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Entity Type: Domestic Non-Chinese Language Media

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.

Panamericana Televisión

Panamericana Televisión, also known as Canal 5, is a Peruvian free-to-air television network that began broadcasting on October 16, 1959, founded by the Delgado Parker and Lindley families. The channel’s programming centers on news and entertainment, anchored by its flagship newscast, 24 Horas, the morning show “Buenos Días Perú,” and the long-running Sunday investigative program “Panorama.” 

El Comercio

El Comercio, founded in May 1839, stands as Peru’s oldest newspaper and one of the oldest Spanish-language publications worldwide. The Lima-based daily was established by José Manuel Amunátegui y Muñoz and Alejandro Villota, but ownership passed to the influential Miró Quesada family in 1876 following the War of the Pacific. The newspaper survived a four-year closure during Chilean occupation (1879-1883) and later endured six years of military expropriation under Juan Velasco Alvarado’s regime (1974-1980). El Comercio maintains a circulation exceeding 100,000 and is characterized as conservative in its editorial outlook and oriented toward business interests. Elisabeth Dulanto Baquerizo de Miró Quesada, a family member who owns El Comercio Group, signed the Madrid Charter and has helped organize events for the anti-leftist Madrid Forum, established by Spain’s far-right Vox party.

Malay Mail

The Malay Mail, Malaysia’s oldest English-language newspaper, was first published on December 1, 1896, when Kuala Lumpur served as the capital of the newly established Federated Malay States. Originally founded as a four-page publication by former civil servant JHM Robson, the newspaper became the first daily newspaper to appear in the Federated Malay States. After 122 years of print operations, the Malay Mail ceased its print edition on December 1, 2018, and transitioned to become a fully digital news portal. The publication, which once operated under the tagline “The Paper That Cares,” now focuses on providing local and international news coverage through its digital platform. Currently owned by Malay Mail Sdn. Bhd under Ancom Berhad, the publication is led by Dato’ Siew Ka Wei as publisher, with an editorial team including managing editor Leslie Lau and executive editor Joan Lau.

Canal 2 International

Canal 2 International is Cameroon’s first private television channel, initially launched in 2001 and rebranded under its current name in 2004. Based in Douala’s Akwa district, the network is owned by Emmanuel Chatue’s TV+ Group. Initially broadcasting primarily music content until its temporary closure in 2003, Canal 2 evolved into a general-interest station focused on continuous news coverage, entertainment, and sports, broadcasting in both French and English. The channel gained prominence through its production of situation comedies and image-based news broadcasts, and has expanded its programming to include numerous drama series such as “Tourbillon de Passions,” “El Diablo,” and “Avenida Brasil.” In 2020, Canal 2 made history by hosting the first live televised press conference for a Cameroonian artist, when Josco L’inquiéteur’s single “Les Histoires de Sangmelima” was unveiled. The channel is owned by telecommunications engineer Emmanuel Chatue, who started as a cable distributor in Douala before launching his television venture.

Radio Cooperativa

Radio Cooperativa, founded on February 17, 1935, and headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is a news radio station operated by Compañía Chilena de Comunicaciones S.A. The station gained prominence for opposing the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990) and denouncing its human rights violations at a time when such reports were federally suppressed. The broadcaster, which maintains historic ties to Chile’s Christian Democratic Party, operates on AM frequencies 660 and 1140/1150 kHz. 

Banking News

Banking News is a Greek-language online financial news outlet headquartered in Athens. The site launched in October 2009, focusing on banking, stock market and Athens Stock Exchange developments, business reporting, energy news, international financial news, and Greek politics. According to the site’s about page, Banking News is wholly owned by Greek businessman and lawyer Petros Leotsakos (Πέτρος Λεωτσάκος) through Bankingnews Single-Shareholder Corporation (Bankingnews Μονοπρόσωπη Α.Ε.).

Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation

The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, or ERT, is Greece’s state-owned public radio and television broadcaster, with radio dating to September 1938 and television launched in February 1966. It operates five TV channels: ERT1, ERT2 Sport, ERT, ERT News, and the English channel ERT World. It also operates a national radio network, including the Voice of Greece radio service. The original corporation was shut down in June 2013 as part of austerity measures during the Greek financial crisis and reinstated in June 2015.

Hellenic Shipping News

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide (希臘海事新聞網) is a Piraeus-based English-language maritime news outlet founded in 2006 that describes itself as an “online daily newspaper on Hellenic and international shipping.” The site covers shipping and maritime trade, shipbuilding, ports, marine insurance, shipping law, freight markets, commodities, oil and energy, world economy news, and stock markets, and distributes a free daily newsletter to recipients in more than 165 countries.