When President Obama welcomed Chinese President Hu Jintao to the White House on Wednesday, he was joined by a group of students from Washington, D.C.'s Yu Ying Public Charter School. It's a ...

According to the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute, Chinese is a Class III language—the most difficult to master—and requires 2,200 hours of rigorous study to gain general ...

At the just-concluded 2024 World Chinese Language Conference, participants said that Chinese language learning plays a very important role in promoting mutual learning among civilizations and ...

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Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Chance has been writing about tech since 2011, including news, reviews, interviews with CEOs and founders, and event coverage at industry expos like CES, IFA, and COMPUTEX. He has also contributed ...

What would it take to have five percent of American high school students learning Chinese by 2015? This essay recommends a national commitment and investments in teaching Chinese language and culture.

Registration is open now for 30 spots in the 2025 STARTALK Chinese language learning program, presented by the UAB College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of World Languages and Literatures. The ...

To a non-Chinese speaker (like me), and especially to a Westerner (like me), Chinese is the most impenetrable family of languages on Earth. While there may be only an eighth as many syllables as in ...

More Cambodians are enrolling in Chinese language classes to access job opportunities and tap into the growing presence of Chinese businesses as the country's investment reshapes Cambodia's economy.