Laura Ng had a dual motive for taking Cantonese classes at Stanford. As a PhD student in anthropology, she was researching the history of the Inland Empire Chinatowns. She also wanted to communicate ...

Although Guangzhou authorities have denied rumors that the city will scrap Cantonese (or Guangdonghua) to promote Mandarin (or Putonghua) in the near future, the Cantonese versus Mandarin debate has ...

I am writing to express my disagreement with the policy of using Mandarin to teach Chinese (“Hong Kong education chief forced to clarify controversial comments about teaching Chinese language in ...

The Chinese or Lunar New Year is a holiday that roughly a fifth of the world celebrates and for those 1.5 billion, it’s the most important date on the calendar. But the 6 billion rest of us can get in ...

When Joe Wong was looking for a kindergarten in Hong Kong for his toddler son, he was shocked to find that many boasted that they taught in English and Mandarin only—a phenomenon he found odd in a ...

I definitely think so. Mandarin is the official language of about 20 per cent of the entire human race. Therefore, I think it is important for Hong Kong students to be able speak Mandarin fluently. I ...

BEIJING Protests over land grabs, industrial pollution and poor work conditions often rattle the Chinese authorities. Now add to that outrage over language policy. More than 1,000 people gathered ...

FOR years, a cryptic drama played out on television sets in Hong Kong's living rooms. Tune in to channels besides that of dominant broadcaster TVB, and many Hong Kong celebrities would be speaking in ...