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Entity Type: Domestic Chinese-Language Media

ASEAN Top News

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ASEAN Top News (東協頭條), established in Phnom Penh in August 2018, is a digital news agency that received approval from Cambodia’s Ministry of Information to operate. The organization describes itself as a “digital network news agency” focused on “disseminating comprehensive information about the ten ASEAN countries and China, and promoting exchanges and cooperation between the ten ASEAN countries and China.” Founded by “senior media professionals from ASEAN countries and China,” the agency launched its official website on September 2, 2018, providing news in Chinese, English, and Khmer languages. The organization claims to uphold “independence, objectivity, neutrality, and professionalism” in its news philosophy and plans to establish bureaus across ASEAN capitals including Jakarta, Bangkok, Hanoi, Singapore, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Naypyitaw, Vientiane, and Bandar Seri Begawan, as well as Beijing and Nanning, operating within Cambodia’s increasingly restricted media environment where independent outlets face government censorship.

Argentina Chinese Network

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The Argentina Chinese Network (阿根廷華人網) was established in 2011 by Jiangxi Liu’s Industry Co. (江西省劉氏實業有限公司) from Jiangxi Province. The website focuses on local Argentine news, overseas Chinese community coverage, and international updates, offering over ten content categories including information, tourism, convenience services, and video content. The platform collaborates with Chinese state media organizations including CCTV Chinese World (中央電視臺華人世界), China News Service (中新社), China Overseas Chinese Network (中國僑網), People’s Daily Overseas Edition (人民日報海外版), Fujian Southeast Network (福建東南網), and Tianjin Jinyun Platform (天津津雲平臺) to relay news from Argentina to domestic and international audiences. In 2017, the organization launched a Spanish-language version called China-Argentina News Network (中阿新聞網), targeting Argentine audiences with content about China and the overseas Chinese community. The company maintains its operational base at Pasteur 38, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Oriental Daily News

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The Oriental Daily, founded on September 29, 2002, by Datuk Sri Lau Hui Kang under the KTS Group (啟德行企業集團), shifted to an online-only format on April 16, 2021, after 18 years of print publication. The news outlet claims to provide “neutral, timely, and credible” news coverage with both simplified and traditional Chinese character options. According to unspecified independent traffic monitoring reports, the website is among Malaysia’s most visited Chinese-language news sites, claiming approximately 50 million monthly page views and over 4.5 million unique visitors. The KTS Group also owns other media outlets, including Sin Hua Daily (詩華日報), established in 1952, The Borneo Post, Utusan Borneo, and TEA FM radio station. As of 2024, the outlet claims over 2 million Facebook followers and maintains a presence on multiple social media platforms.

Sin Chew Daily

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Sin Chew Daily, founded on January 15, 1929, claims to be Malaysia’s ” leading Chinese-language newspaper with a mission to preserve Chinese culture”. The paper suspended publication twice: 1942-1945 during Japanese occupation and 1987 when Malaysia revoked its license. Chairman Tiong Hiew King (張曉卿) secured its resumption on April 8, 1988. Headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Sin Chew Daily is now part of Media Chinese International Limited following a 2007 merger with Hong Kong’s Ming Pao Group. The company operates over 30 Chinese publications, including Ming Pao, Guang Ming Daily, and Asia Weekly. With 350,000 circulation (including digital) reaching 1.5 million daily readers, it’s Southeast Asia’s highest-circulation Chinese newspaper and the largest outside China. The paper has embraced digital transformation since 2000, celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2019 with integrated multimedia platforms.

TVBS

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TVBS is a Taiwanese cable television operator established in September 1993. Originally founded as a joint venture between Hong Kong’s Television Broadcasts Limited (電視廣播有限公司) and Taiwan’s Era Group (年代集團), it became fully Taiwan-owned in March 2023 when consumer electronics manufacturer HTC Corporation acquired full ownership from its remaining stakeholders. The network currently operates five channels, including TVBS News, TVBS Entertainment, and the main TVBS channel.

Phnom Penh Media Network

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The Phnom Penh Media Network is a Cambodian Chinese-language news website operated by Phnom Penh Evening News Media Company and sponsored by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (柬埔寨中國商會). The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia opened its Phnom Penh office in March 2022, though the organization has existed for approximately 15 years with about 150 corporate members from mainland China. The organization claims it aims to serve as an “authoritative, comprehensive, and efficient” information channel about Cambodia’s political, economic, cultural, and sports developments, particularly for Chinese enterprises. The website features multiple sections including news, culture, education, sports, finance, tourism, health, and photography, with over 10 primary channels and dozens of subcategories. The company states it will leverage existing editorial resources to develop the website into “a window for the world to understand Cambodia and for Cambodia to understand the world.”

58cam.com

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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. 

Fresh News

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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.

China Press

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China Press (中國報) is a Malaysian Chinese-language daily newspaper founded on February 1, 1946, in Kuala Lumpur by Tun Sir Henry Lee Hau Shik (李孝式), a prominent Malaysian Chinese businessman and politician who later became the country’s first Finance Minister. Lee established the newspaper to counter the communist influence of Min Sheng Pao, which was the only local Chinese newspaper at that time. The newspaper was suspended for thirty days in 1969 following its publication of a court news item during the May 13 racial incidents. After financial difficulties forced its closure in 1985, China Press relaunched in 1986 under Zhou Baozhen, and by 1988, its daily circulation had increased from 20,000 to 100,000, making it the fastest-growing newspaper in Malaysia.