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The Basic :: Chinese Language Course

Out And About Beijing

In the interactive Out and About language programs, there are plenty of activities that afford users opportunities to learn and practice valuable words, phrases, and expressions for getting 'out and about' in the specific city.

In Out and About in Beijing, users learn words, phrases, and expressions that are helpful for: navigating around town; reading and recognizing street signs, store signs, and traffic signs; taking public transportation; understanding street directions; buying food in the market; and ordering meals in a restaurant.

Out And About - Beijing

Windows™ CD-ROM

Our Price: $40.00

Chinese Basic Course

Cantonese is the principal language of the Kwangtung province in Southeast China, parts of the Kwangsi province and of Hong Kong and Macao. In addition, Cantonese is spoken by ethnic Chinese in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, and Malaysia. Almost all Americans of Chinese descent in the United States are of Cantonese origin.

The course deals with daily life in Hong Kong and includes samples of speech, explanations of basic language structure, and a variety of practical exercises. Each of the 30 lessons contains: basic conversations, grammar and cultural notes, pattern drills, conversations for listening, and 'say it in Cantonese', that provides English-to-Cantonese practice. Also included with this course are vocabulary checklist and a cumulative glossary.

Chinese Cantonese I

Level I - Units 1 - 15

1 MP3 DVD w/ PDF Manual

Our Price: $100.00

15 Audio CDs w/ Printed Manual

Our Price: $220.00

Chinese Cantonese II

Level II - Units 16 - 30

1 MP3 DVD w/ PDF Manual

Our Price: $100.00

15 Audio CDs w/ Printed Manual

Our Price: $220.00

Chinese Cantonese Combo Package

Includes Both Levels I & II

1 MP3 DVD w/ PDF Manual

Our Price: $140.00

30 Audio CDs w/ Printed Manual

Our Price: $420.00

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Thursday, Mar 11, 2010

World stocks subdued after Chinese inflation jump (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 14:15:31 CST
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European and U.S. stock markets fell modestly Thursday amid growing concerns of an overheating Chinese economy and as investors awaited further insight into the state of the U.S. economic recovery.
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Over 170 Chinese consumers file complaints on HP laptops (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 14:15:31 CST
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More than 170 Chinese laptop users have filed complaints against US computer giant Hewlett-Packard, requesting a recall of products they say are faulty, a lawyer said Thursday.
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Motorola Replacing Google With Bing On Chinese Android Phones (Gizmodo Australia)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 14:15:31 CST
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Cynics will likely say China's forcing Motorola to include Bing search instead of Google in Chinese Android phones, due to the ongoing war o' censorship with Google . Me? Well, Bing is the better search engine. Kidding! (more.)
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Stock futures down on Chinese CPI, ahead of jobless data (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 12:51:01 CST
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U.S. stock index futures were lower on Thursday ahead of a report on weekly jobless claims and after data showed a jump in Chinese inflation.
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Most Chinese Stocks Decline as CPI Increases to 16-Month High (Bloomberg)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 08:21:35 CST
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Most Chinese stocks fell, led by automakers and developers, after inflation accelerated and new loans exceeded forecasts, boosting the prospect for higher interest rates.
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Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010

