Frank Hossack

Which Came First; the Chicken or the Egg? Nanjing Solves it!

Well, it’s not quite as old as time itself, but it’s a problem that has certainly been around since we had chickens. Or is it eggs? Doesn’t matter, because Nanjing scientists have been the key in a team which...

6 Cities in Jiangsu Join “High Speed Rail Courier” Network using Passenger Trains

Nanjing, Wuxi, Xuzhou, Changzhou, Suzhou, Yangzhou have become the first batch of “high-speed rail courier” cities, offering door-door deliveries within just 4 hours. Full story via this link.

Hot Sliding Tests Underway on New Nanjing-Shanghai High Speed Line

Having been electrified recently, a test train now runs along the new line’s tracks checking connectivity between overhead catenary and the train’s pantograph. Full story via this link.

How Many People in Nanjing Participate in Donating Blood? 

Today, 14 June, is the 20th World Blood Donor Day. Nanjing Red Cross is predicting that the city's blood donation rate per 1,000 population will reach 23.3 in 2023. Full story via this link.

Nanjing Urban Flood Control Gets High Tech Makeover

The upgrade to systems in Jiangning District uses video surveillance and big data analysis to improve risk forecasting, early warning and emergency-response capabilities. Full story via this link.

Beat the Weather; Jiangsu Goes All out to Complete Summer Harvest

The Province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs wants this year’s summer harvest done by 15 June. 230,000 hectares of wheat was harvested on 10 June alone. Full story via this link.

How Big is Nanjing’s Blueberry Industry? ¥100 Million Big!

New agriculture has in recent years been a significant focus for Nanjing, given the considerable rural resources at the City’s disposal. One crop in particular has proved a winner; blueberries now being exported far and wide have become a...

Workers Now Able to “Walk” across River on Longtan Yangtze River Bridge

Construction of the catwalk on the Longtan Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing was completed yesterday, 12 June, paving the way for the Bridge’s main cables. Full story 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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