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Frank Hossack

Rapper’s Delight = China in a Good Light!

China’s media regulator got the year off to a flying start by decreeing that TV programming should avoid any elements from hip-hop culture. What better way to hit back than with a song of the kind no one would...

People’s Cinema; the Nail in Hollywood’s China Coffin?

The last thing anyone wants is another American saving the world. For the Chinese government, the last thing they want is the citizens of the People's Republic perceiving that another American is saving the world. It is this kind of...

Adopted Boy from Nanjing Attends Embassy CNY Bash in Washington

A New Year celebration at the Chinese Embassy in Washington Monday evening included the touching attendance of 70 American families who have one thing in common; they have all adopted a child from China, with one from our very...

Botanical Dogs Stay off Spring Festival Boredom in Nanjing

With all the Chinese New Year excitement finally over, it is now the time to work out what on earth to do over the next week. Nanjing's top brass is aware of this, and so for those of us...

“Nanjwitter Instajing”; Blocked Social Media Sites Promote Nanjing Tourism

Nanjing has joined the ranks of other cities in eastern China that have teamed up with an international public relations outfit to provide western social media content that promotes in-bound tourism. Chicago, Illinois, USA-based PHG Consulting is no stranger to...

Drunken Juliette Batters Romeo in Nanjing’s Hexi

A young intoxicated lady has spent a night at the pleasure of the Nanjing authorities after drunkenly laying into an imported car on display at a mall in the Hexi area of Nanjing. It was after a year-end company dinner...

Nanjing Man Fined 2M as China Cleans Up Environment Act

For the past 10 years, a Nanjing man has knowingly polluted the local river environment on an ongoing basis with chemicals that can lead to cancer and physical deformities in humans. The man, surnamed Wang, was a self-employed businessman but...

New Year Valentines Take to Nanjing’s Skies with Asia Airlines

This year’s close alignment of Valentines’ Day and Chinese New Year has resulted in a surge of bookings for flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport over the holiday period. Tropical destinations in Asia are proving particularly popular this year...

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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