Frank Hossack

Master Media Mogul who Ran Newspaper from His House; Chen Shewo

Cheng Shewo (成舍我) was China’s first and only media magnate. Over more than 7 decades, he illustrated the power of the press by launching the Republic of China’s most progressive and independent newspapers, and ensuring their future through the...

Jupiter! Will Guardian of Chinese Zodiac Soon Reveal All
?

Fully one third of the people reading this article are going to face misfortune in their lives this Year of the Yin Metal Ox. Disturbing, yes, but we may also be on the cusp of discovering more as to...

Monkey Emulates Journey to the West; Punts Across Nanjing River 

Fitting for the Lunar New Year is a video featuring one of the animals of the Chinese zodiac that has gone viral on the internet; that of a monkey which crosses a river in Nanjing using only its hands...

An End to Cruelty? Nanjing Leads China in Push for Cultured Meat

Abbatoir. One of those things we wish didn’t exist, perhaps something we hope we could uninvent. But that reality may in fact come to be in the not so distant future, with scientists in Nanjing among those at the...

Man Survives 70-Metre Jump from Bridge After Suicide Attempt

A suicide attempt last week in Nanjing has been happily averted after officers from a dedicated garrison were able to pluck a man to safety following his jump from the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge into the chilly waters 70 metres...

Disinfection of a Cross-Border Train at High Speed. It’s a Thing!

China continues to pull out all the stops in her determination to avoid any exponential growth in the numbers of coronavirus variant cases. In one of the more notable efforts, disinfection of cross-border trains has come to pass in...

300-Year-Old European Paintings of Nanjing Donated to Museum

A batch of rare copper engravings of Nanjing scenes produced by foreigners in the 17th and 18th centuries are going on display in the Jiangsu Provincial Chronicles Museum after their being the first donation to the museum in 2021. From...

Rewards Offered for “Dobbing In” Illegal Nanjing Fireworks’ Vendors

With Chinese New Year just around the corner, and most people advised not to return to their hometown, so the temptation to buy and let off fireworks has never been greater. Authorities are therefore offering rewards to those who...

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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Shanghai Climate Week coincides with Earth Day and highlights China's dual-carbon commitments. And while its object as also a...

Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard? 

Shanghai-Nanjing Innovation Belt emerges, with Putuo District driving cross-regional collaboration to boost economic growth for 50+ million people Putuo officials...

Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

April is rolling around, and with it comes a new schedule for flights in and out of Nanjing Lukou...

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