Frank Hossack

MAC Cosmetics “Musical Spaceship” in Nanjing Celebrates Sophisticated Chinese Consumers

Justifying the new 110-square metre store’s deconstructed piano styling in Deji Plaza, Senior VP at MAC Cosmetics called the Chinese consumer “one of the most expressive, sophisticated and creatively engaged beauty communities in the world”. Full story via this link;...

Nanjing Receives Emergency Landing of Shandong Airlines Flight from Qingdao to Shanghai

Passengers aboard SC4677 flight night of 27 June reported an engine ingesting a foreign object following by bangs, a burning odour and the aircraft shaking violently. Diverted to Lukou reporting a malfunction, the Boeing 787-800 landed safely at Lukou....

Shot in the Arm for UK-China Education Ties as Nanjing Inks Deal with Swansea

The deal sees Nanjing Tech University joining forces with Swansea University to commence double undergraduate and postgraduate engineering programs in September, 2025, with a capacity for 1,200 students. A PhD program is expected in 2026. Full story (in Chinese) via...

China’s 1st Coffee Train Debuts in Nanjing; Book a Cup + Free Ride on Meituan!

Featuring coffee-bar style seating, the customised tram operates daily from 09:00 at 2 hour intervals from Yuzui Station to Olympic Stadium East Station, returning an hour later. Half price for high-school students until 15 July, with examination certificate. Full...

Nanjing-Swiss Developed Anti Insomnia Drug both Revolutionary & Approved for Sale

Speaking of their collaboration with the Swiss company Idorsia, CEO of Simcere Pharmaceutical said, "Quviviq represents a groundbreaking innovation in global sleep medicine”. It is said the therapy is first to improve both sleep and daytime functioning. Full story (in...

Attendance at Jiangsu City League Match Tops 30,000; they’re just Teachers & Programers!

With 30,823 spectators at the recent match between Xuzhou and Zhenjiang, so the popularity of the Jiangsu City League is also being explained by the appeal lying in the ordinariness of its players, working full-time jobs by day, training...

New Timetable Gives Lianyungang Direct Rail Link with Hohhot; 11 Hours

The new national timetable operating from 1 July shall see Lianyungang linked with Hohhot by the D1683/4 service, with a departure of 09:28 and a 20:32 arrival at Hohhot East Railways Station. Second class tickets will be going for a...

Building Blocks Help Wuxi Metro to Reduce on Site Workload by 80% 

The innovative approach has been employed for the construction of both Xinyang Lu Station and Fangming Lu Station on Wuxi Metro Line 5 which were both capped on 19 June, in that which was the first use of prefabricated...

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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Shanghai Climate Week coincides with Earth Day and highlights China's dual-carbon commitments. And while its object as also a...

Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard? 

Shanghai-Nanjing Innovation Belt emerges, with Putuo District driving cross-regional collaboration to boost economic growth for 50+ million people Putuo officials...

Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

April is rolling around, and with it comes a new schedule for flights in and out of Nanjing Lukou...

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