Dhapa

China on Monday began a three-day national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in a powerful earthquake which struck the country’s southwest on May 12.

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Kwai-yun Li’s Hakka parents emigrated from Moi-yen, China, to Calcutta, India, where Kwai was born.

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Liu gauged the success of Kimling for eight long years before she decided to delve deeper into the culinary business. Her second venture Beijing upped its shutters on 77/1 Christopher Road in 1999.

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Quite a long trek from the main food hub, Kafulok is tucked away in one of the bylanes of Tangra. But that doesn’t prevent the restaurant from having a full house on weekend evenings.

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What is an eyesore today, will be a tourist draw tomorrow. Come 2008, an amusement park will open doors at Dhapa. Read more…

Learning a foreign language has always been a means of expanding one’s vistas. But unlike yesteryears when French and German ruled the roost, more and more youths are now lining up to learn Chinese to gain an edge in job opportunities.

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WHY TO LEARN CHINESE?

What is generally referred to as Chinese is in fact the language of China’s largest nationality, the Hans. It is the main language spoken in China and one of the world’s major languages. It is not only the official language of China but also the working language in international forums. Its written records go back to more than 3,000 years ago. When the Yuan dynasty came to rule in China in 13th century, Beijing became the capital of the Chinese empire and remained a capital for more than 6 centuries. As the state grew more centralized, the northern dialect, known as “guan hua” or Mandarin was being used by the administration and the intellectuals and has continued to be so till date.

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