Frank Hossack

Teaching Creativity; Juilliard Inspires BSN in Performing Arts

Parents of students at the British School of Nanjing (BSN) have been seeing how curriculum specialists from Juilliard will help integrate the school’s teaching in music, dance and drama. The move comes as schools worldwide tackle the teaching of...

Expat Entrepreneur! Work Visas & Starting a Business in Nanjing

The dream of starting your own business is a common one. And many an expat has observed that China is a land of opportunity. Yet, becoming an entrepreneur is Nanjing is a complicated process that all starts with the...

HIV Carrier Bites Eviction Officer; Sentenced to 1 Year in Jail

The HIV-positive illegal occupant who bit an eviction officer in Nanjing last summer has received a 1-year sentence for obstructing official duties. The case may have this week come to end, but it is not without the threat of...

Elected! Nanjing’s 1st Female Mayor is 2nd in all of China

Nanjing made history earlier this week, electing a woman as city mayor for the first time. In a sign that is indicative of how progressive local government has become, the new mayor is also only the second provincial capital...

Is Deji Plaza Seriously China’s Number 2 Shopping Mall?

Taking a little stroll along Zhongshan Lu in Nanjing is all it takes to realise that Deji Plaza is pretty fancy. So fancy that the plush mall is in fact China’s number two shopping centre. Turns out it's down...

China Southern Splits with SkyTeam; Your Miles are Safe(ish)!

Flying on China Southern over Chinese New Year? Be aware that the airline is no longer a member of SkyTeam. New agreements are already in place that will see most passenger benefits continue, while the airline has also rolled...

Expat Depression Significant Driver in Departure from China

Foreigners are leaving China. The once-magical Middle Kingdom has lost some of its sheen for rising numbers of expats, prompting a return home, or another destination. Among their many reasons for leaving China is expat depression. 外国人正在离开中国。 曾经神奇的中王国因外籍人士数量的增加而失去了一些光澤,促使人们返回家园或前往其他目的地。 他们离开中国的众多原因之一是外籍人士的抑郁症。 Back in...

Nanjing Polluter Fined Half a Billion RMB for Environmental Damage

In a landmark case, a Nanjing court has handed out fines totalling ¥520 million for environmental damage to the Yangtze River. The case, that is the largest of its kind ever heard in China, also appears in the court’s ten...

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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