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Frank Hossack

Volcano Killed Dinosaurs, not Asteroid, Say Nanjing Scientists

Scientists in Nanjing have unearthed fresh evidence in support of the theory suggesting the world’s largest Extinction Level Event (ELE; the one that killed all the dinosaurs) was not in fact the result of a massive meteor impact. Latest...

Reliving the Past on Suzhou’s Pingjiang Lu

Few words capture the spirit of Suzhou’s Pingjiang Lu better than “enchanting”. As a true step back in time, this is the place to relive the old, to find some authenticity that dates back as far as the Song...

​Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Ask about WeChat… Answered!

The super app. WeChat. There’s an 50-50 chance you’re using WeChat to read this article. And let’s face it, for almost everything else in your life. Hence, we figure our alert readers have wondered from time to time about...

Why Does My Takeout Arrive So Fast? Because it’s Prefabricated

Easy, isn’t it? To imagine chefs in a restaurant just down the street using all their skills to wash, chop and cook everything you’ve just ordered in the shortest possible time. In actual fact, they may have only warmed...

Sinful Crook Targets Epidemic Prevention Staff in Nanjing

There are some things you just don’t do. While most unscrupulous acts can be to some degree justified, those which are morally reprehensible deserve no defence. And stealing from a COVID worker during the execution of their duty unquestionably...

How a 6 Year Old Journeyed 2,160 Kilometres to Tibet by Bike

A man from our neck of the woods in eastern China has made a gruelling bike trek of over 2,000 kilometres, all in the name of a summer school holiday with a difference and an unsurpassable life experience for...

Heatwave Roundup; Tigers, Compensation & Fire Brigade Rescue

This summer’s heat persists, and if current predictions are correct, it’s going to stay this way until the end of next month. Finding ways to keep cool remains the priority for both humans and animal kind, while there is...

Poetry & Foreign Trade amid Classical Architecture

The crested letters, “VR”, adorn the former British Consulate’s wall in Zhenjiang. They stand for Victoria Reign, from Britain’s then Queen Victoria. As a great place from which to begin a visit to Zhenjiang, they are also just a...

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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Tasty Solutions on the Menu at Shanghai Climate Week

Shanghai Climate Week coincides with Earth Day and highlights China's dual-carbon commitments. And while its object as also a...

Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard? 

Shanghai-Nanjing Innovation Belt emerges, with Putuo District driving cross-regional collaboration to boost economic growth for 50+ million people Putuo officials...

Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

April is rolling around, and with it comes a new schedule for flights in and out of Nanjing Lukou...

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