No Malay, no English, no problem: Local Sabah traders learn Mandarin, Korean to cater to foreign tourists

KOTA KINABALU: Negotiating skills can make or break a sale, more so if you can speak the language. In Sabah’s seafood and dive haven of Semporna, local traders have learned basic Mandarin with some even conversing in Korean as tourism activities pick up and visitor arrivals from China and South Korea increase. From learning basic numbers for...

“You Can Listen To Me Speak In Cantonese,”: Fans Applaud Leon Lai’s Dope Response When Asked To Speak Mandarin At Recent Concert

He definitely handled it differently from Eason Chan. It seems the trend of asking Cantonese-speaking singers to converse in Mandarin at their concerts is not going away. Unlike Eason Chan who recently showed his displeasure when asked to speak in Mandarin during his concert in Macau, Heavenly King Leon Lai handled a similar request with relative ease. During his concert in Macau in June,...