Frank Hossack

¥27 Million Tax Evasion Fine for Nanjing Internet Celebrity

Earlier this week saw massive fines, totalling almost ¥100 million, levied against two live streaming broadcast hosts for the non payment of personal income tax. And one of the ladies in question also happens to be a Nanjinger. Lin Shanshan...

Lightning Strikes Twice! China’s Smallest Police Dog Wins Again

A Nanjinger in the form of the smallest police dog in China has for the second consecutive time taken its title as national champion in an annual search for combat-ready canine talent. Best of all though; our champ is...

King Cobra Seized by Nanjing Customs, but it Put up a Fight!

Nanjing customs authorities are long used to intercepting pests during their daily labours. Among the animals they come across are the common garden variety, the unusual and all kinds of exotica. Then there is also the extremely deadly, species...

Personal Transporter Battery Sets Nanjing Media College Ablaze

Fires from the batteries of two-wheeled transportation devices are back in the headlines today. But this time, not the pesky e-bikes, but those bewildering personal transporters, after one set ablaze a Nanjing college dormitory. The fire broke out yesterday evening,...

Failed BBQ Joint Owner Calls Police Threatening Suicide

Nanjing’s first responders have once again been called in to deal with a case of bizarre behaviour. Both officers on the ground and the emergency operator were involved in the counselling of a man wishing to take his own...

Northern Capitalist who was “King of Cement”; Zhou Xuexi

Zhou Xuexi (周学熙) was a late Qing Dynasty industrialist who, as Minister of Finance, became one of the most powerful men in country and to latterly use that influence in bringing about social welfare and industrial reform which earned...

The Building of Nanjing (1); Zifeng Tower

While it is obvious that the Zifeng Tower is the tallest building in Nanjing, slightly less well known is the fact that, upon its completion, it was the second tallest building on the Chinese mainland, behind the Shanghai World...

Yangzhou Fried Rice; The Legend & How to Make it!

Search “Yangzhou” on Google and among the top options thrown up will be “Yangzhou Fried Rice”. That’s how ubiquitous this dish is. And for excellent reasons; it’s delicious, uses commonly available ingredients and is a cinch to make. 在谷歌上搜索“扬州”,在最热门的选项中,将是“扬州炒饭”。 这就是这道菜的无处不在。...

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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