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China
China Global Television Network or CGTN ( 中國環球電視網) is an international media organization launched on December 31, 2016, by the state-run China Central Television (CCTV), and with subsequent institutional restructuring in 2018 brought under the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), which operates under the CCP’s Central Propaganda Department. Headquartered in Beijing with production centers in Nairobi, Washington D.C., and London, CGTN serves as a key component of China's efforts to expand its global media influence, part of what offici…
Italy
Italia News Online is a digital magazine focused on public administration and business news in Italy. The publication targets professionals and entrepreneurs with daily updates on topics relevant to their work. Beyond its website and social media channels, Italia News Online distributes a weekly newsletter and a print magazine at public administration events. The platform describes itself as connecting businesses with government opportunities and providing insights for managers in both sectors.…
Estonia
On December 19, 2024, the Chinese Ambassador to Estonia gave an interview to Postimees, one of the country's largest daily newspapers. Guo addressed suspicions regarding the Chinese-flagged vessel Yi Peng 3 (伊鹏3), which has been under investigation for damage to two Baltic Sea undersea cables in November 2024. Guo addressed suspicions regarding the Chinese-flagged vessel Yi Peng 3 (伊鹏3), which was under investigation for its suspected role in severing two Baltic Sea undersea telecommuni…
Estonia
Postimees is Estonia's oldest daily newspaper and the direct successor of Pärnu Postimees, founded in 1857. During Soviet occupation, the paper was published under the name Edasi (The Forward), but regained its original name in 1990 before Estonia's full independence. The newspaper launched a Russian-language edition in 2005, which became online-only in 2016 and resumed as a weekly in March 2022. Postimees experienced significant upheaval in 2019, with two editors-in-chief appointed within months and over 30 journa…
Angola, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia
The "Global South Media and Think Tank High-End Forum China-Africa Partners Conference"(全球南方"媒體智庫高端論壇中非夥伴大會) was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 13-14, 2024, co-hosted by Xinhua News Agency (新華社), the African Union, and Independent Media. More than 200 representatives from more than 160 media outlets, think tanks, and government departments from China and 41 African countries attended, Xinhua reported. Participants discussed building media partnerships to shape international narratives and challenge what the forum characterized as Western dominance over global governance and narrative systems. Independent Media Group Chairman Iqbal…
Angola
The Ministry of Telecommunications, Information Technologies, and Social Communication of Angola was formally established through Presidential Decree No. 16/18 on January 25, 2018, as the entity responsible for policy and strategy in telecommunications and information technologies in Angola. The ministry works through the regulatory body, INACOM, established in 1999, to grant licenses, mediate disputes, and protect consumers.…
China
The Guilin Beibei Te Electronic Audio-Video Publishing House (桂林貝貝特電子音像出版社有限責任公司) was established in June 2005 in Guilin, Guangxi, with Lai Zhiwen (賴志文) serving as its legal representative. The company specializes in electronic and audio-visual publishing, including electronic publications, online publishing, and audio-visual production services. The publishing house is wholly owned by Guangxi Normal University Press Group, a state-owned publisher that has received commendations from the Central Propaganda Department…
China
The Zhejiang Normal University (浙江師範大學), or ZJNU, is a comprehensive higher education institution located in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province. Established in 1956, the university offers programs across education, humanities, sciences, and engineering, with particular strength in teacher education. ZJNU claims to have established cooperative relationships with over 280 institutions in more than 50 countries globally. Liu Hongwu (刘鸿武), the Dean of the Institute of African Studies, attended the "Global South Media and Think Tank High-End Forum China-Africa Partners…
Angola
Edições Novembro is an Angolan state-owned publishing house established in 1976 following the nationalization of Empresa Gráfica de Angola through Law No. 51/1976. The company publishes several newspapers, including the flagship daily Jornal de Angola, the financial periodical Jornal de Economia & Finanças, and many others. Operating under the Ministry of Telecommunications, Information Technologies, and Social Co…
Namibia
The Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) is the state-owned national news agency of Namibia, initially founded in 1987 and officially established in 1991 following Namibia's independence. The agency was created under the Namibia Press Agency Act of 1992, which formalized its status as the country's official news agency. NAMPA covers government affairs, sports, education, and the economy, and has partnered with several international news agencies, including Agence France-Presse, Deuts…
