China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) Shanghai | Mandarin Words

For many in Africa, China has become synonymous with economic success and the ability to speak Mandarin is seen as a sure-fire route to lucrative opportunities. Over in Tanzania, for instance, Amjad Fakih was one of many ambitious citizens who lined up to learn the language at a CI in Dar es Salaam, hoping to capitalise.

Mugandiri searched online and came across the Confucius Institute (CI) at the University of Zimbabwe. He enrolled in evening classes in Mandarin for a nominal fee.

Even the Office of Personnel Management hacking was viewed by American intelligence officials with some admiration. “If we had the opportunity to do the same thing, we’d probably do it,” James R. Clapper Jr., the former director of national intelligence, told Congress afterward.

In April, Li and her friends walked 60 miles to Tianjin to demand answers about her locked-up husband before being turned back. A month later, German Chancellor Angela Merkel invited her to a meeting during a trip to Beijing as a gesture of support.

But first, let’s consider how different stories from different cultures around the world have shaped the way the festive season is celebrated today. People of the Christian faith celebrate the holiday as it marks the birth of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. We’re all familiar with the nativity story of the Joseph the carpenter, the Virgin Mary and the donkey looking for a place to stay, finally birthing a child in a stable where they were visited by shepherds and the three kings.

Even as Vietnam recovers from a bruising war and its gender ratio converges back to parity, women aren’t dropping out of the labour force. The government has working moms’ backs: Maternity leave mandated by law is a generous six months.

Most of the Uygurs and Kazakhs, who were interviewed in exile, also said that even people with professional jobs were retrained to do menial work.

There have also been a string of church demolitions, forced removal of crosses or other arrests over the year.

PTECH senior Samantha Reese leads her class in pronunciation of Chinese words with help from teacher Ping Huang. (Photo submitted)

The third day was spent observing their feet, hands and grace of movement. Another 1,000 were eliminated. The remaining 1,000 underwent gynaecological examinations, dismissing another 700 from the process.

While adequate sleep is critical to good health and longevity, sleep deprivation is currently on the rise.

The lady who was in charge of marketing at that time was also on the board of a company called “Active Kidz Shanghai” — they do sports activities for the expat children in Shanghai. So the last day I was here, I did the interview with the board for a position with “Active Kidz.” Then on the Monday, I got a call saying I got the job. I did that for about six years.