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Frank Hossack

Blues Legend Zhang Ling to Sweep through Nanjing on 13 October

Nanjing is in for a treat on 13 October, as Beijing-based Blues legend Zhang Ling comes to the city to perform at The Purple Mountain (TPM) drama space. China's rock legend Cui Jian once said, "I have always doubted whether...

Yangzhou 24; Slender by Name, Slender by Nature

West Lake, over in Zhejiang province, is synonymous with Hangzhou. Slender West Lake, on the other hand, is an entirely different kettle of fish. For after just 1 and a half hours’ drive from Nanjing, or 40 minutes on...

Splitting the Moon in Half; Bridge on the River ’Huai

There are just two National 5A Level Tourist Attractions in Nanjing, the somewhat obvious Dr. Sun Yat-Sen’s Mausoleum, and the Confucius Temple (Fuzimiao) area, in which lurks the less-than-usual suspect that is Wende Bridge. That may not in itself...

Something Old, Something New; A Tale of Two Bridges

Today, Nanjing’s Yangtze River Bridge, the pride of the nation, is preparing for a grand reopening, 2018 being its 50th anniversary, after having been closed for the last 2 years for renovation. On the menu; a strengthening of the...

Nanjing Foreign Affairs Service Association Approved in Democratic Vote

12 September, 2018, saw the official formation of the Nanjing Foreign Affairs Service Association, charged with internationalising the city and improving the quality of life for the local international community. With the approval of the Civil Affairs Bureau and the Municipal...

U.S. Firms in China Reveal How Trade War is Hitting Hard

Amid escalating U.S.-China bilateral trade tensions, AmCham China and AmCham Shanghai have conducted a joint survey of member companies to measure the impact of trade war tariffs imposed by both the U.S. and Chinese governments. While it is obvious that...

CIS Nanjing Reveals Future of Software

The China (Nanjing) International Software Product and Information Service Trade Fair, sensibly also known as CIS Nanjing, got underway with much fanfare this morning, 31 August, at the Nanjing International Expo and Conference Centre in the city's Olympiad area. Billed...

Nanjing Massacre Survivor to make Augmented Reality Testimony in US Holocaust Museum

When the brand new Dallas Holocaust Museum opens in a year's time, among 18 interactive testimonies from Holocaust Survivors around the world shall be that from a survivor of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre. With the Museum's mission to teach the...

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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