Thousands of years of Chinese linguistic heritage have come down to this: a squabble over Tom and Jerry. Dubbed into regional Chinese dialects, the warring cat and mouse have been huge TV hits _ and a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Top image: Rice / Zachary Tang On 15 June, local musician Gentle Bones responded in English to a Mandarin host at the Singapore ...

Reporting from Beijing — In Guangzhou, the city formerly known as Canton, Chinese government banners hang in primary schools with instructions to use the country’s official language, Mandarin, also ...

In Standard Mandarin, a mid vowel agrees in [back] and [round] features with adjacent glides. A mid vowel preceded by a front rounded glide [ɥ], however, is only partially assimilated, resulting in a ...

(Reuters) - China has been promoting Mandarin as the national language for decades to boost unity in a country with thousands of dialects and minority tongues. Here are some facts about language and ...

China’s media regulator, the State Administration of Radio, Film and TV, has ruled that any skein dealing with the 1949 Chinese revolution as well as children’s series, historical dramas and screen ...

SINGAPORE — The Tok and Teo families are a model of traditional harmony, with three generations gathered under one roof, enjoying each other’s company over slices of fruit and cups of tea on a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo, who speaks multiple Chinese dialects, attending the SG60 ...