Frank Hossack

Gambling Addiction Cracked by Man in Zhenjiang; Police Give Him Movie Ticket

The man, surnamed Hu, received a ticket to the 2023 Chinese crime thriller, "No More Bets”, after he thanked them for stopping his ¥70,000 gambling debt from escalating. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials...

450 Firms, Many from Abroad, Join Silk Road Logistics Expo in Lianyungang

Germany, Turkey and many Central Asian countries were among 23 with a presence at the Silk Road International Logistics Expo which launched on 31 August. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Lianyungang via...

Girl with Ectopic Pregnancy in Huai’an Loses 4 Litres of Blood

With an undetectable blood pressure and a heart rate of just 30 beats/min, surgeons needed to remove the 19-year old girl’s left fallopian tube in order to save her life. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute...

Nanjing Metro Line 5 Completes 1st Test of Actual Trains Running

They’re calling it “Little Yellow”. And it’s the first train to run along the tracks of Nanjing Metro Line 5. It’s also a long-awaited sign that we are now perhaps just a bit more than 6 months from being...

Dating Scammer Arrested after Swindling Nantong Lady out of ¥380,000

The scammer had used the prospect of marriage to a Miss Li to ask her to transfer the money to a designated bank for reasons such as paying taxes and deposits. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

First Time Ever Rare Sinian Crow Finch Found Raising Chicks in Xuzhou

Photographers discovered this important, rare and precious indicator of biodiversity unique to China in the Pan’an Lake National Wetland Park in Jiawang District of Xuzhou. Full story via this link; read the absolute essentials about Xuzhou via this link.

His Girlfriend Died & So He went Missing for 30 Years; Solved!

Police have finally traced the family of man who had no identity to Yancheng; he left home in anger 30 years ago after his girlfriend, of whom the family disapproved, died. Full story via this link; read the absolute...

Fukushima Fallout; Seafood Prices in Jiangsu Spike by 20%

Fishermen in ports such as Lianyungang are trying to remain optimistic after prices returned to more or less normal since a bought of panic buying began on 24 August. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute...

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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