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1 day ago · Teochew [ii], also known as Teo-Swa (or Chaoshan) [iii], is a Southern Min language spoken by the Teochew people in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by their diaspora around the world. It is sometimes referred to as Chiuchow, its Cantonese rendering, due to English romanization by colonial officials and explorers.
1 day ago · SINGAPORE - Ms Juliana Jumadi has been her family’s sole breadwinner since her former husband’s incarceration around 2009. The 40-year-old single mother, who works in events management and as ...
1 day ago · Although Greater China, Japan, and Korea all have extensive links with the rest of ASEAN, Vietnam is the only one in the Sinosphere that is formally part of ASEAN as a Southeast Asian country. Singapore, a highly developed economy, is also a part of ASEAN with a population that is significantly overseas Chinese.
1 day ago · Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC / ˈeɪpɛk / AY-pek [1]) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. [2] Following the success of ASEAN 's series of post-ministerial conferences launched in the mid-1980s, [3] APEC started in 1989, [4] in ...
1 day ago · Sheng-yen ( 聖嚴) (1931–2009), founder of Dharma Drum Mountain ( 法鼓山) in Taiwan. Cheng Yen ( 證嚴) (born 1937), founder of Tzu Chi Foundation ( 慈濟基金會) in Taiwan. Hsing Yun ( 星雲) (born 1927), founder of Fo Guang Shan ( 佛光山) in Taiwan. Wei Chueh ( 惟覺) (born 1928), founder of Chung Tai Shan ( 中台禪寺) in ...
1 day ago · Haneda Airport (羽田空港, Haneda Kūkō) ( IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT ), sometimes referred to as Tokyo-Haneda, is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary base of Japan's two largest airlines, Japan Airlines (Terminal 1) and All Nippon ...
1 day ago · Asian Americans have been involved in the U.S. entertainment industry since the 19th century, when Afong Moy started a series of shows that evolved into essentially one-women shows. In the mid-19th century, Chang and Eng Bunker (the original "Siamese Twins") became naturalized citizens and were successful performers in the United States. [1]
