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Frank Hossack

Tornado Outbreak Makes Us Ground Zero for Convective Weather

Tornados may be most commonly associated with the USA, but recent events are bringing to light the fact that here in Jiangsu, we live in another of the world’s hotspots for cyclones. A look at the historical record also...

People Smuggling is China’s #1 Epidemic Related Crime

Stats are in for the major cases of COVID wrongdoing so far this year. While previously it was inadequate implementation of prevention and control or a relaxed mentality which led to disciplinary action, the 2022 range of epidemic-related crime...

Bored Boy, 12, Steals Parents’ Car; Drives 120Km/H on Highway 

Somewhat inevitably, children are at some point going to be left to their own devices during the long summer holiday. And coincidentally, that’s exactly the time they come up with the most outlandish ways of keeping themselves entertained, including...

Summer Water Park Scandal; Algae and Frogs Proliferation

Water parks are a big draw wherever you go, during the summer of 2022 in particular. But this year in China is seeing the industry rocked by a series of scandals associated with parks’ water quality. It’s got many...

Gold (China’s First) for Nanjing Normal University Student!

China has taken home its first gold medal of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the USA, and coming to the centre of the podium to receive it was none other than an alumni of our very own Nanjing...

Boats & Beaches; The Surf, Sands & Slipways of Lianyungang

China may not be known for pristine beaches in the same way that the Caribbean or other parts of southeast Asia are. But that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. And we’re not talking about Qingdao where the grains of...

“3 Miracle Truck Driver” Saves Own Life, Young Boy, Maybe More

Children’s safety on China’s roads is a worry, with awareness of the dangers far from acceptable. The country’s truck drivers, however, are an increasingly-professional bunch, as one proved in Jiangsu recently, when his quick reactions narrowly averted several deaths. It...

Trapped by High Tide, Drone Affects Life Saving Rescue

Unmanned ariel vehicles, more commonly known as drones, often get a bad press, mainly for buzzing airports and grounding commercial airliners. All too easily forgotten is the key role they can play in saving lives, as per the incident...

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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