Sing-alongs to Liu Yuning and Chen Lijun? This “banana” mama calls it a win. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

From Buddhism’s arrival in China to European exchange in the 1800s, external forces have left a mark on Chinese vocabulary and grammar.

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With China’s growing power and influence on the global stage, efforts are burgeoning to promote teaching the official Chinese language in U.S. schools. And while those activities are getting help from ...

The volume of discussion on whether a Teochew film should be screened in the dialect rather than dubbed in Mandarin shows ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Ever imagined what it would be like to understand your favorite Chinese dramas without subtitles? Maybe you’ve gotten hooked on the ...

Mandarin has seen massive popularity growth in Hong Kong, but Cantonese, the city’s mother tongue, won’t be erased so easily. “They say if you want to kill a city, you kill its language,” said Claudia ...

Rich and powerful families have a strong interest in one particular language, with experts saying it is no surprise given the ...

The introduction of the Mandarin Chinese language to East African school curricula signals China’s growing influence in Africa as a global superpower. China has sponsored CIs since 2004 and hundreds ...

The discussions surrounding Teochew film Dear You show that Singaporeans care deeply about their roots, said Singapore's ...

China has one of the oldest civilisations in the world, with more than 1.4 billion people, whose territories cover a large and culturally diverse area. With such a huge population and a rich history, ...

I broke up with my very long-term girlfriend last December. Since then I've met a number of Chinese nationals who are very fun and sweet but know very little English, and I know virtually no Chinese.