Frank Hossack

Zhenjiang Ferry Takes 8,000 Vehicles across Yangtze River in Single Day

Together with 5,000 passengers on foot or bike, congestion at other river crossings led to the Zhenjiang Wufengshan Ferry setting the daily record on 29 September. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Zhenjiang...

1st Digital Low Carbon Demonstration Factory in China Announced for Wuxi

The Siemens project makes up part of the €600-million investment secured by a Wuxi New District delegation which visited German and Italy in late September. Full story via this link; read the absolute essentials about Wuxi via this link.

Consumers Set to Save Big as Wuxi Launches 2023 Taihu Shopping Festival

Participating shopping malls, including the MixC and Great Eastern Department Store, have collectively knocked ¥3 billion off their prices for the 2 month promotion. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Wuxi via this...

Twins Reunited after 60 Years by Suzhou Police for Mid Autumn Festival

The babies, left abandoned at Changshu Welfare Institute, were adopted by a local family and one in Henan. The brother had searched for his sister for 20 years. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials...

Nanjing Local Appears in National Media as China goes Airbnb for Holidays

With hotel prices skyrocketing, the 26 year old lady in Qinhuai District is among those renting out part of their homes to travellers for around ¥200 per night. Full story via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never...

Traffic on Jiangsu Expressways up 30% on 2022 for Mid Autumn Festival

September 29 saw 4.1763 million vehicles exit Jiangsu Province, while much congestion is expected for National Day on all bridges across the Yangtze River. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Jiangsu via this...

Nanjing Built Trains Now Serving Asian Games in Hangzhou

Built by CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co., the specially-customised trains for Hangzhou Metro Line 19 embody the concept of "green and smart". Full story via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via this link.

“Murder on the Orient Express”; What’s the Nanjing Connection?

T’was a September day in Nanjing much like today. And like this year, it was also a year that had seen major flooding across much of China earlier that summer. But the day stood out for there being an...

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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