Dollar mixed on economic reports, Chinese exports (AP via Yahoo! News)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 22:16:46 CST
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The dollar was mixed Wednesday on disappointing U.S. economic reports and a big jump in Chinese exports.
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Brazilian Stocks Rally on Chinese Imports, Loan Growth Outlook (Bloomberg)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 22:01:25 CST
http%3A//www.bloomberg.com/ - 16 hours 14 minutes ago
Brazil's Bovespa index gained for a second day, rising to a two-month high, as Chinese imports and exports increased more than forecast and analysts said banks' loan growth and asset quality are improving.
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US Expert: Chinese Gov't Likely Behind Massive Cyberattacks (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 20:40:19 CST
http%3A//news.yahoo.com/ - 17 hours 35 minutes ago
The Chinese government is likely behind recent cyberattacks on U.S. government Web sites and on U.S. companies in an apparent effort to quash criticism of the government there, an expert on U.S. and Chinese relations said Wednesday.
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Chinese medicine 'no help to get pregnant' (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 06:17:34 CST
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Couples who use acupuncture and Chinese medicine to try and increase their chances of having a baby were warned there was no evidence it worked by British fertility experts Wednesday.
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China Mobile investing $5.8B in Chinese bank (AP via Yahoo! News)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 06:17:34 CST
http%3A//news.yahoo.com/ 1 day 7 hours 58 minutes ago
China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone company by subscribers, said Wednesday it was investing $5.8 billion in a Chinese bank as part of a plan to develop mobile phone banking and business services.
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Chinese Copper-Scrap Demand to Be Little Changed, Recycler Says (Bloomberg)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 06:17:34 CST
http%3A//www.bloomberg.com/ 1 day 7 hours 58 minutes ago
Chinese demand for copper scrap probably will be little changed this year as the nation imports refined metal to use in infrastructure projects, said the Bureau of International Recycling 's local ambassador.
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Lawyers ask UN to help missing Chinese lawyer (AP via Yahoo! News)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 06:17:34 CST
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An international group of lawyers wants a U.N. human rights body to help an activist Chinese lawyer who has been missing for more than a year.
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Chinese group file complaint over faulty HP laptops (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 06:17:34 CST
http%3A//news.yahoo.com/ 1 day 7 hours 58 minutes ago
More than 100 Chinese consumers have filed an official complaint against Hewlett-Packard Co over faulty laptop computers, leaving the door open for a lawsuit against the U.S. technology company, a lawyer for the group said on Wednesday.
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Tuesday, Mar 09, 2010

Mazda Mines Phelps's Chinese Gold as Carmakers Seek Loyalty (BusinessWeek)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 18:15:11 CST
http%3A//www.businessweek.com/ 1 day 20 hours ago
After 8.6 million Chinese bought their first cars last year, General Motors Co., Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. are positioning themselves to compete for return customers.
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Ryan Fights Chinese Currency Manipulation (WKBN 27 Youngstown)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 18:15:11 CST
http%3A//www.wkbn.com/ 1 day 20 hours ago
Congressman Tim Ryan is trying to level the playing field for U.S. companies against Chinese imports. This week he sent a letter to leaders in Washington urging action against Chinese currency manipulation.
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Centenarian Chinese grandma sprouts mysterious goat horn (New York Daily News)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 16:53:00 CST
http%3A//www.nydailynews.com/ 1 day 21 hours 22 minutes ago
She should be getting positive attention for her amazing longevity, but instead people just stare at the left side of her head. A 101-year old Chinese grandmother has sprouted a horn that resembles a goat's on her forehead, the Daily Mail reports.
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Chinese factory ordered to stop making World Cup toy (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 14:03:00 CST
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A Chinese factory has been ordered to halt production of a soccer World Cup mascot because of sub-standard working conditions, FIFA's branding company said on Tuesday.
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Chinese Companies Plan Tablet PCs Amid Apple IPad Hype (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 12:20:00 CST
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Several Chinese companies have jumped on the tablet PC bandwagon as buyers await the sale of Apple's iPad, possibly presaging wide imitation of the Apple device in China.
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Chinese drug rings luring students in, police say (3news)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 02:16:05 CST
http%3A//www.3news.co.nz/ 2 days 11 hours 59 minutes ago
Chinese drug traffickers are splashing money around and driving flashy cars to lure foreign students into doing their dirty work.
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Taiwan studies steps to woo Chinese investment (Asia News Network)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 02:16:05 CST
http%3A//www.asianewsnet.net/ 2 days 11 hours 59 minutes ago
The economic affairs ministry (MOEA) is still assessing the feasibility of further easing curbs on Chinese investment in Taiwan while Beijing authorities are more aggressively luring Taiwan capital by ..
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Chinese student missing in Sydney (Brisbane Times)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 02:16:05 CST
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Police have called on the public to help find a Chinese student who disappeared in Sydney almost a year ago.
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Chinese referee cries foul over match-fixing link (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 02:16:05 CST
http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/ 2 days 11 hours 59 minutes ago
Chinese referee Shen Huangying has denied a state media report that she was questioned by police as part of an ongoing match-fixing investigation, a Beijing newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Remains of Chinese immigrants to be reburied in LA (AP via Yahoo! News)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 00:53:38 CST
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The remains of some of the nation's earliest Chinese settlers, whose graves were discovered five years ago during construction of a light rail line, will soon be reburied in a cemetery that once denied them entry.
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Monday, Mar 08, 2010

