Frank Hossack

World Water Day Rumours; 3 Chinese Old Wives’ Tales to Ignore

World Water Day has been marked in Nanjing by local media turning it into an opportunity to put pay to a number of rumours regarding the resource, rumours so pervasive they are taken by many to be absolute fact.  南京当地媒体庆祝了世界水日,并以此为契机,对有关资源的一些谣言进行辟谣,谣言如此普遍,以至于许多人认为这是绝对事实。 Yesterday,...

Introducing Yellow Mountain Whisky and 89.9% Absinthe!

Opposite the entrance to the Chaotiangong underground car park, Le Bar has become a watering hole for B-list actors and actresses working with a film director based in the up-and-coming, adjacent creative park. And friends and acquaintances of the owner,...

Trash is Fun! Citizens Sign up for “Day in the Life of Rubbish”

With CNY behind us, Nanjing is back at rubbish-classification efforts. Many residential communities have in recent days installed dedicated classification facilities, while local people are joining in a fun activity that takes them where their rubbish goes. On 18 March...

Acute Poisoning Possible from Mutton on the Shelves of Nanjing?

A nationwide television investigative report into tainted meat has had Nanjing authorities scrambling to take action to assess the situation and convince the public that locally-bought meat products are safe for consumption. On 15 March was aired the CCTV report...

Nanjing SWAT Team Stars in National Police Drama TV Series

Readers of The Nanjinger thinking about pulling off an armed heist anytime soon would be well advised to go elsewhere. For Nanjing’s police SWAT team is at the top of their game, so much so that they were recently...

Are Flowers Boring or What? Not in Nanjing Garden of the Future!

A shining jewel in Nanjing’s collection of top tourist destinations is nearing completion in the city’s farther reaches. And if flowers are your thing, get ready to visit the Jiangsu Horticultural Expo, this year returning to Nanjing. The countdown is...

Marriage in Nanjing Now Quicker than Pregnancy Test

This past weekend saw many local marriage registries dispense with their day off to open as normal. For couples looking to quickly take advantage of the auspicious date, Nanjing fortunately had in place a self-service terminal capable of producing...

Movies, Photos, Crushed Tomatoes? The Ubuiquity of Open Source

As lockdown took over all over the world a year ago, so an Australian food blogger had an idea. What she didn’t realise, however, was that her creation would highlight the open-source nature of our pandemic survival. 一年前,随着封锁在全世界接管,一位澳大利亚美食博主有了一个想法。 然而,她没有意识到的是,她的创作将突出我们疫情生存的开源性质。 In March...

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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