Frank Hossack

I’m Still Standing; Few Nanjing CD Shops Survive Online Assault

China is a fickle thing when it comes to technology; embracing the latest thing today and dumping it for something else tomorrow. So it is therefore coming to pass that the CD is now virtually all but a memory. 在技术方面,中国是一个善變的東西;今天接受最新的事物,明天把它扔掉。...

12,000 Run in Nanjing Xianlin Half Marathon; Kenya Triumphant

8 am yesterday, Sunday, 14 April, saw the starting gun fired for the Nanjing Bank of Ningbo Xianlin Half Marathon in Yangshan Park. An impressive 12,000 runners turned out to take part in the event which attracted people from...

Fancy a Volcanic Honeymoon? Fly Nanjing-Jeju Direct from 1 May

The Koreans call it “Honeymoon Island”, yet the idyllic, paradise-like escape is dominated by South Korea’s highest mountain, a massive extinct volcano in the very centre of the island. At present, anyone wishing to fly from Nanjing to Jeju Island...

Nanjing Metro Fares to Go Up by 50-100 Percent

Well, not quite, but near enough. In its 13 and a half years of operation, prices for riding the Nanjing Metro have remained unchanged, making the daily commute, for many, more and more of a bargain. From 31 March, 2019,...

Internationalising Nanjing; Helping Hands for the Foreigners

With no effort being spared this year at raising the international level of Nanjing, new non-profit organisations are popping up all over the city, in all divisions of society; organisations such as the Nanjing Foreign Affairs Service Association (NFASA). 今年不遗余力地将南京提升到国际水平,新的非营利组织正在城市各处出现,社会各阶层;如南京外交服务协会(NFASA)等组织。 There...

Nanjing Startup Community Gets Shot in the Arm with New Website

This coming Friday sees the launch of a new English website for Nanjing, one with a dedicated focus to foster the Nanjing international startup community. 本周五,南京将推出一个新的英文网站,其重点是培养南京国际创业社区。 The official debut of the new site, www.startupnanjing.com, shall be announced at a Startup Grind...

Wildcards Secured for Nanjing IAAF World Indoor Championships

Nanjing is rearing its sporting prowess once again, as 11 names from all over the world have been announced as securing wildcards for next year’s World Indoor Athletics Championships that are to be held in the city. After the sixth...

Belts, Roads & Botanical Threats to Biodiversity

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to bring infrastructure investment, leading to massive increases in trade, to regions along the former Silk Road, and far beyond. Trouble is, more than a few extra uninvited guests are along for...

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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