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Entity Type: Domestic Chinese-Language Media

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. 

Chinese Journal Today

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Chinese Journal Today was established in 1978 as the China Times (菲華時報), a Chinese-language newspaper in the Philippines. Under the leadership of Chairman and President Chen Yongnian (陳永年) since a 2009 reorganization, the publication claimed to have expanded its readership and influence across the Philippines, mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and other regions. The paper, which has little presence online, features more than 20 sections, including international news, domestic news, China news, Taiwan news, overseas Chinese community news, economics, sports, and commentary. The publication states it promotes Chinese culture by providing free monthly art supplements in collaboration with the Philippine Chinese Art Association, highlighting artistic works supporting the “Belt and Road Initiative.” The paper has an active account on Facebook, with just over 500 followers.

Sinovision

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Founded in 1990, SinoVision distributes television programs to Chinese-language viewers in the Greater New York area. The outlet describes its positioning as “facing local audiences, and getting close to mainstream society.” SinoVision launched its 24-hour digital news channel in 2011. It also operates the news website SinoVisionNet. The network is linked to the PRC and its official China News Service, under the auspices of the United Front Work Department of the CCP, through the Hong Kong-based Ya Zhou Wen Hua Enterprises Limited (HK).

Tea FM

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Tea FM is an East Malaysian Chinese and English-language radio station jointly that began broadcasting in Kuching on August 1, 2015, and in Kota Kinabalu on August 8, 2015, before being officially launched on November 28, 2015, by Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem. Tea FM is Sarawak’s first Mandarin Chinese and English local private radio station, with content described by the owners as 60% Chinese and 40% English, targeting listeners aged 20 to 40. The station broadcasts on 102.7 FM in Kuching and 102.8 FM in Kota Kinabalu, operating as a 24-hour service from Crown Towers at Jalan Padungan, Kuching.

Chinese Newspaper in Romania

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Chinese Newspaper in Romania was founded in 1999 as Romania’s oldest Chinese-language publication under the Romania Huayang Media Group (羅馬尼亞華揚傳媒集團). This weekly newspaper, published every Friday, covers Romanian local news, culture, Chinese news, economics, society, military observations, international news, and health topics. The publication claims to be “Romania’s largest Chinese-language publication” with “high visibility and influence in Romania’s Chinese community and mainstream society.” The newspaper maintains collaborations with Chinese publications including People’s Daily Overseas Edition (人民日報海外版), Tianjin Evening News (天津晚報), and Hong Kong’s Wen Wei Po (香港文匯報), while also operating digital platforms including the China-Europe Communication Network (中歐通訊網), a WeChat public account, and the Romania Chinese Headlines (羅馬尼亞華人頭條).

Sydney Chinese Daily

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The Sydney Chinese Daily is published by the Chinese News and Media Group, which describes itself as “the largest 100% Australian Owned and Independent Chinese Media Company.” The group’s flagship publication, the Daily Chinese Herald (澳洲日報), was established in 1986, with the company operating a portfolio that includes Chinese Melbourne Daily and Queensland Chinese Daily. The company’s website states that the Sydney Chinese Daily is “Sydney’s most influential and widely-read Chinese language publications” and “the first and only free daily newspaper to cover Sydney based local news.”