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, ...

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Tens of thousands of young Russians share that sentiment, one that is reciprocated in China, where many young people are ...

It’s Friday night in Ikebukuro, a Tokyo entertainment district full of cheap bars and pachinko parlors. As the office workers head to their favorite watering holes, three salarymen split from the ...

The Chinese language, Mandarin, has become one of the foreign languages to be offered in Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) in Nigeria in the newly reviewed secondary school curriculum. The Education ...

Friday marked the 25th International Mother Language Day, a UNESCO observance for promoting the preservation and protection of linguistic diversity. For Tibetan communities on the Tibetan plateau and ...

A 2021 Ministry of Education directive—the Children’s Speech Harmonization plan—mandates the use of standard Mandarin Chinese for all preschool instruction and care, including in ethnic minority areas ...