Frank Hossack

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...

Pilot of Nanjing-Chengdu Flight Unwell; Dies upon Arrival

Industry insiders at Nanjing Lukou International Airport have been left scratching their heads as to how a pilot at the top of his game could possibly die after becoming incapacitated while operating a regular flight earlier this week from...

Ice & Snow Festival to Cheer Nanjingers through the Winter

Christmas might be long gone by then, but that won’t stop the sleigh being rolled out at the first Nanjing Winter Olympics Ice and Snow Festival, providing the local international community with an interesting leisure option in lieu of...

5 Million Watch 800 Runners Commemorate Opening of New Bridge

Close on five million viewers tuned in on their smartphones, tablets or desktop computers yesterday to watch 800 Nanjingers participate in a commemorative run to mark the opening of the fifth bridge to traverse the Yangtze River in Nanjing. Before...

Thief in Nanjing Steals Roommate’s Car; Drives Home to Show Off

How much do you trust your roommate? Do you suspect they secretly eat stuff from your shelf of the fridge? Might they steal your car and drive it almost 1,000 kilometres to their home town just to show off?...

Master Chinese Linguist Unaware of Deeds Until Death; Zhu Dexi

Zhu Dexi (朱德熙) was a man to whom every student of the Chinese language owes a debt of gratitude; with a penchant for the analysis of grammar and rhetoric, Chinese would be a whole lot more impenetrable today were it...

World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing Delayed Again

This last week has seen a shock announcement come to the world of sports, as the World Athletics Indoor Championships that were due to be held in Nanjing earlier this year have now been pushed back a second time,...

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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