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Some interesting news over at Ken Carroll's blog announcing that Praxis Language, the folks behind Chinesepod.com, have been hired by the Confucius Institute to design their online learning system. Props to Praxis for landing the fat account, and smart thinking from the CI for going to the forerunners in online language learning.

A heartbroken experience about China Visa policy during Olympics。。。discussions are going on。

Common mistakes to avoid when learning Chinese.

This is stuff I wish I knew when setting out to learn the language, you may feel the same.

I've compiled some resources for learning Cantonese. First I made this list for private reasons, but I feel that others might find value in this list. It is by no means complete, feel free to add other good Cantoese learning resources in the comments section

A nice collection of jokes in Chinese to help your learning. Needless to say, it's more interesting than discussing the price of vegetables or learning how to tell someone the number of people in your family.

Ken Carroll, Founder of ChinesePod, introduces us to his company's new media approach to learning Chinese and draws upon his 13 years of China experience to lend some advice to newcomers to China's business landscape.

Following on the World Bank’s 2001 publication, China and the Knowledge Economy: Seizing the 21st Century, this book is another exceptional product I would like to recommend to the Chinese audience. The essence of lifelong learning is to provide opportunities for people to learn throughout their ...

For foreigners above 18 years it is valid for 10 years. Because the Ministry of Public Security issues the card, it is valid throughout China. With a passport and the Card one can go in and out of China freely. So the Card saves the time and expenses needed to get a visa. It can also be used separately as a legal certificate to stay in Beijing.

Hotel arrest is pretty nice in Beijing. Getting there isn't. Sisca, a 24-year-old Indonesian girl, found this out after her student visa expired. Part one of a two-part story.