Frank Hossack

CPR from 11 Year Old Saves 60 Year Old Sunstroke Victim

When did you last hear of someone not yet a teenager performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to save a senior from cardiac arrest? Never, right? Yet that’s what happened in Jiangsu recently and now the hero has been recognised for his...

Quicksand Rescue! 5 Tourists’ Lives Saved from Incoming Tide

Water levels are low at present in the numerous lakes and rivers that make our very own Jiangsu known as “The Water Province”. As a result, many usually-unexposed sands and mud flats can look like a fun distraction. But...

Drone Yells at Drivers; Traffic Police’s New Law Discharge Tool

China’s propensity for surveillance has become infamous worldwide. On the country’s roads in particular. Now, in addition to cameras tracking drivers’ every move at intersections, Jiangsu police have unleashed a new anti-crime weapon, one that flies and shouts. It was...

Sanitary Pad Sales Controversy Eased by Train out of Nanjing

Feminine-hygiene products and their sale on high-speed trains are under the severe scrutiny of China’s unforgiving online community, after one lady was recently unable to get what she needed on a train. Fortunately, another train out of Nanjing has...

Nanjing Metro Line S8 Phase II Opens in Time for National Day

The Nanjinger predicted an opening on 1 October. We were wrong. But not by much. For the extension to Nanjing Metro Line S8 north of the Yangtze River in fact began carrying fare-paying passengers just a few hours earlier. Many...

COVID Test Result Required for Nanjing Metro from 8 October

From tomorrow, 8 October, all those wishing to take the Nanjing Metro shall be required to present the negative result of a nucleic-acid test (NAT) taken within the previous 48 hours. 明天10月8日起,所有乘坐南京地铁的乘客须出示48小时内核酸检测阴性结果。 For seniors, children and others without a smartphone to...

10 Unusual Museums to Soak in some Culture this National Day

Thinking of things to do over the National Day holiday in Nanjing? How about some culture with a twist? At least one of these museums should appeal to all, with “unusual” and “lesser known” our watchwords for this list...

Meet the Hydrogen Powered Bike Now on Sale in Nanjing!

What’s the biggest pain about an electric bike? The battery. Then there’s its weight, which necessitates the bike itself be big and bulky, and therefore a nuisance to other road users. Well, all that’s about to change, as hydrogen...

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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