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Frank Hossack

Steak & Sausage; Nanjing’s Western Staples

For all the hype associated with it, diners in Hexi looking for western options are going to quickly become bored. The Nanjinger was therefore potentially cheered to discover European Kitchen in the newly opened Golden Eagle Mall. ...

The Unicorn & the Eunuch; Saviours of the Ming Dynasty

The animals came in six by six, hoorah hoorah. The animals came in six by six, hoorah hoorah. The animals came in six by six, the qilin, dragon, turtle and phoenix... It is well known that...

Nanjing Metro Line S3; Colour Clash Controversy

Taking a glance at the latest Nanjing Metro map on board trains, one would be forgiven for thinking the city's metro system had overnight swelled from seven to ten lines. Not so. Yet, yesterday, 6th December, did see Line S3...

Ford’s Massive New Nanjing Test Centre a First for China

The Ford Motor Company is reinforcing its commitment to product development and innovation in China with the opening last week of the ¥680 million Nanjing Test Centre (NTC). As part of Ford’s RMB 1.3 billion investment to further innovation at...

Automated Nanjing Metro Line 7 a First for Jiangsu Province

Tomorrow, 29 November, shall see ground broken on Nanjing Metro Line 7. Nothing that remarkable there, we might think, until that is, we are told that Line 7 will be driverless. As the first fully automated...

Former Dutch Embassy Reopens as Nanjing Republican Map Museum

Often the best moments living in a city such as Nanjing occur when we get to step into another world that is literally a few metres off a main thoroughfare; a secret to which it feels we alone are...

Myth Busting China’s Body Language

Whenever Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of North Korea does anything; lift his chopsticks, for instance, young men all over China decide it is time for a haircut. Yes, Monsieur Kim is the look to have, especially these days. Nothing...

Mall of All Malls Reclaims Throne for Nanjing Property Developer

Almost a year to the day after The Nanjinger reported on the construction of what was then touted as “Asia’s largest single building”, Golden Eagle Square Plaza opened for business this last weekend, the 18th November being an auspicious...

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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