Frank Hossack

On this Day in Chinese History; 3 November

This day, 3 November, in 1987, UNESCO presented an award to Yuan Longping at its Paris headquarters in recognition of his cultivating high-yield hybrid rice. The “UNESCO Science Prize” was established in 1968 and is awarded every 2 years...

On this Day in Chinese History; 2 November

This day, 2 November, in 2017, the concept of, “Building a community with a shared future for mankind”, proposed by China, was included in the “Further Practical Measures for the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space”, and,...

On this Day in Chinese History; 1 November

This day, 1 November, in 1991, the Chinese government published a white paper entitled, “The Human Rights Situation in China”, in which it was pointed out that since countries have huge differences in their historical backgrounds, social systems, cultural...

Global Food Supply Highlight at Good Food Summit in Nanjing 

How will we manage to feed a planet with approaching 10 billion people when the majority are under nourished? And what systems can be put in place to somehow perhaps address this? They are good questions. Hence a recent...

China’s National Day Kicks in with Public Lapping up the Hardware

What better way to show off a nation’s might during its National Day than a military exposition? Hence the “The 1st Suzhou in 2025” National Defense, Military & Aerospace Science Popularisation Exhibition now on at Suzhou Shishan International Conference...

Insomnia? Cambridge Uni Forum in Nanjing Embraces High Tech Solutions

Since we spend 30 percent of our lives doing it (or the lucky ones among us at least), sleep and problems associated therewith are a big deal. Hence the importance of a globally-relevant forum held recently in Nanjing, with...

Changzhou Breaks their Football Duck Scoring First Goal in Jiangsu City League

With many a public area packed out for the game on the hot evening of 16 August, it was number 11 Zhao Lianping who brought an end to Changzhou's embarrassing history of eight games without a a single goal....

Make a Date for 7th Grand Canal Culture and Tourism Expo in Suzhou

To be held 15-17 August at the Suzhou International Expo Centre on an area of approximately 35,000 square metres, the signature event has to date attracted the participation of 542 enterprises from 76 cities across 18 regions of China....

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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