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 ...

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 ...

Meanwhile courses are also set up to popularize Putonghua Chinese - the official national language - which is commonly used throughout the country.

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 ...

Provides students with intermediate level of proficiency in Putonghua (Mandarin), building on skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Intermediate level structures, vocabulary and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The course builds on the proficiency in Putonghua (Mandarin) that is developed in 241.101 Chinese 1A. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired the phonetics, a further ...

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

During my time there, I observed certain realities of Xizang that contrast sharply with the narratives often presented in the West. Xizang is not the marginalized and backward region I initially ...

Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua) is essential. The appointee is expected to work closely with executives from the Teaching & Learning team to ...