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China
Launched in April 2024 under the guidance of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department (江西省委宣傳部) and operated by Jiangxi Daily News (江西日報社), the Jiangxi International Communication Center aims to serve as the province's "flagship media for external propaganda." Officials claim it will leverage Jiangxi's cultural resources—including rice cultivation, ceramics, traditional medicine, and opera—to create "international communication brand projects" like "Meet Jiangxi" (相約江西), which launched simultaneously with the center. Provincial propaganda chief Lu Xiao…
Poland
The East Asian Civilization Research Center (东亚文明研究中心) at SWPS University, or CCAW, is an interdisciplinary research institute established in 2003 and headquartered in Warsaw, focusing on political, cultural, linguistic, and literary studies of Mainland China, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan. Founded by the late Professor Krzysztof Gawlikowski, the center evolved from an organizational unit into the Department of Asian Studies within the Faculty of Humanities in 2017-2018. The center participates in the European Union's Horizon Europe "China Horizons" project examining contemporary Chinese society …
China
People's Daily, first launched in 1946 and established on June 15, 1948, is the official flagship newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), operating directly under the CCP Central Committee. The paper conveys party consensus through highly regimented content and specialized party terminologies known as tifa (提法), with an estimated circulation of approximately 3 million daily copies in multiple languages. From 1966 to 1976, during the Cultural Revolution, it was part of an influential media triumvirate referred to as "tw…
Italy
The Green Dragon Club, also known in some news reports as the "Green Dragon Dragon Boat Club," is a local Chinese community organization based in Prato, Italy, that maintains strong connections with Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, from which a large proportion of the local Chinese population originates. Founded in 2016, the club currently has 65 members who are all Wenzhou Chinese living and working in Prato. The president of the club as of 2023 was Deng Jianyi (鄧建義), a businessman from Wenzhou's Lucheng District who led a 37-day motorcycle expedition covering 14,000 kilometers through seven Eurasian countries before returning to Wenzho…
China
The National Data Administration (国家数据局) is a national bureau under China's State Council, managed by the National Development and Reform Commission, established in October 2023. The bureau coordinates construction of data infrastructure systems, oversees integration and development of data resources, and advances planning for Digital China (数字中国), the digital economy and digital society. Its responsibilities include promoting data element markets (数据要素市场), coordinating digital infrastructure development, facilitating cross-border data cooperation, and participating in international digital governance rules. The administration operates with vice-ministerial rank and comprises five interna…
China
The South and Southeast Asian Media Network (南亚东南亚媒体联盟), or SSAMN, is a Chinese government-led media cooperation alliance established on January 31, 2024, in Beijing through joint leadership of China Daily Asia Pacific and the Yunnan International Communication Center for South and Southeast Asia (云南省南亚东南亚区域国际传播中心) — one of scores of international communication centers (ICCs) founded in China since 2018 as part of a national push to incorporate provinces and cities into the CCP's external propaganda s…
Tanzania
Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation, or ZBC, is the state broadcaster of the semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago in Tanzania, officially established in 2013 when the House of Representatives passed enabling legislation signed by President Ali Mohammed Shein. Operating as ZBC TV (formerly Television Zanzibar, founded 1973) and ZBC Radio, the broadcaster is headquartered at Karume House in Zanzibar City and operates under the Public Investment Act of 2002. ZBC claims broadca…
China
Transsion Holdings (傳音控股), founded in August 2013 in Shenzhen by George Zhu (竺兆江), is a consumer electronics manufacturer specializing in smartphones and mobile devices for emerging markets. The company is one of Africa's dominant smartphone manufacturers, earning Zhu the moniker “
Austria
The Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR), or Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH, is the regulatory body overseeing broadcasting and telecommunications in Austria. Established in April 2001 following telecommunications legislation, RTR operates under Austrian federal law to ensure compliance with media regulations, allocate broadcasting frequencies, and regulate electronic communications markets.…
Macau
All About Macau, also known as AAMacau, is a Macau-based independent media outlet that began in August 2010 as a weekly feature in Sonpou News (訊報). The publication formally established itself as an independent entity in 2012, launching its website AAMacau.com, followed by its first print monthly magazine in May 2013. The outlet covers current news, social issues, cultural arts, interviews and environmental topics through investigative reporting on controversial social issues. In 2023, amid what
Italy