Sprained ankle sidelines Chinese standout Yi (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 19:56:02 CST
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New Jersey's Chinese forward Yi Jianlian stayed home as the Nets began a four-game NBA road trip on Monday, nursing his sprained left ankle.
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Sweden jails Uighur Chinese man for spying (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 18:08:42 CST
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Sweden has sentenced a Uighur man to a year and four months in prison for spying on a community of Uighur refugees and passing information to agents for the Chinese state, a court document showed Monday.
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Chinese President stresses scientific development of N China economic powerhouse (People's Daily)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 10:16:59 CST
http%3A//english.people.com.cn/ 3 days 3 hours 59 minutes ago
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday urged scientific development of Tianjin Binhai New Area, an economic powerhouse in north China, when joining a panel discussion with deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) from Tianjin Municipality. Hu said it was urgent to accelerate the transformation of economic development pattern and promote growth led by innovation and driven by internal
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DHS: Indefinite access to Chinese, Russian tourists (Saipan Tribune)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 10:16:59 CST
http%3A//www.saipantribune.com/ 3 days 3 hours 59 minutes ago
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has assured the CNMI of indefinite access to Chinese and Russian tourists "as long as there are no major security incidents involving these visitors," Gov. Benigno R. Fitial said, following a meeting with DHS Assistant Secretary Juliette Kayyem in Washington, D.C. last week.
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Patti's Chinese Kitchen may revive (Honolulu Advertiser)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 10:16:59 CST
http%3A//www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ 3 days 3 hours 59 minutes ago
HONOLULU - I heard from a lot of folks about their memories of Patti's Chinese Kitchen after I wrote my own upon learning that the landmark eatery was closing at Pearlridge. Most touching was an e-mail from Cathy Chun, a daughter of Calvin Chun, who founded the first Patti's at Ala Moana Center in 1967.
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More Chinese join globalization trends in scientific studies (People's Daily)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 10:16:59 CST
http%3A//english.people.com.cn/ 3 days 3 hours 59 minutes ago
Globalization is also in vogue in the realm of scientific studies, pooling together scientists and researchers of various races and with different backgrounds. Chinese scientists are not aloof and they "go global" as well. Back in 2004, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Pasteur Institute joined forces in forming a Pasteur Institute of Shanghai to facilitate such studies as virology
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Chinese TV station films documentary on Perak (Sin Chew Jit Poh)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 09:53:21 CST
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IPOH, March 8 (Bernama) -- China Guangxi Television, a Chinese television station, is to produce a documentary film on Perak for broadcast in China, Perak State Executive Councillor Dr Mah Hang Soon said today.
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Taiwan will open door wider for Chinese investment: minister (Chinapost.com.tw)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 08:55:29 CST
http%3A//www.chinapost.com.tw/ 3 days 5 hours 20 minutes ago
TAIPEI, Taiwan --The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is assessing the feasibility of further easing curbs on Chinese investment in Taiwan, but no timetable has been set for a second round of liberalization, a senior official said Monday.
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Chinese will take over in the next election, warns Perkasa (The Malaysian Insider)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 07:24:03 CST
http%3A//www.themalaysianinsider.com/ 3 days 6 hours 51 minutes ago
By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 - Malay nationalist group Perkasa warns that the Chinese community will use the next general election to take over the country. Perkasa feels that the last general election weakened the Malays and empowered the Chinese community. Dr Zubir Harun, director of Perkasa' economic bureau, who was at the Malay Consultative Council's (MPM) round-table
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RBS in Talks With Chinese Partner to Start Securities Venture (BusinessWeek)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 06:24:33 CST
http%3A//www.businessweek.com/ 3 days 7 hours 51 minutes ago
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, the U.K.'s biggest government-owned lender, said it's in talks with a Chinese company to form an investment banking joint venture in the world's fastest-growing major economy.
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Maanshan Steel Says Chinese Prices Are Around Breakeven Levels (Bloomberg)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 05:21:20 CST
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Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. , the second-biggest Hong Kong listed Chinese steelmaker, said prices in China are trading around breakeven levels.
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