Frank Hossack

Student Expelled for Nanjing Massacre Remarks on Social Media

The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has expelled a student for making improper remarks regarding the Nanjing Massacre on overseas social media. The case highlights the degree to which China holds sway over her citizens, even whilst they...

Flying Saucer Lands in Nanjing! (Ok, it’s a Water Coaster)

With Nanjing drawing to the end of its rainy season, so the next opportunity to get soaked presents itself. This July, an iconic water ride named “FlyingSAUCER" has been opened for use in the newly-completed Nanjing Maya Beach Water...

Clash de Cartier Experience Centre Comes to Southern Capital

Nanjingers looking for something different to do this summer staycation have a creative, if only temporary, outlet for their all their WeChat Moments’ desires, in the form of a Clash de Cartier Experience Centre described as "a break in...

New Driverless Metro Train Debuts; Nanjing Line 7 in the Queue

With Nanjing Metro Line 7 to be fully automated, so many local citizens wonder as to the eventual reality. China's latest driverless metro train, just one aspect of such a line, has given us a glimpse at the recently-held...

2020 Floods “Bigger” than Catastrophic 2-Month Season of 1998

Water levels in rivers and lakes across south China have now risen higher than the near-unprecedented levels seen in the historic floods of 1998. The development has many worried for similar loss of life and damage to property; should...

Schistosomiasis Alert; Nanjing Warns Citizens be on Flood Guard

With water levels in the Yangtze River around Nanjing now at dangerously high levels during the annual flood season, so local authorities are warning of the dangers lurking therein, specifically, the threat from schistosomiasis posed to citizens. Nanjing has not...

Dengue Fever Cases Near Nanjing Highlight Global Threat

The frightening disease that is Dengue fever has surfaced close to home, as authorities confirm a case of the vector-borne killer in the county-level city of Jurong, that has its border with Nanjing’s Qixia District in the city’s far...

Canteen Delivery for Hungry Nanjing Uni Students from September

Students in Nanjing are among those who can look forward to enjoying delivery service from their university canteens when the new academic year starts this September, as a food delivery giant inks nationwide deal to service 2,000 education institutions. 今年...

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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