Tag: China
Chinese Language Films for a Growing Middle Class
The market potential of China's rising middle class is bringing big attention to the filmmaking world and the demand for quality Chinese language media....
Internet Censorship Influences Chinese Language
It has already been established that social media speeds up language evolution, but as the Chinese government actively censors online communities, the country's language...
The Increasing Chinese Language Demand in Nigeria
In Lagos, Nigeria more students are learning Chinese as economic ties between the West African country and China strengthen. China's rapid economic expansion and...
China to train 30,000 overseas language teachers by 2017
Earlier this month, plans to train about 30,000 overseas Chinese teachers by the end of 2017 were announced at the Third World Chinese Language...
China Punishes Wordplay
You can’t speak pǔntōnghuà in China.
The Chinese Administration of Radio, Press, and Publications is not amused by rampant puns in advertising, television and the...
New Chinese Dictionary Reflects Modern China
Additions include nouveau riche and the WeChat social media app.
The Chinese language regulator has approved of a new edition of the Standard Dictionary of...
Portuguese President Promotes Language During China Visit
On his sixth visit to Macau, the Portuguese Republic President Cavaco Silva recently emphasized the continued value of the Portuguese language in scientific, economic,...
Next Step China
Next Step China provides affordable and flexible programs to study Chinese in China at either a university or with highly-qualified teachers.
With a thousand programs...
$300 Million International Scholarship Program in China
Stephen A. Schwarzman, founder of financial services giant Blackstone, has announced a $100 million (¥600 million) personal gift to build and endow an elite...
Chinese in Taiwan or China?
While the obivous place to go to learn Chinese is, well, China, it's sometimes easy to forget that for quite a while after the...
