S.F. Opera's ‘The Monkey King' brings Chinese myth and modern artistry to American opera

Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang's world premiere transforms the Chinese legend of the Monkey King into a vibrant new work for ...
The New York Times

A Professor’s Hunt for the Rarest Chinese Typewriter

A historian went down an 18-year rabbit hole in search of obsolete machines. But there was one he thought he’d never find. The difficulty of designing a typewriter that can produce Chinese characters ...
The Daily Dot

“More failure”: This teacher is translating bad Chinese tattoos and everyone’s losing it

Westerners have been getting Chinese character tattoos for decades, but not all of them mean what people think. Jessie, a language teacher and creator of the Chinese with Jessie YouTube channel, ...
The New York Times

No, Your Honor, You Can’t Call Yourself ‘High Justice’ on the Ballot in Chinese

San Francisco has printed candidate names in Chinese characters since 1999. But now the city is cracking down on ones that some argue go overboard with flattering, flowery phrases. By Heather Knight ...
Sixth Tone

The Japanese App Where Everyone Speaks Chinese (But Not Really)

In December 2024, a solo Japanese software developer known as asa quietly uploaded a new program to the Apple and major Android app stores. Called Tsuita, it’s essentially an ultra-simple online ...

‘Unfair advantage’: backlash over Hong Kong school’s simplified Chinese exam policy

Petition against Shatin Government Primary School draws more than 200 signatures as parents bemoan disregard of opinions over ...
The Conversation

Chinese only introduced a feminine pronoun in the 1920s. Now, it might adopt a gender-inclusive one

Janet Davey is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Including pronouns in introductions, your email signature or your social media bio may seem like a ...