China may soon witness the fading of the Shanghai dialect, unless they work hard to promote this language. The number of people speaking the rapid-fire language -- a badge of identity for residents of ...

When professor Qian Nairong published his dictionary of the Shanghai dialect in 2007, he was in some ways documenting a dying language. The number of people speaking the rapid-fire language -- a badge ...

The initiative comes at a time when the traditional landscape of Chinese language education is undergoing a transformation as ...

THERE ARE several reasons why “Aiqing Shenhua”, a new film released on Christmas Eve in Chinese cinemas, has surprised movie buffs. One is that the movie, whose English title is “B for Busy”, is a ...

Country’s top legislative body reviews draft laws aimed at further promoting national language for ‘unified national identity ...