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Entity Type: Domestic Chinese-Language Media

Chinese Commercial News

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The Chinese Commercial News was established in October 1919 as 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 at 227 Dasmarinas Street in Manila’s Binondo district, publishes in multiple languages including Chinese, English, Hokkien (閩南語), Standard Mandarin (現代標準漢語), 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 newspaper maintains an online presence through shangbao.com.ph and a WeChat account.

ChinaTown TV

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Chinatown TV , established in 2001 as “AM@NBN” on NBN 4, is a Filipino-Chinese lifestyle show that broadcasts nationwide. The program claimed to be “the first Filipino-Chinese show on nationwide television” with a mission to “further the intercultural friendship of the Fil-Chi” and promote understanding between Filipino and Chinese communities. After one year, the show moved to IBC 13 due to NBN’s programming changes and was rebranded as “AM@IBC.” It underwent several name changes over the years, becoming “CHI,” then “FIL CHI,” before evolving into “Chinatown TV” in 2012. Broadcasting in English, Filipino, and Mandarin, the show currently airs on NET 25 on Saturdays with replays on IBC 13 on Sundays. The program covers topics including people, current events, sports, fashion, travel, food, health, and basic Mandarin instruction. The same production team behind Chinatown TV also produces Chinese News TV (CNTV), which has aired on various networks, including ABS-CBN News Channel, and has been subject to scrutiny regarding its content and political neutrality.

ASEAN Top News

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ASEAN Top News, 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.

Jian Hua Daily

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The Jianhua Daily , founded in August 2000, is the official newspaper of the Federation of Khmer Chinese in Cambodia (柬華理事總會). At its 20th anniversary celebration in Phnom Penh in 2020, Acting Federation Chairman Zhuang Mingqiang (莊明強) claimed the paper had “evolved from a monochrome to color publication” and developed digital platforms including a website, app, and social media presence with “over 10,000 subscribers.” The paper claims to serve as the “voice of the Chinese community” in Cambodia while “promoting Cambodian-Chinese friendship and creating fair public opinion.” Based in the Federation’s headquarters building in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changvar district, the publication says it covers Cambodian political, economic and cultural news as well as ASEAN and international affairs for Chinese readers across Cambodia. The newspaper publishes content primarily in Chinese, but also in the Khmer language.