Hakka Abacus noodles are a delightful invention of the Hakka folk. The reason why it is named as such is because it resembles the Abacus wooden beads, used in the days of yore, for accounting and ...

Parents in Japan often try to give their offspring a leg up by ensuring they learn early on how to use the abacus. While the sound of sliding beads making clacking sounds on a small wooden frame may ...

Symbolism is at the heart of Lunar New Year foods, and this dish, which represents the beads a calculating instrument, is said to help bring you more money to count in the new year. Put your money ...

The abacus, for centuries an essential computation tool, has today largely been replaced by electronics. In Japan, though, it remains in use as a way to teach children basic arithmetic and to keep ...

A business owner forced to relocate in the aftermath of the Primark fire has told of her elation at being able to move back seven months on. Kathleen McGovern re-opened Abacus Beads yesterday back at ...

The abacus, that ancient, no-batteries-required, bead-based calculator, is making a comeback in after-school programs across Canada. The schools, which are modelled after programs common across India ...

For this series, we've been thinking a lot about some of the iconic objects that some of us remember using — if only for a short period of time — in our early schooling. Slide rules, the recorder, ...

Best Websites and Resources to Learn the Abacus at Home: Learning the Abacus at home is an amazing way to improve the concentration of children of their age. With the availability of online resources, ...