Frank Hossack

Moon & Mariana Trench Not Far enough for Wuxi Scientific Research Institutes

With the Striver deep-sea submersible as its flagship, Binhu District held a conference on 29 August calling for an even more “phenomenal institute economy”. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Wuxi via this link.

Baby Stuck after Mother Attempts Pulling him through Window in Zhenjiang

Playing alone, the 2 year old accidentally locked a garage door behind him. Firefighters had to cut the bars of the security window in order to rescue him. Full story via this link; read the absolute essentials about Wuxi...

Nanjing First Hospital Opens Emergency Only Ward for Trauma Patients

2 years in the making, with 19 open beds and an emergency operating room, the ward can perform digital subtraction angiography for patients with severe multiple injuries. Full story via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via...

Where’s the Nearest AED? Yancheng App will Tell You as New Regs Take Effect

Out of 344 AED units installed in public places to date, the majority are to be found in schools. The nearest can always be found by using the “My Yancheng” mobile app. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

Nanjing Climbs 2 Places in International Globalisation Rankings

Leading academic think tank studying relationships between cities, the Globalisation and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), put Nanjing at #85 in its 2022 report. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via this...

Controversy over $30,000,000 Million Drone Contract for Airport in Yancheng

Speculation is rife as to why the underfunded and yet-to-be complete Zhumadian Pingyu County General Airport requires no less than 5,000 drones priced at ¥6,000 each. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Yancheng...

25 Crew Members Rescued as 2 Freighters Sink off Lianyungang Coast

10 were air lifted from the 5,000 tonne vessel early on 28 August, while a few hours later a rescue ship took 15 crew members off before their 6,000-tonne vessel capsized. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

Olympic Champion becomes Suzhou Women’s Federation Vice Chairperson

Chen Yanqing won two weightlifting golds in the 58 kg class at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and was subsequently Deputy Director of the Municipal Sports Bureau. Full story via this link; read the absolute essentials about Suzhou 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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