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China
The State Council Information Office (SCIO) is the external nameplate of the Central Propaganda Department (中共中央宣傳部) of the Chinese Communist Party. Established in January 1991, SCIO was created to improve China's international image following the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Until 2014, SCIO operated under the arrangement known as "one institution with two names" (一個機構兩塊牌子) alongside the Office of External Propaganda (OEP). In May 2014, the OEP was formally absorbed into the Central Propaganda Department, transforming SCIO into an external nameplate. SCIO's functions…
Cuba
Granma is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, established on October 3, 1965, through the merger of two previous papers — Revolución (the organ of the 26th of July Movement) and Hoy (the voice of the People's Socialist Party). The newspaper's first issue was published October 4, 1965, and it takes its name from the yacht Granma that carried Fidel Castro and 81 other rebels from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, launching the Cuban Revolution. Headquartered in Havana's Plaza de la Revolución, the newspaper pu…
South Korea
Maekyung Media Group (매경미디어그룹) is a South Korean media conglomerate founded on March 24, 1966. The same year, it launched its flagship publication, Maeil Business Newspaper. Today, the group's publications include Maekyung Economy, a weekly business magazine that debuted in 1979, Maeil Business TV for live financial market coverage, and Maekyung.com as its primary business news portal. Pulse, an English-language news website by the group, targets international audiences. In 2010, the group transformed its 24-hour news channel into a general programming cable TV channel, add…
Costa Rica
The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales) or FLACSO, is an intergovernmental academic organization founded on April 17, 1957, in Costa Rica. Headquartered in San José, Costa Rica, FLACSO promotes graduate-level teaching, research, and technical cooperation in the social sciences, including sociology, political science, economics, and public policy. Since its founding, it has grown into a regional network comprising 18 member states and two observer countries, with academic units operating in 13 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean. …
Cameroon
SOPECAM (Société de Presse et d'Éditions du Cameroun/Cameroon News and Publishing Corporation) is Cameroon's state-owned media corporation established in 1974. The corporation publishes multiple media outlets, including its flagship Cameroon Tribune bilingual daily newspaper, Cameroon Business Today, Cameroon Insider (an English-language publication launched in 2019), and magazines Nyanga and Weekend Sports et Loisirs. SOPECAM
Cambodia
The Cambodia China Times (柬中時報) was launched as an online-only digital venture by Phlong Vichet after leaving the Commercial News. Vichet, who had worked at Chinese-language newspapers in Cambodia for over a decade, soft-launched the platform in January 2018 to serve the growing Chinese investor and tourist community. The publication received its news website operating license from Cambodia's Ministry of Information on February 8, 2018, making it the first new media outlet established by Cambodian Chinese. The platform launched mobile applications for …
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao Wen Wei Po Media Group (香港大公文汇传媒集团) was established in January 2016, operating Ta Kung Pao (大公报), Hong Kong Wen Wei Po (香港文汇报), and multiple digital platforms as a Hong Kong-based, state-owned Chinese-language media conglomerate. Under the leadership of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the group upholds strong pro-China positions and often serves to attack critics in the territory, including scholars and democracy figures. Ta Kung Pao, founded June 17, 1902, in Tianjin…
South Korea
Seoul National University (서울대학교) is South Korea's flagship public research university located in Seoul. The university was established on August 27, 1946, by merging ten institutions of higher education around the Seoul area. The university comprises 16 colleges offering 83 undergraduate programs and serves nearly 17,000 undergraduate and 11,000 graduate students. While no formal framework for cooperation with China was found, Seoul National University maintains engagement with Chinese institutions t…
Bangladesh
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…
Peru
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.” …
Hong Kong
Home and Abroad News Press is a Hong Kong-based news and publishing institution established on March 8, 2001, with approval from the Hong Kong SAR government. It is currently operating under Home and Abroad News Press (Hong Kong) Company Limited (中外新聞社(香港)有限公司), incorporated on July 6, 2011, one of several Hong Kong corporate vehicles of a similar name under which the agency has operated. It publishes Zhongwai News magazine and operates the Zhongwai News Network. Its correspondent network spans 49 countries and regions, with branch offices in more than ten countries including the United States, Japan, Canada, Germany, Fr…
