General Discussion

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Coca Cola and Chinese Medicine

October 17, 2007 at 06:25 AM
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/763b69d6-7b82-11dc-8c5... It's not really Chinese medicine if it's sweet. ;) Read more

Poll: Reason for Studying Chinese

October 17, 2007 at 02:35 AM
Click here for poll and results Read more
There's a series of BBC World Service Radio documentaries on China's rising military might on the beeb's world service website . You can download them as... Read more

The "Taiwanese" Accent

October 16, 2007 at 02:59 PM
A lot of to do has been made of the so-called Taiwanese accent, that I think a post is warranted on this topic.  First off, let me point out that what is called... Read more
Hi fellow CPodders, We have just released our 2nd installment of the News and Features this week. This time you are going to hear Ken, Aggie, *drumroll please* Yves... Read more

Chengyus and Suyus as magical spells

October 15, 2007 at 07:46 PM
Actually I hate Chengyus and Suyus as they at least double the amount of relevant vocab - and they are really hard to get into long term memory. But I am thankful th... Read more
Phoenix TV , a Chinese broadcaster based in Hong Kong, is available over Jalipo . In case you're not familiar with it, Jalipo is an internet company which provid... Read more

Taiwan Slang

October 15, 2007 at 09:11 AM
A friend recently came to SHanghai to visit and brought with him 4 Taiwanese friends. He's from Taiwan originally too, so I got well and truly exposed to their j... Read more

Question for C-POD

October 15, 2007 at 08:16 AM
Hi,   I wanted to know what you guys do with the ratings we give the lessons. I'm referring to the score out of 5 stars. What kind of impact does it have on... Read more

Goodbye, Xiao Xia...

October 15, 2007 at 08:16 AM
I have some sad news to share today. After today, Xiao Xia (AKA Peggy), Jenny's co-host for the Advanced and Advanced Media lessons, will no longer be working he... Read more