Frank Hossack

Wuxi Man Drives 1,148KM to Donate Free Flooded Car Repairs

Hearing the news of flooding, Li Shilu, a young man from Wuxi, Jiangsu, rushed to Zhuozhou to provide free emergency-repair services for local car owners. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Deji Splashes out ¥4 Billion in Quest to be China’s Number 1

Construction is now underway on the third phase of Nanjing’s Deji Plaza. While that’s undoubtedly music to the ears of many a High Net Worth Individual, for Deji it’s symbolic of an ambition to be the top-performing mall in...

2 Dead in Yancheng Tornado; Authorities Release “Self-Help Guide”

After yesterday’s tornado killed two and injured 15, Yancheng hopes people will keep the guide informing what to do if a tornado strikes when outdoors or at home. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Oktoberfest Begins! Beer, BBQ, Bouncy Castles & Music in Lianyungang

On the evening of 12 August, the festival kicked off in Huaguo Garden Art Street within the Lianyungang Garden Expo Park. Runs until 26 August. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

The Building of Nanjing (18); Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre

They didn’t have much time. In April 2011, Nanjing invited bids from global design companies to build a landmark building for the Youth Olympic Games that were then just 3 and a bit years away. Whoever got the job...

Vietnam Canes it in Nanjing’s Jiangbei New Area

What’s better; Thai or Vietnamese? For The Nanjinger, it has to be the latter, but perhaps only because we recently popped in for lunch to Rice Paper. Located in the newish Sasseur Outlets in Jiangbei New Area (pictured above), better...

Lost Old Man Spends 2 Days Sitting in Grasses in Yancheng

Cui Haibing is the good samaritan who found the man and took him to town to eat a bowl of beef noodles while waiting for officers from Dafeng Police Station. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

30 Tonnes of Glass Shatters across 4 Lanes of Expressway in Taizhou

A truck carrying the glass made an emergency manoeuvre to avoid a collision on the Taizhou section of the G2 Beijing-Shanghai Expressway at 08:15 on 12 August. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

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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