Frank Hossack

The longest day of 2020 shall be marked across much of Asia by an annular solar eclipse. The “Ring of Fire” that is the result shall darken our afternoon skies on Sunday 21 June, making for an exciting end...

They used to be a frowned-upon blot on the urban landscape. Now, China has done a complete 180 on her attitude to night markets. With its talent for organisation, Nanjing is heading a post-Covid-19 economic revival that has night...

A recently-opened little bright spot of internationalism has appeared off one of Nanjing’s more traditional thoroughfares, Qingliangmen Da Jie, in the city’s western Hexi area. Kàn Coffee's menu sports the usual selection of coffee, plus a hitherto unheard of option....

Wang Ping (王苹) was PRC’s first female film director and an ambassador for the communist movement’s empowering of gender equality, utilising film as a propaganda art form that would see Wang reach her zenith with 1965’s “The East is...

The word “Taklamakan” is said to mean “Place of No Return”. That China is now embarking on the final section of a railway line that will encircle the entire desert, by 2022 it will be possible to turn that...

Watermelon season has hit Nanjing; there is no better time to enjoy the thirst-quenching fruit, while we in Jiangsu Province are blessed to have some of the best watermelons on the market. Choosing one isn't hard, but there are...

The countdown is on to this year’s Nanjing Tech Week, from 22-26 June. While the sophomore event is once again Nanjing’s chance to set shining its bright stars of innovation, a large-scale undertaking of this kind this year requires...

Counters showcasing anti-blue-light glasses have started popping up in opticians all over China. The nation’s top ophthalmologists, however, say there is no scientific basis for such offering any benefit to those spending long periods of time looking at screens. 中国各地的眼镜店都开始出现展示防蓝光眼镜的专柜。然而，美国顶级眼科医生表示，没有科学依据表明这种做法对那些长时间看屏幕的人有任何好处。 Hazards...