For my first interview, I wanted to introduce the legendary Jim Rogers and ask him his thoughts on learning Mandarin Chinese and what it was like to relocate his family all the way from New York to Singapore. He was very generous to give a few minutes out of his busy schedule to answer some of my questions. Jim Rogers is an American investor and financial commentator now based in Singapore. He wa...

Most people have been hearing about China’s rise over the past few years with all the hundreds of books written on China and the Beijing Olympics bonanza. However, with all the uncertainty in the world economy today, many people are skeptical of China’s continued development. But as the United States digs itself deeper into debt insolvency, China is still managing to push forward. Chin...

Whether you’re already learning Chinese (Mandarin) or you’ve just recently decided to take the plunge, let me offer 25 good reasons why you should learn Chinese. I hope this will help motivate you to start learning or to continue learning. Sometimes we can forget why we even started learning such a difficult language in the first place, and so maybe this list will remind you and gi...