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Tag: mandarin

Posted inChina

China offers bounty for Inner Mongolia protesters

by AT Contributor September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

Chinese police have offered bounties for people accused of joining the big rallies that have erupted in the northern region of Inner Mongolia against Mandarin-only education. Tens of thousands of ethnic Mongolians have taken part in protests and school boycotts this week, prompted by the teaching policy that they fear will wipe out their native […]

Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Taking Hong Kong’s pulse as financial center

by Hank Morris January 7, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore

Hong Kong to thrive as major financial hub

by Hank Morris December 17, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Troubled times engender linguistic creativity

by Keith Tse October 1, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Viral videos show Chinese woman attacking bus driver

by Asia Times staff January 18, 2019February 18, 2020
Photo: YouTube
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Cantonese and Mandarin correspondences:  more than we think

by Keith Tse December 11, 2018December 12, 2018
Indonesian lecturer Beni Setya Nugraha became fluent in Mandarin. Photo: Facebook/Beni Lu Digital Gallery
Posted inAT Finance, China, Indonesia, Taiwan

Indonesian learns Mandarin, promotes own language

by Asia Times staff August 28, 2018February 18, 2020
A busy scene of Ximen shopping district in the downtown area of Taipei. Photo: iStock
Posted inBeijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Syria, Taiwan, World

Taiwan and China: A battle for sovereignty or diversity?

by Chris Taylor June 12, 2018
Voicing her anger. A woman holds up a yellow umbrella, the symbol of the Occupy Central movement, as she and others protest during the election for Hong Kong's next Chief Executive. Photo:  Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

Sociopolitical meaning of Mandarin-Cantonese code-switching

by Keith Tse April 5, 2018
Chinese teacher. Photo: Flickr Commons
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, World

Hong Kong Cantonese: a fascinating hybrid

by Keith Tse April 4, 2018April 4, 2018
Children are seen at a primary school in Hong Kong. Photo: HK Govt
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, World

Cantonese vs Mandarin: it need not be a political battle

by Keith Tse February 22, 2018
Photo: iStock/Getty
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, World

Finding the right place for Mandarin in Hong Kong education

by Keith Tse February 11, 2018
Girl pointing at blackboard with her Chinese lesson. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, Germany, India, Italy, South Asia, World

Learning Chinese: myths and misconceptions

by Keith Tse February 8, 2018February 8, 2018
Representational image. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, Taiwan, World

How to keep Chinese in your life after college

by Carly O'Connell June 28, 2017June 28, 2017
The Turkish capital Ankara recently hosted Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Yandong, where she presented the Turkish translation of a book by President Xi Jinping. Photo: iStock
Posted inBeijing, China, Middle East, Turkey, World

Introducing Xi Jinping’s ‘The Governance of China’ in Ankara

by Altay Atli April 21, 2017
From left: Ivanka and Jared join Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan and President Xi Jinping at dinner. Nice. Photo: Reuters
Posted inChina, Middle East, World

Ivanka’s golden appeal in China may be Trump’s secret weapon

by Carly O'Connell April 18, 2017

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