LONDON (Reuters) - Coach Zlatko Dalic apologised to the tens of thousands of Croatian fans who had packed into the Olympiastadion Berlin on Saturday after his team slumped to a 3-0 defeat to Spain in their opening Euro 2024 match.
Testing his knowledge: Year 4 pupil Muaz Harith reading in Mandarin during a Science lesson while his teacher Tam Kai Shan looks on at SJK Kampung Baru Paroi. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
But what is the reality on the ground? Are employers more keen to hire workers with the added advantage of being fluent in Mandarin? “I think it all depends on the company. If my company specialises in dealing with Japan, for example, it would be good for me to have candidates who speak Japanese. Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia president Tan Sri Low Kian Chuan believes Mandarin fluency will indeed improve someone’s chances of getting hired in China-oriented businesses and Chinese-populated countries such as China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Concurring, Christina Tee, president of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry, highlighted that China is a big economic region now, so it is almost certain that being fluent in Mandarin will give these job seekers a higher potential of getting employed.
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