Cambodia
Fresh News is a technology news website that started in 2012. It was founded by people with experience in news and IT. The site offers free mobile apps for Android and iPhone users that never expire. Fresh News shares video news on Facebook, where it has over 2.2 million followers. In November 2024, the company made a partnership deal with Guangxi International Communication Center, which is part of the Chinese Communist Party's propaganda office in that province. The platform has also published articles written by…
Peru
The National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru (秘魯國家廣播電視總局), or IRTP, is a Peruvian state-owned company responsible for managing the state's media across radio, television, and internet platforms. Established in 1974 during the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces as ENRAD Perú, the institution was reorganized in 1981 and renamed to its current form in 1997 under President Alberto Fujimori. Headquartered in Santa Beatriz, Lima, IRTP operates under the Ministry of Culture with administrative, economic, and financial autonomy. The institute manages TV Perú television ne…
United States
The Chinese American Post (中美郵報) is a Chinese-language weekly newspaper founded on July 4, 1994, in Denver, Colorado, by Chinese scholar Tu Xinshi (屠新時). According to Chinese sources, it is "the only Chinese weekly newspaper founded by Chinese scholars" in the American Midwest. The paper serves Chinese communities across the region, covering news about China, local community affairs, and Chinese culture, as well as visa services and advertisements from moving companies. Chinese media claim the newspaper has gained "international recognition as an overseas Chinese media outlet with a good reputation." It has received official acknowl…
Romania
Euro Chinese Daily (歐洲僑報), known in Romanian as Ziarul Chinezii in Lume, is a Chinese-language biweekly newspaper founded in June 2000 and based in Bucharest, Romania's capital. Published in Chinese, English, and Romanian, the paper focuses on European economic and cultural news, with a particular emphasis on Romania, and claims to be the only Chinese-language newspaper held in Romania's National Library. It distributes approximately 20,000 copies across Romania and some 20 surrounding European countries. A 2022 Freedom House
China
Chongqing Publishing Group (重慶出版集團), or CPGC, is a state-owned cultural enterprise based in Chongqing, tracing its origins to the former Chongqing Publishing House, with a history of more than 50 years. Formally established in 2005, CPGC claims more than 30 branch companies and subsidiaries spanning books, newspapers, journals, digital publishing, printing, and real estate. CPGC sits beneath Chongqing Xinhua Publishing Group (重慶新華出版集團有限公司), which is 100 per…
Indonesia
Established on October 10, 2000, in Surabaya, East Java, the Harian Nusantara describes itself as one of Indonesia's prominent Chinese-language newspapers with widespread circulation and significant influence. With 20-24 pages daily, the publication reaches readers throughout Indonesia, particularly in eastern regions, with content also circulated to Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China. Its editorial focus is primarily on Indonesian affairs, with "domestic news" covering Indonesian rather than PRC current events, and dedicated "Chinese community" sections on Chinese community activities within Indonesia. However, the paper pub…
Azerbaijan
Xalq Qəzeti (People's Newspaper) is a government-owned socio-political daily newspaper published in Baku, Azerbaijan. The publication operates from Bülbül Avenue and publishes editions in Azerbaijani, Russian, and English languages. As one of Azerbaijan's most widely read newspapers, Xalq Qəzeti covers politics, economics, society, culture, and sports within a media landscape characterized by severe state control. Azerbaijan's mass media sector operates
Greece
The China Greece Times (中希时报), established in January 2005 by Zhejiang trader Wu Hailong (吳海龍) along with Jiangsu native Wang Peng (汪鹏), is a weekly Chinese community newspaper in Athens with a circulation of 3,000 free copies distributed primarily in Athens' Chinatown area. The bilingual publication includes 24 Chinese pages and 8 Greek pages, serving Greece's overseas Chinese community and local Greek readers. The newspaper maintains content-sharing agreements with Chinese state media outlets, including People's Daily and Xinhua News Agency, a…
El Salvador
El Diario Nacional S.A. de C.V. (國家日報股份有限公司) is a Salvadoran commercial corporation established on March 3, 2020, to serve as the legal and administrative vehicle for the state-run newspaper, Diario El Salvador. The company was incorporated by subsidiaries of the Rio Lempa Executive Hydroelectric Commission (CEL), specifically Perforadora Santa Bárbara (99 percent shareholder) and the Compañía de Luz Eléctrica de Ahuachapán (1 percent shareholder). By utilizing a private corporate structure under …
