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Entity Type: Domestic Chinese-Language Media

Chinese Melbourne Daily

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The Chinese Melbourne Daily is marketed as “the leading Chinese newspaper in Melbourne,” serving the local Chinese-Australian community with news and information. Published by the Chinese News and Media Group (1688传媒集团), the newspaper is part of a comprehensive media portfolio that includes traditional publications, property magazines, and digital platforms. As a free publication, it provides advertisers with direct access to Melbourne’s growing Chinese community while offering readers local and international news, community information, and cultural content in Chinese language. The Chinese Melbourne Daily operates within an integrated media ecosystem that includes sister publications like the Daily Chinese Herald (澳洲日報) and digital outlets such as 1688.com.au.

Guang Ming Daily

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The Guang Ming Daily (光明日報) — not to be confused with the PRC publication of the same name — is the third-largest Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia, established initially as Sin Pin Jit Poh (星檳日報) in the northern Malay Peninsula by entrepreneur and philanthropist Aw Boon Haw (胡文虎). After Sin Pin Jit Poh closed due to financial difficulties in 1986, a group of journalists and businesspeople founded Guang Ming Daily on December 18, 1987, for the Chinese community in northern Malaysia, particularly in Penang. The newspaper changed ownership several times during its first five years before being acquired by Tiong Hiew King (張曉卿) in November 1992. The publication, which is today challenged by the rise of digital platforms and apps popular among younger Malaysian Chinese, reports on news, health, culture, and local affairs for Malaysia’s Chinese-speaking readers, with a stated mission of “speaking for ordinary people” and a focus on community issues and social advocacy. 

Malay Mail 

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The Malay Mail is a Malaysian news outlet founded in 1896, making it the country’s oldest English-language newspaper. After ceasing its print operations in 2018, it now operates as a digital-first publication covering politics, lifestyle, business, and technology. That same year, it launched Cincai News (精彩大馬), a Chinese-language sister news portal. While the publication was originally created for professionals and the business community to read the news, its online reach now extends to a diverse readership across Malaysia. 

TNAOT

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TNAOT, which literally translates “Cambodia Headlines App,” was developed by Guangdong Mengxun Technology Co. (广东盟讯科技有限公司) through the local Cambodian company Koh Thmey Technology Co. Ltd. TNAOT is described as a media platform serving Chinese residents and local users in Cambodia. The app claimed to offer “news aggregation, lifestyle information, and business services” in Chinese, English, and Khmer languages. Features reportedly included utility services like “mobile top-up and real-time Khmer translation,” real estate listings, job postings, and news about “China-Cambodia trends.” The platform said it functioned as a “self-media creation platform” with what it called “big data recommendation technology” to provide personalized content to users. While it is unclear whether Guangdong Mengxun has links government entities in the PRC, it should be noted that Chinese-language content on the TNAOT app skews heavily toward state-run media content, including from the CCP’s official People’s Daily, from Chinese enterprises promoting the Belt and Road Initiative, from the Global Times, and so on. The TNAOT app is available on Google Play. Its Telegram channel is here. The outlet has accounts on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Telegram.

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.

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.