UN to Promote News in Local African Languages
The United Nations (UN) is ready to partner with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to promote production of news in local languages across...
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Support for Russian in Ukraine
Thirty percent of Ukrainians in areas controlled by the Kiev government support granting official status to the Russian language, according to a new survey.
The...
Can Putonghua Relieve Poverty?
While Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared war on poverty, and instructed local governments...
Hawaiian Language Sets a Good Example
Revitalization efforts for the Hawaiian language are now being used as a model for success for other indigenous language programs. Advocates of endangered languages...
Spain Honors Ladino in Israel
Spain’s Real Academia Española (RAE), the leading authority on the Spanish language, is to...
Belarus Opens First Chinese Department
Minsk State Linguistic University (MSLU) will open Belarus’ first Chinese language and culture...
BBC launches Pidgin Portal
The BBC has launched a new online section that delivers news exclusively in Pidgin for West African audiences. Pidgin is a language spoken by...
Taiwan Launches “Mandarin-on-the-Go”
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education has announced Mandarin-on-the-Go, a new language-learning program for those...
Reward for Translating Ancient Chinese
The National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, in the province of Henan,...
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Partnership in Pakistan...
To promote Chinese language and culture in Pakistan, the Confucius Institute, the University of Karachi, and Islamabad’s Preston University signed a memorandum...
‘Hindi Not Imposed,’ Indian Government Reassures
The Indian government has attempted to quell fears that Hindi would be imposed over other Indian languages and stated that no such rule would...
