Chinese Characters

Dreamers choose 'meng' as their word of the year

21 Dec 2012

The Chinese character meng, meaning dream, has been named "character of the year" on the mainland, putting poll organisers and much of the public on a collision course over how the word should be...

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Store adds traditional Chinese characters to tags and brochures after complaints

16 Aug 2012

Global luxury goods chain DFS Galleria has decided to add traditional Chinese characters to its price tags and brochures - following the latest controversy over shops' use of simplified Chinese....

9:23AM

letters

27 Jun 2012

Racial prejudice must be overcome

Mother to Son, a poem by Langston Hughes, is a symbol of the struggle by blacks in America.

6:44PM

letters

26 Jun 2012

Better approach to learning biology

I am writing to express my opinion on biology, an elective subject in the New Senior Secondary curriculum.

6:39PM

We're not that simple

17 Jun 2012

Many mainlanders come to Hong Kong to buy genuine things. From jewellery to designer clothes, food and even baby formula; Hong Kong is trusted to deliver the real deal.

5:42PM

On Chinese characters, all in Hong Kong should be on the same page

15 Jun 2012

A small educational institution I am involved with recently received a complaint: it teaches its young students to write Chinese using simplified characters.

5:38PM

Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

3 comments

4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

3 comments

4:27AM

Too many bad characters

The Chinese language skills of Hong Kong children are in decline, say teachers. They blame the ease of typing Chinese characters on mobile phones and computers. Students are unwilling to make the...

5:22PM

Chinese input skill helps students stay 'literate'

Mastering the various Chinese input methods will help local students stay 'literate' in the computer age, according to language experts.

5:18PM

Mainland college entrance exam is flawed but necessary evil

For the mainland's roughly nine million high-school seniors, a two-day stretch in June is the moment they believe will shape their entire future. They bid farewell to families, and armed with pens...

5:15PM

Chinese Writer

5:10PM

Giordano's Chinese labels have activists up in arms

A group of social activists has launched a campaign against popular clothing chain Giordano for using simplified rather than traditional Chinese characters on promotional materials in many of its...

3:25PM

Cruel bloggers criticise 'privileged' pair

The death of the two Chinese students has triggered heated debate online about 'privilege' because the victims were shot in a luxury car.

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