Frank Hossack

Robot Dog & Bomb Disposal Join in Celebrating Nanjing Police Day

Earlier this week marked the third Chinese People's Police Day, with law enforcement authorities putting on a host of displays and ceremonies across the nation, ranging from hoisting the nation’s flag to educating young children as to the nature...

Break Dancing Team for Paris 2024 Olympics Revealed in Nanjing

Unbelievably, the Olympics are being held next year. But the short interval with which it feels the global pinnacle of sport is once again coming around has not stopped China, and Nanjing for that matter, from being ready. And...

CPR for 3 Hours by Nurses & Doctors Saves Man from Jaws of Death

They took turns to apply CPR for up to an hour at a time. Their efforts, along with a good dose of modern medical technology and the rich experience of doctors, have avoided brain death in a man after...

Wuxi; From Teapots & Textiles to Semiconductors & Healthcare

Provinces nationwide in China adopt an alphabetically-based prefix to their vehicle number plates as a means to identify their city of registration. They’re a nod to a city’s import and significance, from an administrative and historical standpoint. 中国全国各省的车牌采用字母前缀,以此来识别其注册城市。 从行政和历史角度来看,它们是对一个城市的重要性和重要性的点頭。 Wuxi’s is...

Blood Stocks Critical in Nanjing; COVID-free Urged to Donate

Nanjing now has a critical blood shortage, with donations having declined sharply of late. At present, those coming forward to give blood number only dozens every day. Considering our city’s overall needs, this is bad news indeed. 南京目前血液严重短缺,献血量近来急剧下降。目前,每天前来献血的人数只有几十人。考虑到我们城市的整体需求,这确实是个坏消息。 Influenced by multiple...

Xuzhou; Athens of the Orient & Powerhouse of the North

Regarded by some as the “Athens of the Orient” on account of its profound historical heritage and numerous historical sites, Xuzhou is today an important communications hub and a node city in China’s Belt and Road Initiative. 徐州因其深厚的历史遗产和众多的历史遗迹被一些人视为“东方的雅典”,如今是中国“一带一路”倡议的重要交通枢纽和节点城市。 Surrounded by mountains on...

Changzhou; From Cotton to Rejuvenation, but Watch out for Dinosaurs

As a relatively young city compared to many others, Changzhou dates back only a little more than 2,000 years, to the beginning of the Qin Dynasty. Historical records put a date for the first settlement in the area at 221 BCE. 与其他许多城市相比,常州是一个相对年轻的城市,其历史仅为2000多年,即秦朝初期。...

Suzhou; Water Town Paradise Turned Economic Global Juggernaut

Once upon a time, Suzhou typified the water towns of Jiangnan, the area south of the Yangtze River home to villages interlaced by canals, rivers and lakes. Today, at the far end of the spectrum, what was 30 years...

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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