Frank Hossack

Nanjing’s iconic Zifeng Tower now has to live with the idea that, in just a few years, it will no longer be the tallest building in the city, as plans emerge for the new holder of the title that...

Nanjing’s Purple Mountain Observatory has discovered a football field-sized asteroid that came as close as 144,000 kilometres to the Earth last weekend. The asteroid swept the world by at 4:38:24 am on 23 March, Beijing time. The Near Earth Object...

During these dark days, the importance of trains in maintaining our ways of life is uppermost. With air travel decimated, many rail services continue, transporting people, freight and medical aid, across countries and continents. 在这些黑暗的日子里，火车对于维持我们的生活方式的重要性是最重要的。随着航空旅行的减少，许多铁路服务仍在继续，跨越国家和大陆运送人员、货物和医疗援助。 Prior to China’s High Speed Railway...

Tonight, as the clock strikes 12, the stream of foreigners arriving in China shall turn into a trickle of the privileged few. Those already in the country are facing a flood of both hostility and kindness, making 2020 into...

The enduring symbol of an epidemic is the face mask. Over the last 2 months, we have become so accustomed to wearing them that many Nanjingers have forgotten what each other looks like. Now however, the masks are coming...

One of Nanjing’s direct air links with Europe seems set to continue after the Finnish government agreed to bail out its national airline, for the time being. But that’s the only piece of good news; the global airline industry...

Nanjing’s total population has topped 10 million for the first time, as census figures released also reveal gains in particular areas of the city, together with other insights into the 2019 figures, including data as to the educational level...

People in China are continuing to be perplexed at the behaviour of many in Western countries, particularly given the rapid escalation of Covid-19 cases therein. Now, a foreigner in Nanjing has added his voice of warning to the concern,...