At first, Rao Yuansheng didn't even realize he was doing it. He was sitting in the bustling newsroom of Guangzhou Television, worrying aloud about the declining use of Cantonese here in the land of ...

Cantonese is definitely part of Hong Kong’s cultural heritage. However, it seems that recent debates on whether or not Cantonese should be seen as the mother tongue of Hongkongers have put too much ...

So what is the problem that Cantonese speakers of Guangdong have that has not been voiced so strongly by speakers of other dialects? It has been suggested that whereas many speakers of other local ...

While many dialects are gradually disappearing, Cantonese remains vibrant and widely used. Yuan Xiaoting, from Shenzhen in Guangdong province, is a renowned language vlogger and educator who has been ...

Cantonese kowtows to Mandarin as the people's language. Carson Hom's family has run a fortune cookie and almond cookie company in Los Angeles County for 35 years. For much of that time, the business ...

China's effort to back Mandarin over Cantonese caused hundreds of campaigners in Hong Kong to protest against the move. China's effort to back Mandarin over Cantonese caused hundreds of campaigners in ...

A calligraphy show is held in Yunnan Province to promote the simplified Chinese and Putonghua. Photo: IC Liu Qiling was outrageous when she read the news that Cantonese speaking and the writing of ...

Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo, who speaks multiple Chinese dialects, attending the SG60 Neighbourhood Party on April 19. Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE – ...

SINGAPORE: Over a bowl of Teochew fishball noodles, PAP candidate Daniel Liu is getting an impromptu language lesson from a senior volunteer. She tells Liu, 40, who is Hokkien by descent, that while ...