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Europe Weekly

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Europe Weekly (欧洲周报), also known as Puhua News (葡华报), is a Chinese-language weekly newspaper published in Portugal, and serving as the local Portuguese-language edition of the overseas edition of the CCP’s official People’s Daily newspaper. Owned and directed by Liang Zhan (梁湛) with Wu Su (吴素) serving as editor-in-chief and operating under Europe Weekly, Lda (headquartered at Rua de Mouraria No. 70-1 in Lisbon), the publication reports a print run of 2,000 copies with a retail price of €1.30. The newspaper covers China-Portugal relations and overseas Chinese community affairs, maintaining social media presence on Facebook and X, along with a WeChat public account (puhuanews). Europe Weekly appears to focus on business exchanges and cultural ties between Portuguese Chinese communities and China, regularly featuring coverage of delegation visits and bilateral economic cooperation initiatives. People’s Daily cooperation is featured next to the publication’s masthead in the print edition.

Kansai Chinese Times

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The Kansai Chinese Times (關西華文時報) is a Chinese-language newspaper serving overseas Chinese communities in Japan, founded in August 2002 by Osaka-based Acacia Communications Co. Ltd (阿卡西亞通訊有限公司), or Akashia Komyunikēshonzu. Initially targeting the ethnic Chinese population in the Kansai region, the publication expanded its distribution nationwide and launched a website in 2017. Published in both Chinese and Japanese, the Kansai Chinese Times covers news and information about the local Chinese community, employment and educational opportunities, and Japan-China exchanges — as well as sections on Kansai news, services and lifestyle. The newspaper positions itself as serving as a “bridge” between China and Japan, framing characteristic of Chinese state-linked overseas media. The bridging theme is reinforced through several ongoing columns, including “Bridging Japan and China” (日中を翔る), a series of interviews with individuals who work between the two countries. According to the site’s “About Us” profile, it was recognized in 2018 as “one of the Top 100 Most Influential Chinese Media Worldwide” by the official China News Service (中國新聞社), an outlet under the United Front Work Department of the CCP, and Communication University of China (中國傳媒大學). The public activities of the outlet routinely have participation from Chinese diplomats in Osaka.

Home Voice Chinese Weekly

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Home Voice Chinese Weekly (乡音) claims to be New Zealand’s only Chinese-language newspaper serving Wellington and the southern North Island, founded in October 1998 by editor-publisher Kevin Zeng (曾凯文). Published weekly on Fridays with over 100 free distribution points across multiple cities including Palmerston North, New Plymouth, and Rotorua, the paper claims more than 16,000 readers weekly across print and digital platforms. Home Voice operates multimedia platforms including a website launched in 2004, online radio since 2013, and social media accounts on Facebook, X and WeChat. The publication maintains “long-term stable cooperative relationships” (长期稳定过的合作关系) with China’s Xinhua News Agency and China News Service, while stating its mission is serving overseas Chinese communities and “promoting New Zealand-China friendship.” The Home Voice Chinese Weekly site includes banner ads for several Chinese diplomatic missions in the region. The channel runs almost exclusively Chinese state media content on its social media channels.

Guangxi Daily

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Guangxi Daily serves as the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee (中國共產黨廣西壯族自治區委員會). Established on December 3, 1949, as the CCP Guangxi Provincial Committee’s organ, it relocated from Guilin to Nanning on January 22, 1950, following the province’s liberation. When Guangxi became an autonomous region on March 5, 1958, the newspaper became the regional party committee’s official organ. In December 2009, the Guangxi Daily Media Group (廣西日報傳媒集團) was established while maintaining the newspaper’s operations. The publication claims to be “the most authoritative and influential party committee organ newspaper in Guangxi” (廣西最具權威性和影響力的黨委機關報), guided by Marxist-Leninist principles, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Three Represents, Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping’s important speeches. With a daily circulation of 230,000 copies, since 2005, it has become one of China’s first provincial party newspapers to manage its own distribution.

