The number of people in Hong Kong learning Mandarin has increased. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY For half a year, 10-year-old Kee Sum-yuet and her 8-year-old twin brothers have been going to a ...

It’s Friday night in Ikebukuro, a Tokyo entertainment district full of cheap bars and pachinko parlors. As the office workers head to their favorite watering holes, three salarymen split from the ...

Some may remember taking foreign language classes during school or in preparation for a new job or some travel. There are over 7,100 spoken languages in the world, according to Ethnologue. While it’s ...