Frank Hossack

Where there’s Muck there’s Money! Public Toilets 100% Reimagined

Hardly once polite talk around the dinner table, the subject of using a public toilet has recently become just that, thanks to a remarkable innovation out of Chengdu which has made a discussion as to answering nature’s call around...

Superstar Cecilia Yip Calls Time on Tour; Says Suzhou Stop Will be Her Last

Now aged 62, the star of “New Legend of Madame White Snake” (1992) is calling it quits after nearly collapsing on stage in Chengdu due to low blood pressure and 20 high-intensity performances. Her final show shall take place...

Visitors to Scenic Spots in Yangzhou Exceed 10 Million for 1st Time in History

From January to April this year, the 11 “A level” tourist attractions in Yangzhou’s urban area received 10,587,709 visitors, an increase of 8.76 percent on the same period last year, testament to the City’s recent efforts at building a...

Resident Calls for Qidong Extension to Shanghai Chongming Metro; Told to Take the Bus!

Scheduled to open next year with its northern terminus on Chongming Island as Shanghai's first cross-Yangtze metro link, it appears there are no plans for the extension to Line 22. Bus connections are allegedly being optimised in response to...

HiPhi Automobile Resurrected in Yancheng by Slashing the Price

Bankrupt in late 2024, Human Horizons premium EV is back, as not so premium. With a registered capital of US$143 million for the new company, the brand's offering which was marketed for ¥600-800,000 will now be going for ¥200-300,000....

Would You Eat an Unborn Chicken Fetus?

Evocative for many of childhood memories, street food is perhaps at its very heart a comfort. Deep down, we know the chances are it’s phenomenally bad for us, but tough times call for tough decisions. These are the moments...

Water Cannons Rolled out for Debut of Changzhou-Hong Kong Flight

The highest courtesy in civil aviation was granted Hong Kong Express Airlines flight UO272 after landing at Changzhou Benniu International Airport at 20:05 on 23 May, turning a new page in tourism, cultural and economic exchanges between the two...

McDonald’s & Nanjing Metro Team up for Breakfast Convenience in 10 Stations

Open between 07:00- and 10:00, a total of 14 mini breakfast trucks have been deployed at stations including Xinjiekou, Daxinggong and Nanjing South Railway Station, serving up classic breakfast combos with an advertised waiting time of just 1 minute....

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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