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Vietnam
The Government of Vietnam functions as a unitary one-party socialist republic established in its current form in 1976. Led by the Communist Party of Vietnam, the executive branch consists of a prime minister, four deputies, and 14 ministries. The government has undergone several name changes since 1945, evolving from the Council of Government (1959-1980) to the Council of Ministers (1980-1992) before adopting its current designation. All government officials are appointed by the president on the prime minister's advice and approved by the National Assembly. The government claims to be accountable to the National Assembly, though critics note the Comm…
Ethiopia
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia's parliamentary system was established August 21, 1995, when the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front adopted the current constitution. The prime minister serves as head of government while the president holds the ceremonial head of state position. The bicameral legislature includes a 547-member House of Peoples' Representatives elected for five-year terms and a 108-member House of Federation with representatives chosen by regional councils. Based in Addis Ababa, this federal system replaced centralized imperial and military rule, establishing ethnic-based governance across eleven regional states and two chartered cities to manage t…
Italy
Based in Rome, Cina in Italia magazine, which launched in 2001 as Life (生活), has since 2025 openly identified itself as the "Italian edition of China Newsweek." China Newsweek (中国新闻周刊), which in the commercial press heyday of the 2000s was known for producing examples of strong journalism, is published under the China News Service (CNS), which since 2018 has been controlled by the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Chinese Communist Party — which coordinates China's overseas influence operations. Cina in Italia continues to present itself as a c…
Macau
Macau Daily News (澳門日報), founded in 1958, is a Chinese-language daily newspaper based in Macao that describes itself as "patriotic and Macau-loving media" relying on the "motherland," referring to the People's Republic of China. The newspaper covers local Macao news, Greater Bay Area(GBA) developments — referring to the Chinese government’s plan to integrate Hong Kong and Macau with the Pearl River Delta region — and mainland China affairs. Reporting tends to emphasize positive coverage of government policies, economic development, and cooperation between Macao and China. It has presence across multiple social media platforms, including
China
The Yangjiang Municipal Government (陽江市人民政府) is the prefecture-level administrative authority for Yangjiang (陽江), a coastal city of approximately 2.5 million in Guangdong Province. The municipality actively markets itself as a "Maritime Silk Road Famous City" (海絲名城), leveraging the ancient "Nanhai No. 1" (南海一號) shipwreck and local maritime heritage sites as cultural assets for state-directed development initiatives. The government hosted China Media Group's December 2025 Silk Road Television Community Summit, providing logistical support and curated historical tours for international media delegations. Yangjiang…
Philippines
The Chinese Commercial News was established in October 1919 as the “Overseas Chinese Commercial News” (華僑商報), a monthly newsletter of the Manila Chinese Chamber of Commerce under editor Yu Yi Tung (于以同), before becoming a daily newspaper in April 1922. The daily broadsheet, headquartered in Manila’s Binondo district, publishes in multiple languages, including Chinese, English, Hokkien (閩南語), and Filipino. During World War II, publisher Yu Yi Tung refu…
Russia
Sberbank, Russia's largest banking and financial services company, is a majority state-owned institution headquartered in Moscow that evolved from the Soviet Union's State Labor Savings Banks System. Led by Herman Gref, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, since 2007, the bank accounts for approximately one-third of all banking assets in Russia. Sberbank has faced multiple rounds of international sanctions since Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, with restrictions intensifying dramatically following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. In February 2022, the United States imposed severe operatio…
Afghanistan
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is a de facto administration established following the Taliban's seizure of control on August 15, 2021, after the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Taliban regime refers to itself as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and positions itself as a caretaker government led by the Afghan cleric Haibatullah Akhundzada — identified as the "supreme leader" — from Kandahar, while maintai…
China
The Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party's Yunnan Provincial Committee serves as the primary ideological oversight body for the province, controlling all state media operations including its flagship publication, Yunnan Daily (云南日报). Based in Kunming, the provincial capital, the department executes propaganda directives from both central party headquarters and provincial leadership to ensure "correct" political messaging across all local media platforms. The department regulates information dissemination, shapes public discourse, orchestrates propaganda initiatives, and supervises cultural activities throughout Yunnan Province — guaranteeing that all communication channels…
