To a non-Chinese speaker (like me), and especially to a Westerner (like me), Chinese is the most impenetrable family of languages on Earth. While there may be only an eighth as many syllables as in ...

Western businesses have been trying to “get inside” the vast Chinese market since the days of Marco Polo – it’s one of the top prizes of global commerce, and one that continues to inspire a frenzy of ...

Mandarin's entry into public schools is the latest sign of growing ties between Saudi Arabia and China — Fayez Nureldine With a map of China on the wall behind him, 14-year-old Yasser al-Shaalan ...