Sim Tze Wei showing a tree denoting the common descent of the Chinese people. A linguist has warned of the impending extinction of Hokkien, popularly regarded as one of Penang’s official languages ...

SINGAPORE — In efforts to boost the learning of Chinese language and culture, Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan (SHHK) Cultural Academy has partnered National University of Singapore (NUS) Centre for ...

When Sim Tze Wei began working to raise awareness of the Hokkien language, he never expected he would be accused of trying to divide the Chinese people. “Han Chinese nationalists everywhere are keen ...

Elderly uncles gather around their usual kopitiam table to lim kopi, passionately complaining about the gahmen and their useless grandchildren with their annoying ang moh pop culture. In the same ...

BEIJING — China is launching an aggressive campaign to promote Mandarin, saying that 85% of its citizens will use the national language by 2025. The move appears to put threatened Chinese regional ...

BEIJING (AP) — China is launching an aggressive campaign to promote Mandarin, saying 85% of its citizens will use the national language by 2025. The move appears to put threatened Chinese regional ...

GEORGETOWN — Instead of asking “How are you?”, Chinese Penangites used to greet each other with the Hokkien phrase “Lu chiak pa boey?”, which translates to, “Have you eaten?” From the hawker stalls to ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The front row at the getai concert, a Chinese musical show, was empty. But this was not for lack of popularity -- the seats were reserved for ghosts. Getai, a traditional ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese engineer’s wish to tear down language barriers for his father has completed an impressive feat－the development of the world’s first Hokkien-English translation ...

BEIJING--China is launching an aggressive campaign to promote Mandarin, saying 85 percent of its citizens will use the national language by 2025. The move appears to put threatened Chinese regional ...