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Thailand
Thailand's Public Relations Department (泰國民聯廳), or PRD, is Thailand's national information and communication agency, operating under the Prime Minister's Office. It traces its origin to the Publicity Division, established May 3, 1933, roughly a year after Thailand's transition from absolute to constitutional monarchy, created to build public understanding of parliamentary democracy under the new system. It took its current name on March 8, 1952. PRD operates Thailand's state broadcaster, the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT2HD), an English-language internation…
Thailand
The Office of the Prime Minister (สำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี) is the central cabinet-level department of the Thai government responsible for coordinating the executive branch under the prime minister, headquartered at Government House in Bangkok's Dusit district. Its administrative secretariat component, the Office of the Permanent Secretary to the Prime Minister (สำนักงานปลัดสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี), was established in 1960 under the Prime Minister's Office Organization Act (No. 7) B.E. 2503, absorbing functions previously held by the Department of Territorial Inspection. The
Thailand
Daily News (เดลินิวส์) is a Thai-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok. It traces its founding to June 24, 1950, when founder Saeng Hetrakul (แสง เหตระกูล) — who had run a printing operation for five years — purchased the defunct Thai edition of the Bangkok Daily Mail. The paper was relaunched in 1964 under the name "Naewna Hang Yuk Daily News" (แนวหน้าแห่งยุคเดลินิวส์), with Hetrakul's son, Praphan Hetrakul (ประพันธ์ เหตระกูล), as editor-in-chief, p…
Thailand
Top News (ท็อปนิวส์) is a Thai-language broadcast and digital news outlet owned by Top News Digital Media Co., Ltd. Its founder, Sonthiyan Chuenruthainaitham, was sentenced in 2021 to eight months in prison for his role in the 2013–2014 "Shutdown Bangkok" street protests against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra. Sonthiyan previously ran T News, a television outlet that
Romania
Curierul Național is a Romanian-language daily newspaper, first published on December 5, 1990. The paper is owned by the Păunescu family through Media Sud Publishing, and focuses on economic and financial news, covering companies, energy, agriculture, taxation, real estate, and tourism, alongside domestic politics, foreign affairs, culture, and sport. The paper describes itself as "an independent publication, with no political affiliation," stating that its funding is "exclusively private, 100% from advertising, announcements, or commercial contracts." In its own
Thailand
Nation Thailand is an English-language online news outlet published in Bangkok. It was founded on July 1, 1971, by its own account the first Thai-owned English-language newspaper in the country, initially under the name "The Voice of the Nation," later shortened to The Nation. The paper published its final print edition on June 28, 2019, after 48 years, and has continued since as an online-only outlet. In January 2018, per K…
Thailand
On July 1, 2026, marking both the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party's founding and the 51st anniversary of China-Thailand diplomatic relations, Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Zhang Jianwei (張建衛) published a signed op-ed titled "Standing at a New Starting Point, Walking Well on the New Journey" (站在新起點，走好新征程) in Thai media, according to the Chinese Embassy's own account. The embassy named three placements: Daily News, Matichon (民意報), and
China, Thailand
On July 20, 2026, the People's Daily signed a memorandum of understanding on media cooperation with Thailand's Public Relations Department (泰國民聯廳), or PRD, one of three separate media MOUs PRD concluded that day alongside Xinhua News Agency and China Media Group, as part of a package of 15 agreements marking the close of Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's official visit to China, during which Taiwan was a key flashpoint. PRD Director-General Sudruetai Lertkasem signed the agreements at the Great Hall of the People, witnessed by Anutin and…
Thailand
On July 20, 2026, Xinhua News Agency signed a memorandum of understanding with Thailand's Public Relations Department (PRD), a body under the Prime Minister's Office responsible for state public relations, aimed at strengthening cooperation in media operations management, digital transformation, and AI applications, according to a report by Xinhua. The signing was one of three parallel media MOUs the PRD concluded that day, alongside the People's Daily and China Media Group, as part of a package of 15 agreements marking the close of Thai Prime Minister Anutin…
Romania
On October 20, 2021, the Romanian business daily Curierul Național announced a partnership with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV (中國中央電視台) to publish daily Romanian-language news from China. The announcement described the deal as "unique" in the Romanian media landscape and said it would prioritize content "exclusively provided by CCTV" on business and investment opportunities, alongside coverage of foreign policy, the economy, health, and education. It noted that CCTV operates 18 thematic channels, including two in 4K and 8…
Laos, Thailand
