Frank Hossack

Are Nanjingers the Cheapest People in China?

Nanjingers certainly like a bargain. And it’s no secret; the little radishes are well known for their frugality all over the country. But now it’s official; turns out they like the cheap stuff more than anyone else in all...

Let’s Graduate! Time to Fire Some Missiles for Nanjing Students

Just as millions have sat the University Entrance Examination, so too others have recently graduated. For some Nanjing students wearing camouflage, this has entailed real-life, live-fire exercises with some of the country’s most sophisticated weaponry. They’re called the Red Arrows....

Con Man Nets ¥2.73 Million After 179 Lies (to the Same Woman)

Fact is stranger than fiction. No one could make up the convoluted tale of an elder man who over the course of several years, succeeded in defrauding one lady out of ¥2.73 million. That the man fooled her 179...

Cool Brands at Cheap Prices! Duty Free Store Opens in Nanjing

Many people flock to Sanya for not just the beaches, but also the duty free shop. Well, Nanjing now has its own too. But is the 1960s Rolls Royce on display just inside the front door the most interesting...

6 Dead, 14 Injured in Anhui Weekend Stabbing Spree

The city of Anqing in nearby Anhui Province was the setting for carnage this past weekend, as a young man’s disillusionment turned quickly to homicidal intention. When it was all over, six people were left dead and a further...

Is this the Prettiest Loo in Jiangsu?

Well, maybe not Jiangsu, but perhaps Nanjing. Forgive us; the rhyme was too irresistible. Nevertheless, recent local efforts at sprucing up those most essential of public facilities are worthy of mention. And a paper published 2 years ago today...

Operation Mosquito 2021; Which Repellent (of Millions) is Best?

Summer has officially begun in Nanjing and now, so has the rainy season. That can only mean one thing. Mosquitos! And anyone who’s spent a summer in Nanjing before (last year, perhaps?!) knows mozzies are a serious business. “Physical mosquito...

And the Number of Foreigners Now in Nanjing is…

The time for speculation is over. And the numbers will come as a surprise to many. For there has not been the slump in Nanjing's foreign populace that was suspected by a good chunk of the local international community....

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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