BLACKPINK are back in your area with the release of their highly-anticipated Born Pink album. Fans across the world have been buying, downloading and streaming the Korean girl group’s new album at record breaking levels. In China BLACKPINK and #BornPink have been trending across social media and their new song has hit number one on the country’s largest music platform. Being one of the biggest […]
Domino Chinese Birthday!! We are 10 years old! Domino Chinese is officially celebrating 10 fantastic years with an extra special promotion and a look back all the success we and our students have enjoyed over the past decade! 10 Years of Achievement In June 2012, Felix was in living in China and realizing that the way Chinese was being taught to foreigners was unsuitable for […]
There are a lot of people who will tell you that Chinese is a very difficult language to learn. Sadly, these people are probably telling the truth – based on their own experiences. This is because many foreigners are taught to learn Chinese exclusively through repetition and memorization. This is usually because they learn from Chinese teachers who as children learnt the language that way. […]
If you wish to succeed at something new, the most important first step is to have a growth mindset. There are a lot of colourful graphics on social media about growth mindsets, many of which suggest that if you believe you can do something, you can. Self belief is an important aspect of having a growth mindset, but if you neglect other essential factors, you’ll […]
It’s been two years since the Covid-19 virus was first detected in the city of Wuhan, eastern China. Since then, the virus has mutated and spread to over 200 countries. Strict lockdowns were introduced in most countries to slow the spread of the virus and many of these countries are now relaxing restrictions as normality slowly returns. Few countries have tackled the virus with such […]
British and Chinese security agencies have long been suspicious of one and other. They regularly accuse each other of undermining national security and interfering in domestic governance. China’s latest barb is among the country’s most novel – a video spoof mocking MI5, British intelligence and spies like ‘James Pond’. The James Bond spoof was broadcast on China’s Xin Hua News Agency, and can also be […]
Over the past twelve months, there has been a surge of interest and investment in blockchain, cryptocurrencies, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse. Cryptocurrency prices have reached new highs, NFTs have been auctioned at Christies and Facebook’s parent company has renamed ‘Meta’. China with its vast technology sector is well positioned to benefit from increased investment in these areas but the country’s vision for cryptocurrencies […]
Rates of Covid infection in China have been low for a number of months, with an average of 40 new infections per day, well below most countries in Europe and the Americas. As the coronavirus comes under control in its country of origin, it is widely anticipated that China’s leaders will reopen the country to foreign travellers in the coming months. When Beijing gives the […]
Across Europe and North America there is a commonly held belief that people from China are inherently good at Mathematics. This stereotype has been reinforced in popular culture, with the geeky Chinese student a regular fixture in memes, cartoons and high school movies. These stereotypes are supported by some factual data, such as the international recognised ‘Programme for International Student Assessment’, PISA Mathematics rankings. Over […]
The year 2021 was never meant to be on the olympic calendar, but the Covid-19 pandemic created a one year postponement to the olympics for the first time in the modern era. As such, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the 2020 Paralympics were truly unique olympic events. With these sporting spectacles successfully completed, attention now turns to Japan’s neighbour. China had great success at this […]
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