Hongkongers' proficiency in Putonghua is still poor, with Putonghua speakers making up only 1.4 per cent of the population. This could impact our workforce's ability to work and communicate with ...

It's no surprise that Putonghua has quickly become a very important language in the modern world. Because of this, there is a strong possibility that Cantonese will eventually be a "dead" language.

Growing up with the advances of reform, I have stood witness to how it has powered China's development and transformed the ...

An idyllic view at the Fuzhou West Lake Park in the capital city of East China's Fujian Province, on June 19, 2024 Photos: ...

Now, two decades later, that figure has nearly doubled. But even as people get better at communicating in Mandarin, also known as Putonghua, some in Hong Kong are losing interest, or even ...

The scientific study of language can give you an insight into many aspects of human behaviour, so it’s no surprise that so ...

(Photos by Michael Marsland) The men were once students at Yale’s Institute of Far Eastern Languages (IFEL), which had its origins in the Chinese Language School started on campus during World War II ...

Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin attends an activity in Beijing in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of ...

Aims to further develop intermediate level proficiency in Putonghua (Mandarin), building on skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Entails a further set of intermediate level structures, ...

In second place is Mandarin, also called Putonghua, China’s official language with 1.1 billion speakers. Hindi, with an estimated 609mn speakers ranks third, a rung above Spanish which has 559mn ...

The most famous form of spoken Mandarin Chinese is Putonghua, meaning "common speech." Learning it is considered one of the ...

Provides students with advanced level proficiency in Putonghua (Mandarin), building on skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Advanced level structures, vocabulary and characters extend ...