Frank Hossack

Scandal; Free 3D Movie Ticket for Kids but Pay for the Glasses Yourself

Four cinemas in Zhenjiang were called in on 1 March for failing to provide complimentary-viewing glasses for 3D movies in response to consumer rights complaints. Full story via this link.

Nanjing Environmental Law Enforcement Officer Wins 1st Place Nationwide

Li Gang of the Nanjing Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau of Ecological Environment ranked first among 104 shortlisted candidates. Full story via this link.

Inter-continental Air Freight Link Debuts between Nantong and Europe

115 tonnes of cargo on a Boeing 747 freighter of Suparna Airlines arrived at Nantong Xingdong International Airport from Leipzig in Germany on 2 March. Full story via this link.

International Asteroid Centre Confirms Nanjing’s Discovery of New Comet

Nanjing’s Purple Mountain Observatory has discovered a new comet which makes one orbit every 60,000 years. It shall be visible to the naked eye next year. Full story via this link.

20 Percent More Railway Lines under Construction in Jiangsu

Â¥50 billion will be spent this year alone in the building of another 1,282 kilometres of railway lines in Jiangsu, adding to the 4,277 kilometres already existing. Full story via this link.

First Students for Nanjing University’s Suzhou Campus

Four undergraduate majors in high-tech fields are courses on offer at the new campus of Nanjing University in Suzhou which welcomes its first students in September. Full story via this link.

3 Million Trips a Day is Back! Nanjing Metro puts on More Trains

Nanjing Metro is upping the frequency of trains on many lines in response to post-COVID demand; some 3.26 million trips were made on the network on 24 February. Full story via this link.

Artificially Bred Chinese Sturgeons Make Yangtze River Debut in Nanjing

Bred in October, 2021, 300 Chinese Sturgeons have been released into the Yangtze for the first time. The Sturgeon is a national first-class protected animal. 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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