Frank Hossack

What in Fact Happens if You Smoke on High-Speed Trains in China?

Going by the inescapable and somewhat scary announcement "kindly" informing passengers on high-speed trains in China that smoking is strictly prohibited, the answer is surely “something serious”. And so it is, as two young men on a train to...

“China-Style” Strategy 1 Step Nearer to Reopening Borders

Signs are that there are several reasons to be optimistic China may consider to reopen its borders in the not so-distant future, with recent events indicating an underlying acceptance that COVID, even in China, will be something we just...

NUAA Explosion Highlights Human Error in Labs Across China

A recently-released study is telling the world that the relatively frequent accidents in China’s university laboratories are, for the most part, the result of human error. But for some in a Nanjing University, it’s all a little too late. On...

Bread Truck Turned into Shady Mobile LPG Filling Station

Gas cylinders, especially those in China, have a habit of exploding. And when they are transported illegally with little regard for safety, the potential for danger is ever greater. Just as well a shonky operation selling cylinders out the...

Murder Case Finds Conclusion 18 Years Later on Beach in Sanya

Nanjing’s finest have taken down a fugitive in dramatic fashion on a beach in the island paradise of Sanya. The man, who had remained at large for 18 years, was the third and final suspect in a 2003 murder...

Amazing World Record Set by Electric Ship Launched in Nanjing? 

Cross any of Nanjing’s mighty bridges over the Yangtze River and peer below. On many a day, you’ll see a kind of haze hovering above the flowing water. That’s generated by emissions from the diesel engines which power the...

Murder Mystery Solved after 19 Years; Victim’s Identity Revealed

The case of a murder which occurred in Nanjing in 2003 is finally at an end, with the recent confirmation of the victim’s identity. While police knew who had committed the killing, they were not until now able to...

Need to Know; New Traffic Law will Save 24 Lives this Year

Nanjing has begun to implement new traffic laws aimed at large and medium-sized vehicles, ruling that they stop and give way to pedestrians or other vehicular traffic when turning right. The move aims to reduce or eliminate accidents stemming...

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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