People in France can enjoy the elegance and delicacy of Chinese porcelain from next week at an exhibition of the ancient craft works. An exhibition of 60 ancient porcelain wares from Jingdezhen, dubbed "capital of china", will be staged in Paris as part of the Chinese Culture Year in France, said cultural authorities of the city in east China's Jiangxi Province. The 60 items feature porcelain varieties of Chinese dynasties of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing. It is the first time for anc...

A casual observer might be forgiven for thinking that the first English phrase learners are taught in Shanghai is, "My English is poor." But as the city is forced into contact with the English-speaking world, fluency in English is perceived to be not just advantageous but even necessary for a lucrative career. No surprise then that with demand growing faster than supply, English language training means big money for the trainers as well as the students. Last year, compulsory English tuitio...

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