Asia is home to hundreds of languages comprising several families and some unrelated isolates. The most spoken language families on the continent include Austroasiatic, Austronesian, Japonic, ...

South Asia is home to several hundred languages, spanning the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is home to the fourth most spoken ...

The Cia-Cia language has been passed down orally for centuries. Now the tribe’s children are learning to write it in Hangul, the Korean script. By Muktita Suhartono Reporting from Baubau ...

As part of Asia Society’s ongoing commitment to Asian language and culture education, we are pleased to present A New Framework for Mandarin Language Education in PreK-Grade 12 Schools in the United ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login Language policies in Southeast Asia have been shaped by the process of nation-building on the one hand and by political and economic ...

In the 2016 science fiction movie Arrival, a linguist is faced with the daunting task of deciphering an alien language ...

Muslims worldwide are required to face Al Masjid Al Haram or the Kaaba in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca while praying, no ...

Nepal Rastra Bank awarded a contract to a Chinese company to print new 100-rupee notes featuring Nepal's revised political ...

Trump promised during the campaign that he would end the war in Ukraine pretty quickly once he took office. He hinted he ...

Home to some of the most incredible sights in the world, the magical continent of Asia is a vast and varied portfolio of different cultures and customs set against an exotic colourful backdrop of ...

Browse the archives of all France 24 Asia-Pacific articles, shows and videos since 2006 ...

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