Editor's Note: Budgeteer contributor Jonas Kelsch has been in China since August. He is teaching English to Chinese college students and trying to travel and sightsee as much as he can. "It's been a ...

Expats enjoy sharing the humorous Chinglish signs and expressions they see in China and defend their use in everyday conversations. Photo: Li Hao/GT Frankie Bromage, 23, could not help but laugh when ...

I went to the Berkeley Rep to see "Chinglish" the other night. It's a comedy about language and cultural differences. The plot concerns a representative of an Ohio sign company who has come to China ...

A new play is bringing to light what is lost in translation between residents of China and the English-speaking world. Damian Fowler finds out just how art imitates life. Mandarin has arrived on the ...

Is Chinglish linguistic trash or a cultural treasure? Two academics are going toe to toe over the issue: For American David Tool, it shows nothing but shameful disrespect for English, while German ...

{Expanded Version} Instead of a yellow sign warning people about a “Wet floor,” the Chinglish sign says, “Execution in progress” or “Be cautious to slip.” Instead of “Keep off the grass,” the ...

SHANGHAI — For English speakers with subpar Chinese skills, daily life in China offers a confounding array of choices. At banks, there are machines for “cash withdrawing” and “cash recycling.” The ...

Billy Crystal and Larry David seen at pal Rob Reiner's home 'in tears' after film icon's death Ben Stiller and John Cusack lead celebrity tributes to Rob Reiner and wife Michele after being found dead ...

Is Chinglish linguistic trash or a cultural treasure? Two academics are going toe to toe over the issue: For American David Tool, it shows nothing but shameful disrespect for English, while German ...

I used to think, before coming to work in China, that I would have a hard time coming to grips with the Chinese language. Not just were the sounds so very different to anything I was used to in Europe ...

Chinglish tells the story of a struggling American businessman trying to win a Chinese business contract, with amusing consequences A new play is bringing to light what is lost in translation between ...