China
The Guangxi Normal University Press Group (廣西師範大學出版社集團有限公司) was established in November 1989 in Guilin, Guangxi, and operates as a state-owned publisher wholly owned by Guangxi Normal University, with Huang Xuanzhuang (黃軒莊) serving as both Party Committee Secretary and Board Chairman, a dual appointment that embodies Communist Party control over the publisher's operations and editorial decisions. The company operates across multiple publishing sectors, including books, periodicals, electronic publications, and educational materials, with a registered capital of 100 million yuan. The group has received aw…
South Africa
Founded on October 2, 2013, Sagarmatha Technologies Limited is an investment company focused on platform technologies. It claims to deliver comprehensive technology solutions for businesses, encompassing content management systems, data infrastructure, website builders, mobile and web applications, marketing automation, merchandising software, e-commerce platforms, video tools, and related support services. The company was originally incorporated in South Africa as Virturtorque Proprietary Lim…
China
Interacom Asia Group Limited (交流亚洲集团有限公司), registered in Hong Kong in November 2014, is a private company with company number 2164889. According to a Hong Kong Companies Registry annual return filed in November 2023, Ma Chao (马超) is listed as the company's sole director and 100 percent shareholder, with a correspondence address in Beijing's Shunyi District. In 2013, Interacom invested approximately 103 million dollars alongside China Development Bank and CCTV in the South African media group Independent Media. During
Democratic Republic of Congo
Forum des As is a privately owned French-language daily newspaper based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, that began publishing in 1991. The newspaper covers politics, culture, society, and sports, operating within a challenging media environment where Reporters Without Borders notes that only about 15 of the country's 500 newspapers publish regularly, and journalists face "arrests, attacks, threats, forced disappearances, executions."…
China
The Guangxi Haisi Cultural Exchange Foundation of China (廣西海絲文化交流基金會) was established in March 2018, with Li Yuanqing (李苑青) serving as its legal representative. The foundation aims to promote foreign cultural and economic exchange and cooperation, supporting public welfare projects in the arts, green development, rural revitalization, education and training, and publishing. The foundation is owned by Guilin Beibei Te Electronic Audio-Video Publishing House, a major state-owned publishing house founded in Guilin in November 1986. In 2025, the foundation participated in the
Tunisia
Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) is the national press agency of Tunisia, founded on January 1, 1961, as a public service provider and the country's first official news outlet. The agency produces content in Arabic, French, and English, covering national and international news across political, economic, social, cultural, and sports domains. Operating with a network of journalists, reporters, photographers, and correspondents across Tunisia, TAP also maintains cooperation agreements with Arab and international press agencies.…
South Africa
Sekunjalo Investment Holdings is a South African private equity firm founded in 1997 by businessman Iqbal Survé and three partners. The company was established with principles of "social justice, broad-based economic participation, and inclusion," emphasizing what it describes as "a gentler capitalism" focused on people before profits. Sekunjalo operates across multiple sectors, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, fisheries, and media. In August 2013, the company …
China, Indonesia
On September 1, 2024, media representatives from Indonesia gathered with their Chinese counterparts at the second annual China-Indonesia Media Forum (中國-印度尼西亞媒體論壇) in Beijing to discuss further cooperation. The event was part of China's deepening media diplomacy push across Southeast Asia in the hope of shaping perceptions in this strategically key region. The event, organized by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Indonesia
Kumparan is a digital news platform that launched in January 2017, founded by media executive Hugo Diba. The Jakarta-based platform combines traditional journalism covering politics, economy, and business with social media features, including user feeds, allowing ordinary users to create and publish content alongside professional journalists, and personalized content recommendations. According to Chief Marketing Officer Andrias Ekoyuono, Kumparan
Indonesia
Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) is a commercial television network that began broadcasting as a pay-TV service in August 1989, initially limited to the Greater Jakarta area. The network transitioned to free-to-air terrestrial broadcasting and by August 1993 had received government permission to broadcast across Indonesia. RCTI offers diverse programming, including news, entertainment, and sports content. …