Il Sole 24 Ore is Italy's leading financial newspaper, created on November 9, 1965, through the merger of Il Sole, founded in 1865, and 24 Ore, launched in 1946. The newspaper is owned by Confindustria, Italy's employers' federation, and is headquartered in Milan. Il Sole 24 Ore covers business, politics, commercial law, and financial markets, and operates as part of the broader 24 ORE Group. In 2019, Italy's securities regulator Consob fined the newspaper's management 1.05 million euros for inflating digital circul…
Laos
Lao Future Media Co. was founded in Vientiane in 2012. The company offers Lao news to Chinese and Lao business clients via paper publications and internet platforms. It is dedicated to developing a media information platform for Chinese and Chinese businessmen in Laos. The company utilizes various online platforms, such as the Lao Information Network official WeChat account, official Facebook, and Weibo accounts. The company claims it has become "Laos' most influ…
United States
The Associated Press (AP) is a major international news agency, providing news coverage, photographs, and video to media outlets worldwide. It was founded in May 1846, when six New York newspapers pooled resources to fund a relay of horses and riders to deliver news from the Mexican-American War. AP operates as an independent, no-profit news cooperative. Headquartered in New York, the organization serves member newspapers and broadcasters across the United States and maintains bureaus in nearly 100 countries. The cooperative has
Malaysia
Nanyang Siang Pau (南洋商報) is a Malaysian Chinese-language daily newspaper founded on September 6, 1923, in Singapore by philanthropist Tan Kah Kee (陳嘉庚). The newspaper split into separate Malaysian and Singaporean editions in 1965 following Singapore's independence, with the Singapore edition later merging into Lianhe Zaobao in 1983. The newspaper targets professionals, managers, and business readers, focusing on financial information and international news. It publishes both print and digital editions, having launched its electronic newspaper in 2013 and the eNanyang.my mobile p…
Egypt
The Arab League, formally known as the League of Arab States, is a regional organization founded in March 1945 with seven founding members: Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan, and Yemen. Today, it comprises 22 member states across North Africa and the Middle East, headquartered in Cairo. According to its charter, the founding members agreed to seek "close cooperation" on matters of economics, communication, culture, nationality, social welfare, and health. The League's goals are to strengthen relations between member states, coordinate collaboration, and safeguard their independence and sovereignty. Each member…
Philippines
Angeles University Foundation (AUF), located in Angeles City, Central Luzon, is a private, non-stock, non-profit Roman Catholic educational institution. It was founded on May 25, 1962 by Agustin P. Angeles, Barbara Y. Angeles, and family, and was granted university status by the Philippine Department of Education on April 16, 1971. In 1975, the founding family executed a Deed of Donation relinquishing ownership, converting the institution into a tax-exempt foundation under Philippine law. AUF became a Catholic university on February 14, 1978 — the first Catholic university in Central Luzon, according to the university. It o…
United States
CNN, or Cable News Network, is an American multinational news media company owned by the entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery. Founded on June 1, 1980, by media entrepreneurs Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld, the Atlanta-based network became the first 24-hour cable news channel and the first all-news television channel in the United States. CNN International,
China
Fujian Normal University (福建師範大學), or FNU, located in the provincial capital city of Fuzhou, is a public university founded in 1907, making it Fujian's oldest university and one of China's oldest teachers' colleges. It acquired its current name in 1972. The university operates 28 colleges offering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs across a wide range of disciplines. FNU has been authorized by the state to provide teacher training for elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions, and has been designated as one of four national bases for teaching Chinese as a foreign language
Philippines
The Confucius Institute at Angeles University Foundation (紅溪禮示大學孔子學院), located at Angeles University Foundation — a private Roman Catholic non-stock, non-profit educational institution run by lay persons in Angeles City, Central Luzon — was established in October 2009 and opened formally in January 2010. It is jointly operated by Fujian Normal University (福建師範大學) in China and Angeles University Foundation. Its opening ceremony was attended by then-Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, then-Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao (劉建超), and then-Hanban (漢辦) Director General…
Philippines
The Philippine Cultural College (菲律賓僑中學院; PCC), known informally as Qiaozhong (僑中), is a Chinese Filipino educational institution founded on June 27, 1923 — making it the oldest Chinese Filipino secondary school in the Philippines. It was established under the leadership of Chen Yinglai (陳迎來), then-chairman of the Philippine Chinese Education Association (菲律賓華僑教育會), originally under the name Philippine Overseas Chinese Middle School (菲律賓華僑中學). The school survived Japanese occupation during World War II, reopening in May 1945, and has since expanded into a comprehensive institution offering kindergarten throug…
