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 ...

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

Wang Sui-ki, a 16-year-old Diocesan Girls’ School student, vividly recalls her experience volunteering with intellectually challenged children through the “Best Buddies Hong Kong” programme ...

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 order issued Wednesday by the State Council, China’s Cabinet, said use of Mandarin, known in Chinese as “putonghua” or the “common tongue,” remains “unbalanced and inadequate ...

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 ...

Born in Tianjin in northern China, He entered the Police Academy in 1983. Because he spoke very standard Chinese, or Putonghua, with an appealing voice, he was chosen to work as an announcer at the ...

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, ...

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

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 ...