Frank Hossack

Shoe Maker Brings New Mall to Nanjing Yangtze River Banks

One of the UK’s premier design firms has been appointed to regenerate a historic industrial site in Nanjing, adjacent to the iconic Yangtze River Bridge, in a move that has some wondering whether an item of clothing may feature...

Nanjing-Beijing in 3 hours 16 minutes from April

The China Railway Shanghai Group has announced that its new timetable shall come into force at midnight on 10th April, one which shall cut transportation time between Nanjing and Beijing to a fastest possible time of 3 hours and...

Cantina Identity Crisis; but Solid Mexican Fare

Nanjing has had more than its fair share of bad luck when it comes to Mexican restaurants, an opening statement perhaps best illustrated by a 2014 TripAdvisor review of the now-defunct, long timer Behind the Wall, calling it “Maybe...

DNA Helps Police Snatch Murderer on Eve of Release for Theft

Police in Northern Jiangsu’s Lianyungang city have used DNA to find the culprit in a long standing murder and rape case right under their very nose, or bars, as it turns out. To be exact, the perpetrator of the...

Dreams that Come True; China’s Mellenial Homeowners

A Nanjing lady, slightly advanced in years, was recently overheard to have asked her mixed-race grand daughter what she thought of her house in New Zealand. The little girl replied, “Well, it’s quite nice, but it’s a bit small,...

Nanjing Metro Line 6 Approved to Tunnel Under Forbidden City

The powers that be, Sunday 11th March, issued regulatory approval that give the go ahead for Nanjing Metro Line 6. However, it is a decision that shall continue to spark controversy, particularly among enthusiastic proponents for the protection of...

Is it a Bike? Is it a Plane? Or is it a High Speed Train?

What’s blue and white and goes 299 kilometres per hour at Nanjing Lukou International Airport? China Southern Airlines, right? Wrong. The correct answer is in fact a motorcyclist racing along at two and half times the speed limit. As reported by...

Zhou Enlai@120; The Local Connection Lives On

Memorial activities have been taking place at Nanjing’s Meiyuanxincun today, in honour of Zhou Enlai, the first Premier of the People’s Republic of China, on this, what would have been his 120th birthday. Fittingly, today is also the 21st anniversary...

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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Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

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