Frank Hossack

“Ghost Stations”; Nanjing’s Forgotten High-Speed Rail Stops

China’s high-speed railway network, as we all know, is nothing short of a marvel. Yet, it is also not without criticisms. Among them, so-called “ghost stations” that, for one reason or another, see more trains pass through than stop...

Children in Need; Nanjing Mission to Crowdfund End-of-Life Care

A Nanjing charity providing end-of-life care for babies and young children has taken the unusual step of choosing to crowdfund its latest initiative aimed at improving quality of care for society’s most under privileged. The Nanjinger supports a number of local...

Fire at 24,000 Feet on Flight from Nanjing

The issue of battery-charging packs on board aircraft is back in the headlines after a flight from Nanjing was forced to return following an open fire in the cabin yesterday, 4 September. China Eastern Airlines flight MU2809 departed Nanjing Lukou...

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Underway in Nanjing

A downtown exhibition match got the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Nanjing Leg, off to a flying start this last Saturday, 31 August, as 32 teams from all over the world limbered up to do battle in eight Chinese cities. In...

Top IGCSE Results at BSN; It’s A* in Mandarin for Every Student!

The UK’s 2019 school examination results have recently been released, causing much reason for celebration at The British School of Nanjing (BSN). All students who sat IGCSE Mandarin Chinese received an A*, while there were a number of other...

Nanjing’s Yangtze River Crossings to be Renamed; You Have a Say!

Nanjingers are preparing to say goodbye to some of their most widely-used vernacular, after yesterday afternoon’s announcement that five of Nanjing’s six Yangtze River crossings are to be renamed, following a study into unifying the naming strategy for river crossings...

Not all that Glitters is Gold; Suning Dumps 5,000 Loss Makers

A familiar sight on the Chinese physical retail urban landscape is changing hands as Nanjing’s Suning lets go of its loss-making chain of convenience stores; Suning Xiaodian. The 5,000 branch chain has been acquired by Yunzhixiang (云之香). Suning is much lauded...

Nanjingers Killed in Laos Crash Highlight SEAsia Travel Concerns

As the last of those injured in the bus crash in Laos 1 week ago that claimed the lives of 13 Chinese nationals return to Nanjing, safety concerns when traveling in less-developed countries across Southeast Asia are back in...

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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