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Frank Hossack

On this Day in Chinese History; 19 June

This day, 19 June, 1931, Pearl Buck’s novel “The Good Earth” was published. Translated in to more than 100 languages and distributed worldwide, the novel  won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1932, while Buck herself won the Nobel...

On this Day in Chinese History; 18 June

This day, 18 June, in 1978, at the invitation of the Pakistani government, Vice Premier Geng Biao led a Chinese government delegation to attend the completion ceremony of the Karakoram Highway. Together, tens of thousands of engineers and labourers...

Drunk Russian Captain Collides with Ship Named after Nanjing in Germany

The WILSON NANJING, a general cargo ship built in 2012, was struck by the Russian’s vessel in Bremen Port on 12 June. Both ships sustained minor damage; the captain was relived of duties by authorities after their smelling of...

On this Day in Chinese History; 17 June

This day, 17 June, 1967, China detonated its first hydrogen bomb over the west of the country, while the government declared that China will not be the first to use nuclear weapons at any time and under any circumstances....

Bottom of League, 4 Consecutive Losses; Changzhou Captain Claims Victory… 1 Day

With Jiangsu City League enthusiasm now at fever pitch, Changzhou FC Captain Qin Yifan has conceded that his players’ positions may need to be reassessed, while also saying fitness is another issue. Changzhou have so far not scored one...

On this Day in Chinese History; 16 June

This day, 16 June, in 1994, the Information Office of the State Council issued a white paper entitled, “The Status of Intellectual Property Protection in China”, expounding China’s intentions to abide by relevant international conventions and bilateral agreements on...

China Takes Men & Women’s Titles in Asian Triathlon Held in Taizhou

With 1,006 athletes from 15 countries and regions taking part in the 10th year for Jiangyan Qinhu National Wetland Park as host, some 51.5 kilometres later Fan Junjie and Huang Anqi were triumphant the men's and women's disciplines on...

On this Day in Chinese History; 15 June

This day, 15 June, 1951, the first Sino-foreign joint venture of the People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company, known as Chipolbrok, would move its headquarters from Tianjin to Shanghai in 1962 and remains...

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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