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Chinese language

Hu Xin and He Yan Xin as seen in the film "Hidden Letters"
Language
These women are trying to preserve an ancient Chinese language invented as a secret code
A group of Chinese students walking.
Global Nation Education
The US may face obstacles in the global race for Chinese students
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner walks on the carpet before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing February 5, 2015.
Culture
Argentine president in China to negotiate deals on ‘lice and petloleum’
A Haitian child who will be placed for adoption sleeps in his crib at an orphanage outside of Port-au-Prince.
Science
There may be languages lurking in your unconscious mind
A job seeker looks at recruitment advertisements at a labor market in Guangdong province, where most people speak Cantonese.
Culture
Beijing has a message for China’s Cantonese speakers — stick to Mandarin!
The children of migrant workers are taught Mandarin at a school in Shanghai. Many speak a regional dialect at home, and some don't speak Mandarin at all when they arrive for the first day of class.
Development & Education
China’s linguistic landscape is changing as rapidly as its cities and lifestyles
Digital culture morphing Chinese language, one pun at a time
Development & Education
How Technology is Changing Chinese, One Pun at a Time
Business, Economics and Jobs
Chinese Learning American English With ‘OMG! Meiyu’
Arts, Culture & Media
Wheat Can Be Kindness and Other Political Candidates
World Books Review: An Authoritative Gathering of Modern Chinese Drama
Development & Education
From Cicero to Lynne Truss with Robert Lane Greene
Conflict & Justice
Global Hit
Arts, Culture & Media
More U.S. kids growing up bilingual
Arts, Culture & Media
Chinese bilingual ballots
Global Politics
China and Japan play ball
Arts, Culture & Media
Cantonese: a Dialect in Peril?