CHINA TOPIX

Mandatory Mandarin Lessons in Portuguese Town

Staff Reporter   |

Nov 03, 2014 03:04 AM EST

It is not only Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg who is interested in mastering the Mandarin language as he aims to open doors for the most popular social networking site in China. Kids in the Portuguese town of Sao Joao de Madeira are likewise learning the most widely spoken Chinese language, so its youth could sell more shoes in the Asian giant, which has more than 1 billion consumers.