Frank Hossack

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...

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...

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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