Netherlands
United Group is a telecommunications and media company formed in 2007 through the merger of Serbia Broadband (SBB) and Telemach from Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded by Serbian businessman Dragan Šolak, the company is headquartered in Amsterdam and operates across eight countries in Southeastern Europe. United Group provides television, internet, and mobile telephony services through its portfolio of television stations, film and TV production, telecommunications platforms, and media channels, including N1,
Belarus
Belarus Today (СБ. Беларусь сегодня) is a state-run media enterprise and publishing house established on August 2, 1927, and headquartered in Belarus. The outlet controls multiple media entities including print, radio, television, and online publications. The organization was previously known as Rabochy until 1937, then Soviet Belarus until 2018, when it was renamed to Soviet Belarus — Belarus Today, with ownership under the Presidential Administration of Belarus. The organization positions itself as a media holding that merged four major publications in 2013 and has engaged with international archival projects, including digitizing Belarusian partisan records w…
South Korea
OBS Gyeongin TV (韓國OBS電視台) is a South Korean free-to-air television station covering Gyeonggi Province, Incheon, and Seoul. Founded on August 30, 2006, and launching broadcasts on December 28, 2007, OBS is the only regional television network in South Korea operating independently without affiliation to any national broadcast network. The station is headquartered in Bucheon and broadcasts on digital channel 36. OBS is owned by OBS Gyeongin TV Ltd., with major shareholders including Young-An Hat Company, Media Will, and KD Group. The network expanded its oper…
Argentina
Télam or Telenoticiosa Americana was an Argentine government-run national news agency founded in April 1945 by then-Secretary of Labor Juan Perón during the presidency of Edelmiro Julián Farrell. The service was suspended in March 2024 by the government of President Javier Milei, who announced during a speech to Congress that he would close what he called "a Kirchnerist propaganda agency." At the time of suspension, Télam had approximately 700 employees and provided news and information to about 300 subscribers, including government entities and national and international media. Milei's administration cited losses of AR$20 billion (approximately US$23 million) as justification for the dec…
Venezuela
Venezuela's Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information (MINCI), founded in August 2002 by then-President Hugo Chávez, serves as the Venezuelan government's central communications body overseeing state media, including the TV channel Venezolana de Televisión and the regional broadcaster teleSUR. By 2011 the Venezuelan news website analítica.com
South Sudan
The City Review, self-described as "South Sudan's most authoritative Newspaper," provides comprehensive coverage across multiple sectors including national news, business, world affairs, sports, health, and education. Based in Juba with offices in Building House, the publication organizes content into clearly defined categories spanning from local arts and culture to international news from five continents. Its business section covers agriculture, innovation, and technology, while its editorial department features opinion pieces and analysis. The newspaper maintains both print and digital platforms, and also has an
Indonesia
Founded in August 2000, Liputan6.com is an Indonesian news portal that initially released content from the television program Liputan6, a news magazine program that first aired in 1994. The portal covers politics, sports, business, technology, entertainment, health, lifestyle, and regional news, and operates a fact-checking channel to combat misinformation. …
Malaysia
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 …
Cambodia
ASEAN Top News (東協頭條), established in Phnom Penh in August 2018, is a digital news agency that received approval from Cambodia's Ministry of Information to operate. The organization describes itself as a "digital network news agency" focused on "disseminating comprehensive information about the ten ASEAN countries and China, and promoting exchanges and cooperation between the ten ASEAN countries and China." Founded by "senior media professionals from ASEAN countries and China," the agency launched its official website on September 2, 2018, providing news in Chinese, English, and Khmer languages. The organization claims to uphold "indepe…
Philippines
Chinatown TV , established in 2001 as "AM@NBN" on NBN 4, is a Filipino-Chinese lifestyle show that broadcasts nationwide. The program claimed to be "the first Filipino-Chinese show on nationwide television" with a mission to "further the intercultural friendship of the Fil-Chi" and promote understanding between Filipino and Chinese communities. After one year, the show moved to IBC 13 due to NBN's programming changes and was rebranded as "AM@IBC." It underwent several name changes over the years, becoming "CHI," then "FIL CHI," before
China
The Zhejiang Daily Press Group (浙江日報報業集團) was established on June 25, 2000. The group operates 26 publications and media outlets, including Zhejiang Daily (浙江日報), the official newspaper of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the commercial [Qianjiang Evening News](https://zjrb.zjol.com.cn/html/2026-01/20/node18.htm)_ (錢江晚報), and Red Flag Publishing House (紅旗出版社). It is charged with direct operation under propaga…