On July 2, 2018, the 2018 Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Media Summit opened in Vientiane, Laos, hosted by the CCP's official People's Daily and Laos's Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. A deputy director-general of Thailand's Public Relations Department (泰國民聯廳), or PRD, delivered a keynote address. The official said Thailand had "actively responded to" China's "Belt and Road" initiative and that Thai media likewise supported Lancang-Mekong cooperation. She described PRD as adapting its services and expanding its distribution channels to keep pace wit…
China
On May 30, 2023, the All-China Journalists Association (中華全國新聞工作者協會), a Chinese Communist Party-led media body, convened a China–Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) Journalists Roundtable in Wuqiao County, Cangzhou, Hebei Province, co-organized with the Hebei Provincial Journalists Association (河北省記協), according to a report by People's Daily Online. Held under the theme "Deepening Exchange and Mutual Learning, Jointly Promoting Prosperity and Development" (深化交流互鑒 共促繁榮發展), the event gathered, according to the outlet, more than 40 guests and journalists from Chi…
China
The Hebei Provincial Journalists Association (河北省新聞工作者協會), founded in April 1957, is a provincial-level organization operating under the leadership of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the CCP. The association describes itself as a "bridge" between the party and the press, stating that its mission includes guiding journalists in studying Xi Jinping Thought and upholding the "correct political direction" (正確的政治方向). The association also states that its duties include liaising with, guiding, and providing services to journalist associations in Hebei's localities, and that it se…
China
The Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (中國共產黨河北省委員會) is the highest organ of CCP authority in Hebei Province. As with all provincial-level party committees in China, it sits above the provincial government in the political hierarchy — the committee's Party Secretary outranks the governor. First convened on July 12, 1949, with Lin Tie as its founding secretary, the committee oversees all party work in Hebei, controls key personnel appointments across government, media, and state enterprises, and implements directives from the CCP Central Committee. Hebei Daily (河北日報), founded August 1, 1949, serves as the committee's official media organ. As of January 2025,…
Georgia
On September 18, 2015, Yue Bin (岳斌), then Chinese ambassador to Georgia, met with Zhao Yinong (趙亦農), president of GBTimes Oy, a Chinese state-linked media company operating in Finland, according to a report published by the Chinese Embassy in Georgia. The ambassador congratulated Zhao on establishing the company's operations in Georgia and said he hoped it would expand reporting on China to deepen Georgian "understanding and sentiment" (瞭解與情感) toward China. …
Slovakia
On March 23, 2026, Zhong Cheng (鍾誠), president of the Nouvelles d'Europe Culture and Media Group and publisher of Nouvelles d'Europe (歐洲時報), visited the Chinese Embassy in Slovakia, where he was received by Ambassador Cai Ge (蔡革). Embassy Counselor Wang Xiaojian (王小劍), Political Section Director Liu Tiantian (劉甜甜), and Xuan Xuan (宣絢), general manager of Nouvelles d'Europe's Central and Eastern Europe bureau, also took part. The meeting was reported by Nouvelles d'Europe, a French-based newspaper with ties to the state-run China News Service and the CCP's United Front Work Department. Cai said Sino-Slovak relations, elevated…
Slovakia
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Slovakia (中華人民共和國駐斯洛伐克共和國大使館) is China's chief diplomatic mission to the Slovak Republic, located in Bratislava. China first established diplomatic relations with the former Czechoslovakia on October 6, 1949. When Slovakia became an independent state on January 1, 1993, China immediately recognized the Slovak Republic and established relations at the ambassadorial level. In November 2024, the two countries
Georgia
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Georgia (中華人民共和國駐格魯吉亞大使館) is China's chief diplomatic mission to Georgia, located in Tbilisi. The embassy handles visas and consular services and promotes trade, investment, and cultural exchange between the two countries. China was among the first countries to establish formal diplomatic relations with Georgia following its independence from the Soviet Union, on June 9, 1992. In June 2026, the two countries
China
On April 14, 2024, the State Council Information Office (國務院新聞辦公室), together with the China International Communications Group (中國外文局) and the propaganda office of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region CCP Committee, hosted the Silk Road Economic Belt Joint Construction Countries' Media Head Seminar (絲綢之路經濟帶共建國家媒體負責人研討班), bringing 26 media figures, writers, and scholars from 21 countries to tour Urumqi, Kashgar, and the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. Addressing participants in Urumqi, Ma Xingrui (馬興瑞), then Xinjiang's CCP secretary, said the party would "to the gr…
Turkey
Yeni Neşriyat A.Ş. is the Istanbul-based publishing company that owns and operates Millî Gazete, a Turkish daily newspaper that describes itself as representing Millî Görüş ("National View"), the movement founded by Necmettin Erbakan whose political vehicles have been characterized by Britannica as Islamist. Company filings listed on the paper's own masthead iden…
