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Frank Hossack

Fly for ¥9 with Airline Desperate to get Us back in the Air

What’s the happiest city in Anhui? It’s one of The Nanjinger’s favourite jokes, but worth trotting out again. Wuhu!!!! And those Wuhunians (yes, we made that up) now have another reason to be happy; the cheapest air tickets in...

Fancy Going to the Pole? New Cruise Ships Realise Holiday Ambitions

Some of us will, by now, be absolutely aching for a holiday abroad. And of course, there is nothing stopping us, other than the dreaded quarantine upon our return. Now, however, there is an alternative. It’s nothing other than...

Street Bombing! Cracking Down on Boy Racers’ Speed Racing

Heard one recently? Or two or three? Those exceptionally loud throaty growls from the car exhaust of joyriders out to impress with their dangerous, evening antics on our cities’ roads. Of course it’s not impressing anyone actually, especially law...

Mobile Phone Caution! Watch out for Shared Power Bank Outrage

Ever use those power banks which you can rent in restaurants to charge up your phone while dining? They are a popular utility but one now increasingly less so. In fact, they are beginning to infuriate many. Stay away...

Iconic Nanjing Mall “Destroyed” in Massive Weekend Fire

A hugely-popular, Nanjing-shopping icon is now more-than likely a thing of the past. Citizens were left aghast over the weekend at images of the enormous fire and resulting smoke engulfing one of Nanjing’s mega malls which flooded social media. At...

Amazon Sued by Huawei in Landmark Patent Infringement Case

Now the glove is on the other foot. After decades of foreign companies taking legal action over the alleged abuse of their copyright and the outright copying of their products, it’s time to turn the tables. And big ol'...

COVID Tests; Every 24 Hrs or every 48 Hrs? What’s the Difference?

They have a kind of urgency to their gait. More so than for when they go to get the milk. Yep, it’s those heading for a COVID test. Easy to spot; often complete families who would not otherwise see...

Incoming! Time for the Return of the Golden Ginkgo!

These trees are old. Really old. Older even than the city of Xuzhou in northwest Jiangsu. That it be the oldest city in the Province, dating back 6,000 years as a civilisation and over 2,600 years as a city,...

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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