Frank Hossack

Countdown to Winter Olympics as 8 New High-Speed Lines Open

It has been a busy month for China’s high-speed railway network, with no less than eight new lines opening, including the route that links Beijing with two of the main venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics. 对于中国高速铁路网来说,这是一个繁忙的月份,不少于八条新线路开通,包括连接北京和2022年冬奥会两个主要场馆的路线。 Many of the new...

Nanjing Costco, Metro and other “Foreign” Supermarkets

Foreign supermarkets in Nanjing were in the past aplenty, but international acquisitions and the shift to online/delivery curtailed their presence heavily. Yet, chances are that, wherever you live in Nanjing, you are but a short taxi ride from a...

4000 Join “Cedar” and China’s Fastest Man for New Year's Day Run

Nanjing’s annual New Year’s Day Run was held yesterday, 1 January, providing a perfect backdrop to introduce Cedar, the mascot for the upcoming world indoor athletic championships, to be held in the city in just over 2 months time. Over...

Sport and Culture Dominate Nanjing’s Top Stories of 2019

Looking back over The Nanjinger’s headlines for 2019, it is quickly apparent that above all, sport and culture have been the top stories in which Nanjing has hit the headlines. Worth remembering that the last 12 months has brought...

Non-Stop from Nanjing Lukou Now to 19 Countries & 31 Cities

As the year closes, so it is nice to look forward to 2020 and the places we may soon visit, Nanjing being in the dead-centre of Asia. In Nanjing Lukou International Airport, we are blessed with an ever-increasing selection...

440 Million Rail Journeys Expected During Chinese New Year 2020

With train tickets now on sale for the 2020 Spring Festival holiday in China, the rail network is bracing itself for 440 million trips made nationwide, but the mad rush for tickets means that most of the popular routes...

The Milk Bar that’s a Hit with Chinese and Foreigners Alike

Quite a few alert readers are likely already frequenting this boudoir of delights that has seen branches pop up all over Nanjing in the last couple of years, often nearby the gates of universities inside metro stations, beside larger...

Old Nanjing Hands United in Preserving Nanjing Massacre Memory

As more countries host events to honour those who perished in the Nanjing Massacre that marks its 82nd anniversary today, so too do hitherto unheard tales of heroism emerge that unite humanity across time and space. This time last year,...

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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