Frank Hossack

Nanjing Runs, Walks and Rides to ¥40,000 for Hopeful Hearts @ 20

Much of Nanjing’s international community came together this past weekend in recognition of a worthwhile cause and its 2 decades of fundraising, while those who started it all were also heard from, with their memories of the beginnings of...

Crazy Hairdressers & 1956 Former Cinema Now Interactive Theatre

As the audience entered, hair dryers, music and the sound of toilets flushing were heard in the theatre during warm up. 当观众入场时,影院里响起了热身时的吹风机、音乐和冲厕所的声音。 “Who wants to wash their hair?”, or, “Which lady needs a manicure?”, were the refrains which came from the...

Sky Trains are Biggest Draw at Urban Rail Transit Exhibition

The 16th Shanghai International Railway and Urban Rail Transit Exhibition (Nanjing) has showed that hanging monorails are soon to become a frequent reality in China. Full story via this link.

Name Change Rumour for Sunan Shuofang International Airport Quashed

After passengers saw "Wuxi Suzhou Airport” on signage, the Airport moved quickly to deny a name change was in the works. Its three-letter code also remains “WUX”. Full story via this link.

Key Laboratory Status is Target in New Education Plan in Nanjing

Jiangning District of Nanjing is to promote the sharing of educational resources by colleges and universities in order to establish a State Key Laboratory. Full story via this link.

¥350,000 Fine for Hairy Crab Producer Selling Underweight Produce

Jiangsu’s biggest consumer-rights offender in 2022 was busted after spot checks on Tmall vendors by Xiangcheng District Market Supervision Bureau of Suzhou. Full story via this link.

Come See for Yourself Says “2023 Flower Appreciation Announcement”!

Experts in flora, Nanjing Forestry University, threw open its gates yesterday to the pubic to come and appreciate the cherry blossom therein. Lasts until 26 March. Full story via this link.

Wuhan Rescue! Old Lady Saved from Yangtze by University Student

Wuhan was the scene of a lucky day for one lady and lad earlier this week, when a student from Nantong in Jiangsu found himself the rescuer of the old woman who had fallen into the treacherous waters of...

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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