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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
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…
Malaysia
The Malaysian Ministry of Communications is a government ministry responsible for communications, media, and digital development, headquartered in the KKD Tower in Putrajaya. The ministry oversees key areas including digitalization, broadcasting, telecommunications, personal data protection, and content development. Its organizational structure includes a minister, deputy minister, and secretary-general, with three deputy secretary-general positions overseeing policy, operations, and management. The ministry supervises four federal departments including Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and the Department of Information Malaysia, along with ei…
Peru
Classic Media China Internacional, a company mentioned in Chinese state media reports but having only an online presence on Facebook, seems to operate in close alignment with Chinese state actors in distributing Chinese media content — mostly entertainment — across Latin American markets, particularly Peru. In November 2024, Classic Media China Internacional directly collaborated with the National Radio and Television Administration (国家广播电视总局), Chongqing Municipal Propaganda Department (重庆市委宣传部), and Peru's National Congress Cultural and Heritage Committee to launch the "China Time Slot" and "Chin…
South Korea
Chonnam National University (전남대학교) is a prominent public research university located in Gwangju, South Korea. The university was established on June 9, 1952, by integrating several colleges in the South Jeolla Province region. The university offers approximately more than 80 undergraduate programs, including media and journalism courses. The University maintains engagement with Chinese institutions through academic exchange programs and double-degree programs. C…
Singapore
Singapore's Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) is a government ministry responsible for driving the city-state's digital development across four key domains: economy, government, security and society. Established in July 2024 as a restructuring of the former Ministry of Communications and Information, MDDI oversees infocomm technology, cybersecurity and media sectors, government digitalisation initiatives, and public communication policies. The ministry manages two statutory boards — the …
Malaysia
China Press (中國報) is a Malaysian Chinese-language daily newspaper founded on February 1, 1946, in Kuala Lumpur by Tun Sir Henry Lee Hau Shik (李孝式), a prominent Malaysian Chinese businessman and politician who later became the country's first Finance Minister. Lee established the newspaper to counter the communist influence of Min Sheng Pao, which was the only local Chinese newspaper at that time. The newspaper was suspended for thirty days in 1969 following its publication of a court news item during the May 13 racial incidents. After financial difficulties forced its closure in 1985, China Pres…
Bulgaria
The Council for Electronic Media (CEM) is Bulgaria's regulatory body for media services, established in late 2001. Operating under the Radio and Television Act, the CEM oversees both linear and nonlinear (fixed and on-demand) media services, including radio and television broadcasting, by setting standards and regulations that operators must comply with. The agency's members are appointed by the National Assembly and the President through a rotational system. The CEM's responsibilities include licensing broadcasters, monitoring compliance with advertising and content …
Myanmar
The Golden Phoenix, established in 2007, is Myanmar's only legally authorized Chinese-language media outlet under the Ministry of Information. The newspaper claims it "serves as a bridge of friendship, platform for information, and garden for Chinese education" (友谊之桥梁、信息之平台、华教之园地). Under Executive Director Zhang Chong (張翀), the publication maintains sections covering mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and overseas Chinese community news. In September 2011, Zhang Chong represented the outlet at the 6th World Chinese Media Forum in Chongqing, China. The paper states it a…
China
The Xinmin Evening News, was established on September 9, 1929, in Nanjing as Xinmin Po (新民報) by three editors from Central News Agency: Chen Mingde (陳銘德), Wu Zhusi (吳竹似), and Liu Zhenghua (劉正華). After 1946, the newspaper expanded to Shanghai, where it launched its evening edition as Xinmin Evening News. Currently owned by Shanghai United Media Group (上海報業集團), the publication underwent significant transformation in 1958 when the evening edition was formally renamed from Xinmin Po Evening Edition…
Serbia
The Government of Serbia, headquartered at 11 Nemanjina Street in Belgrade, is the country's executive branch, established in its current form on May 2, 2024, though tracing its origins to the Serbian Governing Council of 1805. The institution evolved through several iterations, including the People's Government of Serbia in 1945, before taking its present form. The government comprises 32 ministries and operates under the leadership of a prime minister, who is nominated by the president and appointed by the National Assembly. According to Serbia's constitution, the government determines policy, executes laws, adopts regulations, propo…
Vietnam
Voice of Vietnam, or VOV, is Vietnam's national radio broadcaster established on September 7, 1945, shortly after the declaration of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2, 1945. As a government agency, VOV serves as an official voice that "disseminates Vietnam's Party guidelines and State laws, contributing to the people's enhanced intellectual standards and spiritual lives." The network began its first program at 11:30 AM on September 7, 1945, with the historic declaration "This is the Voice of Vietnam, broadcasting from Hanoi, capital of the Democr…
China
The Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party's Jiangxi Provincial Committee functions as the central ideological control apparatus for the province, directing all state-run media, including its official mouthpiece, Jiangxi Daily (江西日報). Located in Nanchang's Red Valley New District (南昌市紅谷灘新區), the department implements directives from both the central and provincial party leadership to maintain "correct" political orientation in all local media. The department controls information flows, manages public opinion, coordinates propaganda campaigns, and oversees cultural production across the province — ensuring all channels consistently amplify party messaging and promote official…
UK
Metro is a British freesheet tabloid newspaper distributed weekday mornings across England, Wales, and Scotland. A sister publication to the conservative Daily Mail, Metro was launched in 1999 initially as a London-only newspaper with 85,000 copies distributed via dedicated bins in London Underground stations. The publication expanded nationally and in February 2018 climbed ahead of The Sun in total…
Uganda
The Vision Group, also known as New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited, is a multimedia company that opened in Uganda in March 1986, with majority control by the Ugandan government. It publishes the English-language daily New Vision newspaper, alongside local language editions. The company also operates multiple television channels, including Bukedde TV, Urban TV, and TV West, as well as radio stations (XFM and Bukedde FM). The New Vision Group was established under the 1987 Act of Parliament and became a publicly
