Sinology

Pinyin's rise fuels dispute over what's in a name

23 Jul 2012

A debate is growing in cyberspace about a trend that has seen more mainland universities adopt pinyin - romanised versions of Mandarin script - for the official English translations of their names...

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To learn the language, live the culture

24 Jun 2012

When Austrian Andreas Laimbock, 33, came to China in 2002 to learn Putonghua, he ran into a wall of discouraging obstacles.

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Gift of tongues

24 Jun 2012

There are times when Hayley Goldberg wishes she knew Chinese and could offer more help to her daughter Ativa. A Primary Two pupil, Ativa attends a local school in Ma On Shan, where every subject...

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Chinese Writer

10 Jun 2012

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Cruel bloggers criticise 'privileged' pair

13 Apr 2012

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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Chinese speakers think out of the box

23 Feb 2012

The brains of Chinese-language speakers work differently from those who speak western tongues, Chinese University scientists say - a finding that may have profound implications for those learning...

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Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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The Chinese side of the equation

One of the more perplexing questions of history asks why China - the birthplace of many technological discoveries at the heart of civilisation - took so long to achieve industrial revolution,...

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Cultural experience

One of the best ways for expatriates in Hong Kong to experience Chinese culture is through learning Cantonese.

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Rapid spread of English 'is infecting Putonghua'

One of the world's leading experts of Putonghua believes that the influence of foreign languages, especially English, has greatly damaged the language in Hong Kong and even more on the mainland...

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No understanding of China can come without study

At one level, Australia's engagement with China in the past decade can be judged to be a roaring success.

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University alumnus drops bilingual teaching lawsuit

An alumnus who legally challenged Chinese University's decision to teach more courses in English dropped his case in the city's top court yesterday two hours into what was due to be a two-day...

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Lessons would breed Chinese pride

I am writing to comment on whether nationalistic education, including nationalism, national identity and patriotic education, should be compulsory in schools.

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