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Learning a new language is all about practice, but sometimes you don't have someone to practice with. Microsoft's new (and aptly-named) Learn Chinese app wants you to pick up the language with the ...

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The United Nations’ grim assessment of global poverty, particularly in Africa, casts a long shadow over the prospects of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Countries like Kenya, ...

An energetic 60-year-old man from eastern China with an appetite for confounding age stereotypes has gone viral after becoming a university student and taking part in military training. Having taken ...

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Unlike the West, where universities are still agonizing over how students use AI in their work, top universities in China are going all in. Just two years ago, Lorraine He, now a 24-year-old law ...

Curtis Chin’s memoir chronicles the life lessons he learned in a Chinese restaurant. In the heart of Detroit's historic Chinatown, a vibrant oasis once thrived and diverse patrons, from celebrities to ...

In the latest conflict between Pakistan and India, Pakistan used weapons systems imported from China, with varying degrees of success. Pakistan is a crucial customer for Chinese weapons exports, with ...

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An estimated 5.5 million people in the United States identified as Chinese in 2023, according to estimates published by the U.S. Census Bureau. 1 Chinese Americans are the largest Asian origin ...