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Frank Hossack

Nanjing Gov. Opens Doors; Party Secretary Behind Bars

2015 has been ushered in, from a municipal perspective at least, by two big-ticket good news/bad news stories. In the first, New Years Day was the date chosen for Nanjing municipal government’s first ever “open house”,...

Art Home

Arguably the best stocked art supplies shop in Nanjing is to be found just off the Qinhuai river near to Stone City. Art Home stocks oil and  acrylic paints by brands such as XL and Yabi, plus pencils and...

Foreign honorary citizens sit in on 12th Jiangsu PPC

Two foreign honorary citizens of Jiangsu province attended the 12th Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress (PPC), which opened in Nanjing Great Hall of the People on the morning of Jan. 19. Roland Gerke, president and CEO of BSH Home Appliances...

Man in Nanjing kneels for two hours to propose to married woman

A middle-aged man went down on his knees at the Zheng He Square of Qinhuai District of Nanjing, surrounded by heart-shaped candles and a large handful of bright roses on Dec 28, attracting many onlookers. Han, 45, is from...

Arval Car Rental

ABOUT ARVAL  “All you need to do is decide which vehicle you want, the length of the contract; and the expected mileage - we will look after the rest.”Founded in 1989 and fully owned by BNP Paribas, Arval specialises...

2015 to Spell End of China Dollar Reliance

The generally accepted wisdom is that all economies of the world are interconnected, and that “wealth can neither be created nor destroyed”. In real terms, as it concerns us, that translates to China having US$3.9 trillion in the bank,...

Kamakama

With its roots in Wenzhou, before opening up in Hangzhou plus now, gratefully, Nanjing; and claiming no inspiration whatsoever from Culture Club, Kamakama is Nanjing’s answer to the sleek sophisticated cocktail bars of Shanghai. No 1912 mayhem here; instead...

Q.E. Mart

There are some things that Korea does mesmerisingly well, and one of them is the chocolate buscuits made by Lotte. The only place one is going to find these and lots more goodies like them in Nanjing is Q.E....

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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