Hakka Languages
Hakka languages are one of the seven major Chinese language groups (the others groups are Mandarin, Wu, Yue, Gan, Min, and Xiang). Although linguists class these as independent Chinese...
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Introduction to Hakka
The Hakkas are a unique ethnic group of "Han" Chinese. They are thought to be the earliest "Han" settlers in China. One theory states that many of the early Hakkas were aff...
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Taiwan is considering abandoning its long-standing policy of recognizing Mandarin Chinese as the island's only official language, the premier said Tuesday, in a move that would likely anger rival C...
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Former Vice Premier Yeh Chu-lan became the first woman and
ethnic Hakka to serve as secretary general of Taiwan's Presidential
Office on Monday in a key personnel shuffle aimed at shoring up ...
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Otsuji chosen as head of LDP caucus in upper house
TOKYO - Former health minister Hidehisa Otsuji was chosen Monday
as head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party's caucus in ...
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TAIPEI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Ma Ying-jeou, presidential
candidate for Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party (KMT),
has carefully cultivated a clean image in his more than 25
years in local poli...
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Feb 3 (Reuters) - Fighting raged for the second day on
Sunday around the presidential palace in the Chadian capital
N'Djamena where rebel forces have surrounded President Idriss
Deby and loyalist ...
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Hakka Languages
A Distinct Dialect-Hakka
Taiwan mulls abandoning official language
