TAIPEI — Niche programming is always tricky — and even more so when you’re trying to cater for an ethnic group whose language is in danger of disappearing as a spoken tongue. But that is the task that ...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Speaking at the Hakka Affairs Council’s annual award banquet on Sunday, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) pledged to continue supporting Hakka culture as an important aspect of ...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — New Taipei City will reward registered residents with up to NT$4,000 (US$125) for passing the Hakka language proficiency exam next year, in an effort to encourage more people to ...
The Jing Sheng Opera is one of a handful of troupes in Taiwan still staging traditional dramas in the Hakka language. Despite dwindling audience numbers, the performers are trying to keep the art form ...