Frank Hossack

New on the Menu; Tibetan Beef & Mutton Fly Direct into Nanjing

Nanjingers are looking forward to spicing up their menus this winter with beef, mutton and more, as a new daily cargo flight commenced this week, bringing the delights of the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau to our dinner tables. Wednesday, 6 January, 2020,...

Fire in Tunnel in Nanjing; Two Cars Destroyed in Collision

Fire in a tunnel is a very frightening prospect. Lengthy tunnels are equipped to handle such a scenario but shorter ones are not, which is why huge gulfs of smoke were yesterday morning seen coming from the tunnel entrance...

Nanjing Taxi Passengers Can Rest Easy when New QR Code Adopted

Taking a taxi in Nanjing can be a hit-and-miss experience. Is the driver a lunatic? Does he or she try to rip you off? Were you ripped off unconsciously? All this could soon be a thing of the past,...

Robot Psychiatrists to be Deployed to Analyse Nanjing Students

The pressure on Chinese adolescents to perform well academically is immense. With the expectations of two generations upon them to secure a prosperous future for all, it is little wonder that many develop psychological issues. Robots are coming to...

Nanjing Massacre Hall Labelled a “Great Place for Entertainment”

A well-known, national delivery ‘n’ discount operator has had to offer the Chinese nation and her citizens a strenuous apology after finding themselves in hot water when online users called the firm out for its inappropriate description of the...

Salute to 78-Year-Old Volunteer @ Xinjiekou Metro Station

With its 24 exits, Nanjing’s Xinjiekou Metro Station is a complicated place. Easy for the younger generations perhaps, but not for the elderly and visitors to our city. Taking care of them is a 78-year-old volunteer. Uncle Chen, as he...

2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics Champ Ready to Forgive Home Country

A former athletics champion from the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics appears ready to forgive and forget, saying she is now prepared to lift the flag for her home country after last year accusing it of wanting to kill her...

Two Earthquakes Mother Nature’s Christmas Day Gift to Nanjing

Southern parts of Nanjing were struck last week by not one, but two earthquakes, as Nanjingers began their Christmas evening celebrations. While neither were serious, both serve as a reminder that earthquakes are a local reality, albeit relatively rare...

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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