Music is bridging the gap across the Taiwan Strait, as singers from both the Chinese mainland and Taiwan sing songs in Hokkien — the shared dialect of people in southern Fujian province and Taiwan.

A MALAYSIAN managed to beat 10 other finalists to emerge second place at an international Hokkien singing competition in Fujian, China, China Press reported. Alice Leow was declared the runner-up at ...

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 ...

Emma Choo, a four-year-old Singaporean, possesses an ability that is rare among her young peers – she can greet people in Hokkien, a Chinese dialect that has plummeted in usage in Singapore in recent ...