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LVMH

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LVMH is the world’s largest multinational luxury goods conglomerate, ranking on Fortune magazine’s Global 500 list of companies, with headquarters in Paris, France. Founded in 1987 through the merger of Louis Vuitton and the beverages group Moët Hennessy, the group operates 60 independently managed subsidiary brands spanning champagne, fashion, jewelry, cosmetics, and other luxury sectors. Beyond its core luxury goods business, LVMH also owns two newspapers, including Les Échos and Le Parisien.

Government of Singapore

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The Government of Singapore operates under a Westminster parliamentary system defined by the Constitution to consist of the President and the Executive. Executive authority is vested in the President but exercised on advice of the Cabinet led by the Prime Minister. The President acts as Head of State with certain discretionary powers including appointing the Prime Minister and withholding parliamentary dissolution, while the Cabinet heads the Executive through 16 ministries and statutory boards. Since achieving full internal self-government in 1959 and independence in 1965, the People’s Action Party has continuously formed the government. Singapore employs a parliamentary democracy with general elections held at least every five years, though critics have raised concerns about restrictions on political opposition and press freedom.

Agence France-Presse

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Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a global news agency providing fast, comprehensive and verified coverage of world events and daily life issues. Drawing from a newsgathering network across 150 countries, AFP has developed a strong digital verification operation. With 2,600 staff representing 100 nationalities, the agency covers news in six languages through multimedia storytelling spanning video, text, photos and graphics. As one of three major international news agencies (after Reuters and the Associated Press) and the only European one, AFP serves media outlets, digital platforms, companies and institutions worldwide and has won numerous awards throughout its history.

Infocomm Media Development Authority

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Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Digital Development and Information that develops and regulates the city-state’s infocomm and media sectors. Formed in 2016 through the merger of the Infocomm Development Authority and Media Development Authority, IMDA oversees telecommunications, broadcasting, digital media, data protection and content classification. The authority administers the Personal Data Protection Commission and enforces the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act through its dedicated POFMA Office. IMDA positions itself as “Architects of Singapore’s Digital Future,” working to create a dynamic ecosystem supporting talent development, research, innovation and enterprise growth while maintaining consumer protections and pro-enterprise regulations for the converged infocomm-media sector.

Le Monde Diplomatique

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Le Monde Diplomatique is a monthly newspaper founded in 1954 by Hubert Beuve-Méry. The publication offers analysis and opinion on international politics, culture, and current affairs. According to its website, as of 2025, Le Monde Diplomatique operates a network of 35 partner publications that publish all or part of its content each month in 27 languages worldwide, including a Chinese edition produced in partnership with the Paris Institute of Intercultural Management and Communication (ISIT).

Media Group

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Media Group is an Indonesian media and business conglomerate founded in 1978. The company operates Media Group Network, which encompasses television channel Metro TV, newspaper Media Indonesia, news portal Medcom.id, providing news and entertainment content across Indonesia. Beyond media, the conglomerate has expanded into food industry services, as well as hospitality ventures. 

Kompas

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Kompas, Indonesia’s largest national daily newspaper, provides comprehensive coverage of politics, economics, society, and culture. The newspaper was founded on June 28, 1965, by journalists P.K. Ojong and Jakob Oetama following a suggestion by General Ahmad Yani, a government official, to Frans Seda, a Catholic minister in President Sukarno’s cabinet, to establish a media outlet that would balance media linked to the Communist Party and other political groups. The publication faced a two-week ban in January 1978 during Indonesia’s New Order era — the authoritarian regime under President Suharto from 1966 to 1998 — for coverage deemed too critical of government policies. Kompas pioneered digital journalism in Indonesia and launched Kompas.id in 2017 as a subscription-based platform.

Karangkraf Group

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The Karangkraf Group is a Malaysian media conglomerate established in 1978 that has expanded over five decades from a small publishing house into a diversified media company. The group operates multiple subsidiaries, including the newspapers Sinar Harian and Sinar Daily. 

BFM TV

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BFM TV, whose full name stands for Business FM (originally Business TV), is a French news television and radio network that provides continuous live and on-demand coverage across multiple platforms, focusing on news, economy, sports, technology, travel, music, and culture. Based in Paris, the channel was founded in 2005 and operates as a division of CMA CGM Group, the world’s third-largest shipping company, which acquired the network in 2024.