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East West Media Group PLC

East West Media Group PLC identifies itself as Bangladesh’s largest media house and operates as a subsidiary of Bashundhara Group LTD, a property and manufacturing conglomerate run by businessman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan. Since its 2009 founding, the media house has built a portfolio including Bangladesh’s two most widely circulated Bangla newspapers — Bangladesh Pratidin and Kaler Kantho — the English-language Daily Sun, and the bilingual portal banglanews24.com. In August 2025, the Daily Sun engaged with China’s official Xinhua News Agency to form a “Global South Media News Network,” publish research reports, and deepen cooperation through platforms including the Global South Media and Think Tank Forum.

The Financial Express

The Financial Express is an English-language daily newspaper established in 1993 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and describes itself as the “First Financial Daily in Bangladesh.” Owned by International Publications Limited, the publication was Bangladesh’s second-largest English-language newspaper as of 2021, focusing primarily on business and economic issues including international economic news. Founding editor AHM Moazzem Hossain, a Bangladeshi journalist, led the publication until his death in 2018, with the newspaper experiencing significant losses during the COVID-19 pandemic when news editor Abdullah M Hasan and executive editor Shahiduzzaman Khan both died from the virus in 2020 and 2021 respectively. The publication has received recognition through the Japan-based Developing Asia Journalism Awards.

Helsingin Sanomat

Helsingin Sanomat (赫尔辛基日报), abbreviated HS and colloquially known as Hesari, is Finland’s largest subscription newspaper and the Nordic region’s most circulated daily publication, established in 1889 as Päivälehti and operating under its current name since 1905. Headquartered in Helsinki and owned by Sanoma media group, the newspaper claims to serve as Finland’s newspaper of record. The publication positions itself as politically independent and non-aligned since 1932, having previously served as the organ of the Young Finnish Party.

Ministry of Sport, Entertainment, Arts and Culture of Zimbabwe

The Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Zimbabwe that was created in March 2018 under President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration. The current ministry operates from the 20th Floor of the Mukwati Building in Harare and has a mission to promote sustainable development and inclusive participation in sports, recreation, arts and culture for all Zimbabwean citizens. Its core functions include formulating policy frameworks for cultural and creative industries, establishing governance structures to attract investment, and administering revolving funds to stimulate growth in these sectors.

58cam.com

58cam.com (柬单网) was established in 2014 by Guangzhou Cambodian Information Technology Co., Ltd. (广州市柬单网信息科技有限公司). The platform was created by Liu Hongfei (刘洪飞). It claims to serve Chinese residents in Cambodia through multiple channels. The platform offers a wide range of Chinese news content from PRC media, with limited content from state media sources, and also aggregates news from local Cambodian sources. It also includes sections for mutual assistance among Chinese nationals, job recruitment, house rentals, second-hand transactions, and business yellow pages. 

Liaoning Provincial Federation of Taiwan Compatriots

Founded in 1983, the Liaoning Provincial Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (辽宁省台湾同胞联谊会) is identified in official sources as a “patriotic people’s organization” (民众团体) under the direct leadership of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the CCP. Like it’s parent chapter at the national level, the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (中华全国台湾同胞联谊会), the Liaoning chapter describes itself as serving as “a bridge and belt for the provincial CCP committee and government in connecting with Taiwan compatriots.” It serves as a key vehicle at the provincial level, working closely with the national organization, to promote official CCP agendas including the “reunification” of China and Taiwan, and opposition to Taiwan independence. 

Kathimerini

Kathimerini is a Greek conservative newspaper founded on September 15, 1919, by George A. Vlahos. Based in Athens, this broadsheet maintains a legacy of reliability and prestige alongside a strong digital presence. Originally established as strongly anti-Venizelist, it was later owned by his daughter Helen Vlachos before being acquired by the Alafouzos family in 1988. Kathimerini publishes in both Greek and English, with its English edition distributed exclusively with the International New York Times in Greece and Cyprus. Though historically conservative, the newspaper now represents broader center-right perspectives while featuring columnists from across the political spectrum. The publication also produces various magazines and is published by Nees Kathimerines Ekdoseis Single-Member S.A., incorporating a polyphony of opinions and beliefs in its pages.

Belteleradio Company

Belteleradio Company, officially known as the National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus, is Belarus’s state-controlled broadcasting monopoly that operates seven television channels and five radio stations. Established in 1994, the company has been under international sanctions since 2022 for its role in supporting the Lukashenko regime through propaganda dissemination and repression of civil society. Following the disputed 2020 presidential elections, Belteleradio dismissed protesting media workers and replaced them with Russian personnel, effectively becoming an instrument of state control over information.

Fresh News

Fresh News is a technology news website that started in 2012. It was founded by people with experience in news and IT. The site offers free mobile apps for Android and iPhone users that never expire. Fresh News shares video news on Facebook, where it has over 2.2 million followers. In November 2024, the company made a partnership deal with Guangxi International Communication Center, which is part of the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda office in that province. The platform has also published articles written by Chinese government officials, including President Xi Jinping.