This Week in Asia Lifestyle & Culture. Meet the Malaysian on a mission to make Hokkien great again, amid Mandarin’s rising popularity in Southeast Asia.

Hokkien is a language spoken by about 46 million people in south-eastern China, Taiwan and among the Chinese diaspora in Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, and other parts of Southeast Asia.

Hokkien is a primarily oral language widely spoken in parts of mainland China, Taiwan and Chinese diaspora communities across Southeast Asia Reading Time: 2 minutes Why you can trust SCMP ...