Frank Hossack

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.

Schools in Nanjing to Postpone Return from Summer Break by 3 Days

With 1 September a Friday, so the decision to delay the new academic year. Teachers start on 31 August; schools and kindergartens on 4 September. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Is a Decent Shave in China Impossible? No, Thanks to Miniso!

First glances may be suggestive of it being a retail paradise for single females. But closer inspection, plus a touch of trial and error, reveals it has much to offer almost anyone, including the best-value razors of decent quality...

Birthday Party Put on for Pair of Pandas Turning 7 in Nantong

The Giant Panda House in Nantong Forest Safari Park prepared birthday cakes made of bamboo and fruit, for "Xinghui" and “Xingfan" who turned 7 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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