The China Pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair showcases the country's four cultural elements
By Zhao Qian Now that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has allowed the use of Chinese characters in domain names, chances to make a quick yuan are just a click away. The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) began submitting requests to ICANN for domain...
The new National Museum of Chinese Written Language. Photo: CFP By Xing Daiqi The preservation, display and documentation of the history of Chinese characters can now be assured with the National Museum of Chinese Written Language in Anyang, central Henan Province, opening its doors on Monday. A...
I doubt that the new National Museum of Chinese Written Language in Anyang will have a display of "skin art," but the Western fascination with Chinese character tattoos is, in an odd way, a tribute to the artistry of the bamboo brush. Except that tattoo artists are using needles instead of brushe...
In the past few years, a debate has emerged as to whether China should resume the old way of writing Chinese characters to preserve its culture. This year, Pan Qinglin, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top advisory body, made an aggressive proposal, calling to abolish the use of current simplified Chinese characters within 10 years.
A tablet displaying traditional Chinese characters. By Liu Chang Chinese characters have evolved through time. Over thousands of years, the once curvy pictographs on bones and turtle shells have straightened their legs and arms to become vertical and horizontal strokes and dashes. The various cha...
* Court rules Microsoft violated licensing agreement * Dispute over use of Chinese character fonts * Zhongyi Electronic said IP deal was for Windows 95 only * Microsoft to appeal ruling * Little long-term business...
* Court rules Microsoft violated licensing agreement * Dispute over use of Chinese character fonts * Zhongyi Electronic said IP deal was for Windows 95 only * Microsoft told to stop selling later Chinese versions...
By Lin Jiasi Companies in China will soon have a new opportunity to build their brand names over the Internet after the domain name ".涓浗" in Chinese characters (Zhong Guo) goes online. China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) announced that the domain, which means China, will allow ...