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Her interest sparked by Mandarin classes at a Confucius institute in Nairobi, Ruth Njeri found her way to a singing appearance on one of China's most popular TV shows. Li Aoxue sits down for the whole ...

Ruth Njeri, who has sung on Chinese TV, has developed an interest in traditional Chinese singing and painting. Provided to China Daily Njeri sang with leading folkmusic artist Li Guyi in this year's ...

Senior UK Editor — My interest in Android began with the beautiful Nexus 4 and the less-ugly-than-before Jelly Bean. Right now, I'm probably watching Black Books, playing football (soccer), or ...

THERE are four tones in Mandarin—five if you count the neutral tone. Saying a word in a certain way changes the meaning. For instance, ma can mean “mother” or “horse”, depending on whether the pitch ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ivie Hunt was barely 6 last spring and had just finished kindergarten when she shocked the hostess at a Denver Asian restaurant by chatting comfortably in ...