Chinese Embassy in Senegal

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The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Senegal is China’s chief diplomatic mission to the Republic of Senegal and the Republic of The Gambia, located in Dakar. The mission’s origins trace to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and Senegal on December 7, 1971, when Senegal recognized the People’s Republic of China, positioning it among the early West African nations to establish diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China during the Cold War era. The embassy is currently located at Rue 18 Prolongée, Fann Residence in Dakar, Senegal. The embassy’s consular operations extend to The Gambia, where consular services, including visa processing, are administered through the Senegal office. The diplomatic team includes counsellors responsible for Political Affairs and Economic and Commercial Affairs, operating under China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部). For visa applications, the embassy operates a dedicated China Visa Application Center in Dakar that processes documentation for both countries. The embassy maintains official communication channels through its website and emergency consular hotline services for Chinese nationals in both countries, while actively engaging in public diplomacy and media diplomacy through networking with local media groups and hosting training programs and official visits.

Gremi Media SA

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Gremi Media SA is a Polish media company that positions itself as the country’s leading publisher in the area of business, finance and law, headquartered in Warsaw and claiming to operate the largest economic newsroom in Poland. Established as a media group, the company publishes daily newspapers including Rzeczpospolita and Gazeta Giełdy i Inwestorów “Parkiet,” along with their corresponding digital platforms rp.pl and parkiet.com. According to company materials, Gremi Media operates online television channels, organizes conferences and training programs, and provides legal services through its Kancelarie RP platform. The organization claims to focus on delivering specialized business and legal content to opinion leaders and decision makers, while positioning itself as a credible source for economic news and analysis across multiple media channels.

Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh

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The Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh serves as China’s official diplomatic mission to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部). The embassy claims to be dedicated to promoting bilateral cooperation and providing services to Chinese nationals in Bangladesh. Since establishing diplomatic relations in 1975, the embassy emphasizes that China has become Bangladesh’s “largest trading partner” and highlights growing cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (一帶一路 ). The embassy maintains active engagement with Bangladeshi media and government officials.

Ministry of Information of Cambodia

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Cambodia’s Ministry of Information oversees media and information in Cambodia. Established in 1993 and led by Minister Neth Pheaktra, it operates from its headquarters at 62 Monivong Boulevard in Phnom Penh. The ministry comprises the General Department of Administration and Finance, the General Department of Information and Broadcasting, the Kampuchea News Agency, National Television of Kampuchea, and the National Radio of Kampuchea. Working alongside the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, it plays a key role in Cambodia’s internet governance, including the implementation of the National Internet Gateway established in February 2021. This centralized gateway system was designed to manage internet traffic, increase tax revenue, and monitor online content for national security and social order, though it has raised concerns from human rights organizations regarding potential restrictions on free speech.

Icelandic Times

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Established in 2009 by editor Einar Th. Thorsteinsson, Icelandic Times (冰岛时代) is a multi-lingual magazine covering tourism, culture, and business that maintains distinct institutional ties to Chinese state media. Since 2014, the magazine has produced a Chinese-language edition printed in China and distributed through thousands of Chinese travel agencies, with editorial content frequently amplifying PRC official narratives including features on the “Belt and Road” initiative and exclusive interviews with Chinese ambassadors. The outlet has collaborated directly with Xinhua News Agency on the publishing of Xinhua content, and on documentary projects. Describing itself as a “prominent magazine” on its Facebook account (though its website appears offline), the publication positions itself in Chinese as “the first Chinese-language periodical published in Iceland” covering “all information about Icelandic culture, history, and tourism.” Thorsteinsson’s personal writings on the website, viewed through archived pages, is largely about tourism and culture in Iceland. On June 13, 2019, the Icelandic Times received a visit from Chinese Ambassador Jin Zhijian “to discuss about future cooperation.” During the meeting, Thorsteinsson reportedly “expressed his satisfaction with the current cooperation with the Chinese Embassy, and expected more cooperation for the future.”