nanjing and Mandalay in Myanmar (formerly Burma) on 5 February, 2019. The thrice weekly service puts the last royal capital of Myanmar within just 3 and...

Unlikey Affairs for a Jew in Ha’erbin

Tapping into a market for quality English translations of contemporary Chinese novels comes the recent release of “Goodnight, Rose”, by Chi Zijian, charting the blossoming relationship between two unlikely friends; a young lady juggling apartments and boyfriends, while holding...

Nanjing’s Chinese New Year Options 4 International Food & Drink

With the big Chinese New Year shutdown just around the corner, thoughts are turning to stocking up on a few essentials, in case your favourite retailer shuts up shop. Good to know, therefore, that more than a handful of...

Post-Politically Correct Miss All Nations 2019 in Nanjing

The annual Miss All Nations Pageant concludes today, 29 January, in Nanjing, with ladies from 42 countries and regions taking part in the extravaganza that aims to promote ecotourism and environmental protection (and world peace). Participants in the event have...

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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