Frank Hossack

Magic Myanmar Awaits; Fly Nanjing Mandalay Direct

Shenzhen-based Donghai Airlines celebrated the Chinese New Year by launching a direct flight between Nanjing and Mandalay in Myanmar (formerly Burma) on 5 February, 2019. The thrice weekly service puts the last royal capital of Myanmar within just 3 and...

Unlikey Affairs for a Jew in Ha’erbin

Tapping into a market for quality English translations of contemporary Chinese novels comes the recent release of “Goodnight, Rose”, by Chi Zijian, charting the blossoming relationship between two unlikely friends; a young lady juggling apartments and boyfriends, while holding...

Nanjing’s Chinese New Year Options 4 International Food & Drink

With the big Chinese New Year shutdown just around the corner, thoughts are turning to stocking up on a few essentials, in case your favourite retailer shuts up shop. Good to know, therefore, that more than a handful of...

Post-Politically Correct Miss All Nations 2019 in Nanjing

The annual Miss All Nations Pageant concludes today, 29 January, in Nanjing, with ladies from 42 countries and regions taking part in the extravaganza that aims to promote ecotourism and environmental protection (and world peace). Participants in the event have...

Rainbow Centre Hospice Marks 5 Years of Caring Until the End

Nanjing children’s hospice, the Rainbow Centre, today marked its fifth anniversary, with a touching ceremony attended by over 200 people who made the long journey to deep in Jiangning District, in a gesture of support, care and love. The southern...

Public & Media Frenzy for Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Reopening

Never has a collection of concrete and steel garnered so much attention. For the last 3 days, a carnival-like spectacle has been witnessed on the deck of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, as authorities opened up the refurbished national...

China Hopes to Export “The Hulk”… without Shorts

China has unveiled the latest upgrades to her world-class, high-speed trains, and they come in a variety of colours. Finally. And lengths too; from 5 January, a new extra-long, high-speed train shall be put into service between Beijing and...

Tianmuhu; 3 Provinces Meet in a Sea of Bamboo

It is often said that Zhuhai should never be confused with Zhuhai, and that pinyin is a lousy replacement for fully-fledged Chinese characters. This year, the Zhuhai (珠海) in Guangdong Province was linked to Hong Kong by the world’s...

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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