In a campaign against Western influence, China is rejecting the use of the English language in its educational institutions.Li Yuan, writing in The New York Times (NYT) said that it was hard to ...

China's recent rise has brought with it a new conventional wisdom: that everyone must learn Mandarin. But no one's told South Korea yet. Though Chinese is increasingly popular here, the nation seems ...

Yilin Ye, a student from Anji, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, China, is spending time abroad at the University of Zaragoza in Spain. Ye, 25, said she first started learning Spanish after having ...

HONG KONG - A leading university in China has removed an English language test from its degree requirements amid a growing debate about the subject's practical benefits for many people. Xian Jiaotong ...

In China, learning spoken English is giving rise to a huge and growing market. For instance, in addition to English classes in public schools, parents send their children to about 50,000 for-profit ...

"Where are you from? Do you speak English?" It's a familiar phrase near the Forbidden City in Beijing, or along the capital's Nanjing Road, as Chinese people try a standard opening gambit to spark up ...

In 1982, a British TV show became a sensation in China. “Follow Me!” was more than a program. It was a promise of a new, global future. This began China’s four-decade “English Fever.” Learning English ...

English language training is becoming a profitable industry in China, as more Chinese become aware of the importance of the usefulness of an international language, according to Tuesday's China Youth ...