Frank Hossack

Nanjing to Shanghai in 6 Minutes; Watch it for Yourself!

Fancy a look at the train driver’s view ahead during a journey on the new Yangtze River Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway at super-high speed, as if the train was travelling at over two-and-a-half-thousand kilometres per hour? 想不想看看火车司机在新长江沪宁高铁上以超高速行驶时前方的景象,就像火车以时速两千五公里以上的速度行驶一样? The video, released yesterday, 6...

Real Estate Developer in Yangzhou Fined ¥180,000 for Giving away Free Cars

The Jiangdu developer, offering ¥50,000 Wuling Hongguang Mini EV Macarons for house purchases in a lottery, was fined under China’s Anti-Unfair Competition Law. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Yangzhou via this link.

Police Lend Free Helmets to E-bike Riders in Suqian (after Fining them)

Officers also visited schools to lend helmets to children who lacked them. The helmets can be returned later to any of three local traffic police headquarters. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Suqian...

Pig Farm Stinks; Changzhou Sets up Task Force to Tackle Breeding Odors

Changzhou Economic Development Zone’s Ecological Environment Branch is behind the tackling of pollution-control shortcomings that plague enterprises. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Changzhou via this link.

Sheep Festival in Xuzhou Sells 32 Million Kilograms of Lamb 

Data emerging from the 2023 Xuzhou Pengzu Fuyang Festival, held from 10 July to 9 August, shows 10 key monitored catering firms saw a growth of 48.43 percent. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about...

Man Jumps to Death under Train; Safety Barrier Debate Lights up

Safety barriers on railway-station platforms in China are back in the public consciousness after a suicide earlier this week in front of hundreds of onlookers. The issues? Why are they not now standard equipment at all stations? Is it...

¥1 Million Salary up for Grabs as Suqian Releases Talent Recruitment Plan

High level talent is sought for the solar new energy, green food, green home, new materials, high-end textiles and electromechanical equipment industries in particular. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Suqian via this link.

Business Booms for Bun Selling Boy in Nanjing; 2 Steamed Buns for ¥0.5!

28-year-old Sha Chenglei has a master's degree from Nanjing Audit University, but prefers his steamed-bun shop in Tangshan where queues of seniors form every day. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via...

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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