Frank Hossack

Huge Crash after 7 Drivers Race Through Nanjing Tunnel

China’s drivers are generally a cautious bunch. It’s fairly rare to witness the sight of cars racing relatively common in many western countries. Not so in Nanjing last week, when seven drivers took to racing through one of the...

Vaccine Side Effects Confirmed by Regional Health Chief

While everyone believes that getting vaccinated against COVID is undoubtedly a great idea, large swathes of the population remain put off by the possible side effects. Those concerns have now been confirmed by the highest medical authority. 尽管每个人都认为接种新冠疫苗无疑是一个好主意,但仍有大量民众因可能的副作用而望而却步。这些担忧现已得到最高医疗当局的证实。 Making an appearance...

Kindergarten Terrorism; Nanjing Preschool Trials Emergency Drill

While lockdown drills and anti-terrorist activities are commonplace in schools in China, that they now come to kindergartens is an ominous indication of the kind of society we live in today. A remote kindergarten in Nanjing is preparing for...

Vulgar Marriage Customs to be Outlawed by Nanjing District

A Nanjing district is among many parts of China to be attempting the reformation of marriage customs. Supposedly rooted in rituals to expel evil spirits, some customs have been distorted to the extent they are now regarded as vulgar...

Divorce’s Top Reasons in Nanjing? Mobile Phones & Mother in Laws

Husbands playing games non stop on their phones and mother in laws interfering in the marriage are the main reasons for couples to seek divorce in 2021 Nanjing. But that more are choosing to remain together points to a...

3 Dead in Nanjing Electric Bike Battery Fire; Jail Time 4 Owner

Judgement has been passed down in a landmark case in which criminal negligence resulted in three deaths in Nanjing last year, after a fire from the battery of an electric bike spread to the adjacent residential building, torching an...

No Train Ticket Required but Leave the Hairspray at Home

Having broken the cardinal rule that is not to leave Jiangsu quite a few times of late, this correspondent feels the time is right for an update from the field as regards foreigners and their train tickets. And there...

Smoke Engulfs Nanjing Airport after Fire in Smoking Room

Scenes of drama unfolded this morning at Nanjing Lukou International Airport, when a fire broke out inside the terminal, causing clouds of thick dark smoke to rise and engulf the terminal ceiling. Ironically, the fire is thought to have...

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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