Tencent drops plans to invest $150m in Chinese education company VIPKid: sources
By Julie Zhu, Yingzhi Yang HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Tencent 0700.HK has suspended plans to invest about $150 million to lead a new fundraiser for Chinese education company VIPKid, two people with knowledge of the matter have said, as Beijing steps up surveillance of online education platforms. FILE PHOTO: A Tencent sign is seen during […]
Australian state terminates Chinese education program over interference fears
[ad_1] SYDNEY, Australia’s most populous state has said it will abandon a China-funded education program that teaches Mandarin in schools amid fears of foreign influence. The Confucius Institute program – administered by the Chinese government agency Hanban – teaches the official language of China in 13 public schools in the state of New South Wales. […]
Chinese Education Groups Ask Deputy Minister for Details of Khat Component in WB Program | Malaysia
[ad_1] Examples of khat calligraphy in Balik Pulau, Penang, August 6, 2019. In a meeting with Vice Minister of Education Teo Nie Ching on August 6, 2019, Chinese educator groups Dong Zong and Jiao Zong held asked the government to provide details of how Jawi calligraphy be introduced in Chinese and Tamil primary schools. – […]
Craving Chinese food? For huge portions and great variety, try Little Duck in Seattle’s U district.
Every time I go to a restaurant with my husband, Dan, he lets me know just before we’re about to order. “Don’t get too crazy,” he will say. After a dozen years together, he knows that I never just order one dish for myself. I want an appetizer or a salad, at least. And two […]
Chinese Food in Hawai’i Wasn’t the Same Without the Taste of Chengdu
This Sichuan mini restaurant chain is back, bigger and bolder. Clockwise from top right: Eggplant in Spicy Garlic Sauce, Toothpick Lamb, Boiled Fish with Green Pepper, and Pork in Garlic Sauce. Photo: Steve Czerniak VShengdu Taste reopened on the second floor of the 808 Center, and it’s bigger and more decidedly Chinese than ever. Take […]