When the communists took over mainland, the literacy rate in China was below 20 percent. It is now 95 percent, according to some estimates. The same rate among young people (15 to 24 years old) is now ...

All students should learn traditional Chinese regardless of their background, Hong Kong’s education authorities have said after a government-subsidised school allowed the use of simplified Chinese in ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Duolingo today added support for Chinese and that’s a big deal for a few reasons. The language ...

“Yi, er, san . . .” A Chinese language student counts each stroke while writing the Chinese character for “big”, 大. This seems like a simple process, but new evidence suggests that studying Chinese ...

While learning simplified characters will benefit local students, traditional Chinese characters are still essential regardless of a student's background Despite growing cross-border integration, ...