Fluency in Mandarin will also draw more Chinese businesses and tourists to the Philippines, says a China expert. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A lawmaker in the Philippines is pushing for measures that will promote the learning of Mandarin among Filipino students to make them more attractive to employers abroad.
“We already have many young learners from Filipino-Chinese families that speak Mandarin. They can help put up Mandarin clubs in their schools,” he said. “The idea is long overdue. We are actually already late in Asia,” Mr Wilson Lee Flores, a writer and businessman who has been curating the experiences of Chinese migrants in the Philippines, told The Straits Times.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Belgian lawmaker charged in EU graft probeBRUSSELS: Prosecutors on Saturday (Feb 11) charged a Belgian lawmaker in the European parliament with corruption after searching his bank safe as part of a probe into a bribery scandal linked to Qatar that has rocked the EU. The Socialist deputy Marc Tarabella, 59, was detained by police on Friday after Be
Read more »
Soldier kills four in shooting at Philippine military campMANILA: A soldier killed four of his colleagues when he opened fire at a military camp in the southern Philippines on Saturday (Feb 11). He ran amok after 1am at an army compound in Cagayan de Oro City, said Major Francisco Garello, spokesperson of the 4th Infantry Division. The four service pers
Read more »
Manchester City's achievements cannot be taken away says GuardiolaManchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said no one can take away the club's achievements even if the ongoing Premier League investigation into their financial affairs was to see the reigning English champions stripped of their titles.City have been charged with over 100 breaches of the Premier League's
Read more »
US lawmakers press Labor Department to probe child labor in Hyundai supply chain(Adds to headline)By Mica Rosenberg, Kristina Cooke and Joshua SchneyerNEW YORK : Thirty-three members of Congress are urging the U.S. Labor Secretary to seek strong and swift penalties against those responsible for child labor in automotive plants after a Reuters investigation found kids as young
Read more »
Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee’s 3rd-Gen Successor Has To Learn How To Fry 20 Portions At One Go“There were customers who saw that it was me doing the frying and said, ‘Oh I don’t want already’, and I was sad lah,” said Huang Jun Ming, who is now learning the ropes to take over his father’s very popular char kway teow hawker stall.
Read more »
Minor Issues: The value of grandmothers’ storiesSuch stories offer great opportunities for children to learn about their heritage. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »