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Chinese Commercial News

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The Chinese Commercial News was established in October 1919 as the “Overseas Chinese Commercial News” (華僑商報), a monthly newsletter of the Manila Chinese Chamber of Commerce under editor Yu Yi Tung (于以同), before becoming a daily newspaper in April 1922. The daily broadsheet, headquartered in Manila’s Binondo district, publishes in multiple languages, including Chinese, English, Hokkien (閩南語), and Filipino. During World War II, publisher Yu Yi Tung refused Japanese demands to use the paper as a propaganda organ and paid with his life, leading to closure and confiscation until the paper resumed publication on April 15, 1945. The newspaper was again closed during martial law from September 21, 1972, until resuming on June 12, 1986, after the People Power Revolution, the largely nonviolent popular uprising in the Philippines in February 1986 that ousted President Ferdinand Marcos after 20 years of authoritarian rule. It covers Philippine news, economic affairs, and Filipino-Chinese community life alongside a dedicated “China News” (中國新聞) section that draws heavily on Chinese state media content. The paper lists among its key partners the China News Service, or CNS (中國新聞社), a state news agency under the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front Work Department (UFWD), as well as CNS-linked ChinaQW (中國僑網) and Hong Kong’s Wen Wei Po (文匯報). The mobile app for the Chinese Commercial News on Google Play uses a support email on the chinanews.com.cn domain, the official CNS website. The paper’s website also republishes CNS wire content. In August 2022, the Chinese Embassy in Manila confirmed that the paper was among 15 media outlets whose representatives met CCP International Liaison Department (中共中央對外聯絡部) head Liu Jianchao (劉建超), who called on media to “strengthen exchange and cooperation” (加強交流合作) to advance bilateral relations.

PJSC Sberbank

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Sberbank, Russia’s largest banking and financial services company, is a majority state-owned institution headquartered in Moscow that evolved from the Soviet Union’s State Labor Savings Banks System. Led by Herman Gref, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, since 2007, the bank accounts for approximately one-third of all banking assets in Russia. Sberbank has faced multiple rounds of international sanctions since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, with restrictions intensifying dramatically following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. In February 2022, the United States imposed severe operational restrictions on Sberbank, causing its stock to lose more than half its value, while the European Union enacted comprehensive sanctions in July 2022. These measures forced Sberbank to exit European markets, with many of its overseas subsidiaries subsequently losing licenses, closing operations, or entering receivership. Despite these sanctions, in July 2024, Sberbank paid record dividends of 752 billion rubles ($8.5 billion) for 2023, with half going to the Russian state.

Propaganda Office of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the CCP

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The Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party’s Yunnan Provincial Committee serves as the primary ideological oversight body for the province, controlling all state media operations including its flagship publication, Yunnan Daily (云南日报). Based in Kunming, the provincial capital, the department executes propaganda directives from both central party headquarters and provincial leadership to ensure “correct” political messaging across all local media platforms. The department regulates information dissemination, shapes public discourse, orchestrates propaganda initiatives, and supervises cultural activities throughout Yunnan Province — guaranteeing that all communication channels uniformly promote party doctrine and reinforce official policy positions.

United Group

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United Group is a telecommunications and media company formed in 2007 through the merger of Serbia Broadband (SBB) and Telemach from Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded by Serbian businessman Dragan Šolak, the company is headquartered in Amsterdam and operates across eight countries in Southeastern Europe. United Group provides television, internet, and mobile telephony services through its portfolio of television stations, film and TV production, telecommunications platforms, and media channels, including N1, Nova TV, and Sport Klub. 

Belarus Today

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Belarus Today (СБ. Беларусь сегодня) is a state-run media enterprise and publishing house established on August 2, 1927, and headquartered in Belarus. The outlet controls multiple media entities including print, radio, television, and online publications. The organization was previously known as Rabochy until 1937, then Soviet Belarus until 2018, when it was renamed to Soviet Belarus — Belarus Today, with ownership under the Presidential Administration of Belarus. The organization positions itself as a media holding that merged four major publications in 2013 and has engaged with international archival projects, including digitizing Belarusian partisan records with the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus. According to media monitoring research, the publication was classified as having “few publications containing explicit pro-Russian propaganda messages” with content characterized as “neutral and secure” regarding Belarus-Russia relations.

OBS Gyeongin TV

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OBS Gyeongin TV (韓國OBS電視台) is a South Korean free-to-air television station covering Gyeonggi Province, Incheon, and Seoul. Founded on August 30, 2006, and launching broadcasts on December 28, 2007, OBS is the only regional television network in South Korea operating independently without affiliation to any national broadcast network. The station is headquartered in Bucheon and broadcasts on digital channel 36. OBS is owned by OBS Gyeongin TV Ltd., with major shareholders including Young-An Hat Company, Media Will, and KD Group. The network expanded its operations by launching OBS Radio on March 30, 2023, operating on the former frequency of Gyeonggi Broadcasting Corporation.

Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information

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Venezuela’s Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information (MINCI), founded in August 2002 by then-President Hugo Chávez, serves as the Venezuelan government’s central communications body overseeing state media, including the TV channel Venezolana de Televisión and the regional broadcaster teleSUR. By 2011 the Venezuelan news website analítica.com noted that much of MINCI’s budget had been allocated for government propaganda. In 2025, the news organization Caracas Chronicles noted MINCI as part of the “secret network powering Maduro’s propaganda machine.” 

The City Review

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The City Review, self-described as “South Sudan’s most authoritative Newspaper,” provides comprehensive coverage across multiple sectors including national news, business, world affairs, sports, health, and education. Based in Juba with offices in Building House, the publication organizes content into clearly defined categories spanning from local arts and culture to international news from five continents. Its business section covers agriculture, innovation, and technology, while its editorial department features opinion pieces and analysis. The newspaper maintains both print and digital platforms, and also has an active account on X. In July 2024, journalists at City Review went on strike over low pay and alleged discrimination, claiming expatriate staff earned up to $2,500 monthly while the highest-paid national staff received less than $100. The protesting journalists ceased submitting stories after receiving what they described as a “bucket of intimidation” in response to their grievances.

Liputan6

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Founded in August 2000, Liputan6.com is an Indonesian news portal that initially released content from the television program Liputan6, a news magazine program that first aired in 1994. The portal covers politics, sports, business, technology, entertainment, health, lifestyle, and regional news, and operates a fact-checking channel to combat misinformation.