Kelly Chuang, standing, teaches Mandarin to Crystal Huang at Chinese School of San Marino on April 1. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) In the relaxed cadences of her native Taiwan, Kelly Chuang ...

TAIPEI – How do you say “MRT” in Mandarin? In this particular Chinese language class, the correct answer is “jieyun” – a Taiwan-specific term – and not “ditie”, which is used in mainland China.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Arguing that "Mandarin education should not be a victim of politics," the authors of a new survey have found that 90% of Taiwanese respondents believe that learning Mandarin is ...

Chang Chen, who rose to fame in Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” is praising one of his co-stars for their Mandarin skills in the upcoming science-fiction epic, “Dune.” Speaking Mandarin: ...

Restaurants serving Chinese or Taiwanese food in the U.S. often use the same few English words in their names. Think "golden" and "dragon." In some cities, though, more restaurant owners are embracing ...

Known as "the birthplace of Taiwan", the island's oldest city is celebrating its quartercentennial by highlighting its multicultural past. In 1624, a ragged fleet of ships owned by the Dutch East ...

For Vancouver songwriter Gina Lam, music is a way to reconnect to her roots in Taiwan, where her parents are from. Lam, known by her stage name Ginalina, has released Going Back: Remembered and ...

Netflix is doubling down on Mandarin-language content after picking up Taiwanese horror drama Green Door. The SVOD service is launching the series on March 16 in more than 190 countries and has said ...

China says it has sovereignty over the democratically governed island of Taiwan. Taiwan says no and is in the midst of buying nearly $400 million of U.S. arms to defend itself. And yet, there's ...

In the relaxed cadences of her native Taiwan, Kelly Chuang instructed her students to repeat after her. “Wo bu shi taiwan ren. Wo shi meiguo ren” — “I’m not Taiwanese. I’m American.” She projected the ...