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Tajikistan
Khovar News Agency, officially known as the National Information Agency of Tajikistan, was established on December 31, 1925, during the period of the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The agency functions as Tajikistan's state news agency, publishing content in Tajik, Russian, English, Arabic, and Persian languages. On April 30, 2004, a governmental decree designated Khovar as the central state information body with official authorization to collect and distribute information about the president, Supreme Assembly, and government activities. The agency a…
Ukraine
Uryadovy Kuryer, or "Government Courier," is the official newspaper of Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers, published since October 1990. A state-owned enterprise publishing in Ukrainian five times weekly, it serves as the primary outlet for government decrees, laws, and presidential activities. Initially edited by Mykhailo Soroka and now by Sergii Braga (Сергій Брага), the paper is consistently ranked among Ukraine's top three newspapers. As an official government publication, it publishes legally binding texts including Cabinet resolutions and parliamentary laws. The paper, according to the description on its website, is relied upon by …
China
DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence company based in Hangzhou that develops large language models. Founded in July 2023 by Liang Wenfeng (梁文鋒), who also co-founded and leads the Chinese hedge fund High-Flyer (幻方), the company gained prominence in January 2025 with the release of its DeepSeek-R1 model. The company made headlines for developing AI models comparable to industry leaders like OpenAI's GPT-4o but at a fraction of the cost—claiming to have trained its V3 model for just $6 million compared to GPT-4's estimated $100 million. This cost efficiency, achieved partly in response to US restrictio…
Cyprus
The Chinese and Cypriots Friendship Promotion Association (中塞友好促進會), or CCFPA, presents itself as a nongovernmental organization that fosters business collaboration and sister city activities between China and Cyprus. However, there are clear indications in identifying information for the association that it is operated by the Chinese Embassy in Cyprus as a front organization. An e-mail address given on the association’s website footer (hcyprus@163.co…
China
The Southeast Asia International Communication Center (雲南省南亞東南亞區域國際傳播中心) is a center created in May 2022 by the propaganda office of the Yunnan Committee of the CCP. Part of a nationwide plan to leverage local media for global propaganda initiated by the leadership in 2018, and accelerating from 2021, the center is directed toward neighboring South Asian countries with focus on environmental and water management issues—key to China’s role in the Golden Triangle region. Officially approved by the Central Propaganda Department and guided by Yunnan Province’s publicity department, the center is operated by the Yunnan Daily newspaper group. Its positioning is described as building “the main b…
Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam
In early August 2025, the Yunnan Province People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (雲南省人民對外友好協會) and the Yunnan South and Southeast Asia Regional International Communication Center (雲南省南亞東南亞區域國際傳播中心), the province's office tasked with external propaganda (外宣) work, organized a five-day media training and cultural exchange program, bringing together more than 20 young bloggers and media practitioners from China, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Participants visited historical sites including the Nanqiao Mechanic Museum (南僑機工分館), which commemorates the more than 3,000 overseas Chinese mechanics who supported China's war effort during WWII by maint…
China
The Yunnan Province People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (雲南省人民對外友好協會) is a provincial-level foreign friendship organization managed by the Yunnan Provincial Government's Foreign Affairs Office (FAO). The association coordinates international cooperation through civilian channels to support Yunnan's economic development and opening-up policies. It manages sister city relationships, having facilitated 77 partnerships with Belt and Road countries, including 55 with South and Southeast Asian nations, according to a description on its website. Since 2022, the organization has implemented t…
Cambodia
On October 22, 2025, a delegation from the School of Marxism at the Guangxi Administration College (廣西行政學院, a provincial-level educational institute, visited Cambodia’s Chinese-language Jianhua Daily (柬華日報). According to coverage by Jianhua Daily, the delegation met with newspaper president Huang Huanming (黃煥明) to discuss what the outlet characterized as "deepening the Cambodia-China friendship," including through cooperation on media and culture. The language of “friendship” is a typical frame used by China to charac…
China
The School of Marxism of the Guangxi Administration College (廣西行政學院馬克思主義學院) is a teaching and research department of the provincial-level training institute, which operates under a "one institution, two names" (兩塊牌子、一套人馬) arrangement with the Party School of the Guangxi Regional CCP Committee (中共廣西區委黨校), meaning both institutions share the same staff and facilities but serve different administrative functions. The Party School was founded on May 25, 1950, and is directly led by the CCP Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, serving as the main channel for training Party cadres at …
United States
Nash Holdings LLC is a privately held investment company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The company's line of business includes providing management consulting services. Nash Holdings is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and serves as the holding company for his personal investments, most notably The Washington Post, which it acquired in 2013 for $250 million. The company operates independently from Amazon and manages Bezos's media and other business investments. Nash Holdings…
Pakistan
On April 21, 2025, the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), a state-run media conglomerate under China's Central Propaganda Department, hosted a seminar in Pakistan commemorating President Xi Jinping's state visit to the country a decade ago. Held in Islamabad, the diplomatic event was jointly organized by the National Library of Pakistan, featuring prominent government officials reflecting on the impact of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor — a
Peru
Radio Nacional del Perú is Peru's first and oldest radio station, originating as the private station Lima OAX-AM owned by the Peruvian Broadcasting Company. Founded in 1924 by César A. Coloma and Santiago Acuña, the station began broadcasting on June 20, 1925, following five days of test broadcasts. After the private station declared bankruptcy, the Peruvian government took control through a resolution on September 6, 1926. The station was officially relaunched as Radio Nacional del Perú on January 30, 1937, under President Óscar R. Benavides with new transmitters and facilities in San Miguel…
Thailand
Thai Public Broadcasting Service (泰國公共電視台), or Thai PBS, is a public broadcasting service in Thailand established by the Thai Public Broadcasting Service Act on January 15, 2008. Thai PBS operates as a state agency with legal personality but is not classified as a government agency or state enterprise. The broadcaster operates television and radio services, with its main channel broadcasting in high definition on digital Channel 3. Thai PBS evolved from the privately run iTV station, which later became TITV before transforming into the current public broadcaster. The service broadcasts primarily in Thai, with some English-language programming, and reaches audiences throughout Thailand and…
Indonesia
Radio Republik Indonesia (印尼國家廣播電台), or RRI, is Indonesia's public radio network and one of the country's two national public broadcasting institutions, alongside state television network TVRI. Founded on September 11, 1945, RRI is the first radio network in Indonesia and one of the oldest media companies in the country. Headquartered on Medan Merdeka Barat Street in Central Jakarta, RRI operate…
United States
ODK Media is a U.S.-based digital media company incorporated in December 2011 that operates as an Asian media hub in North America. The company launched OnDemandKorea, described as the first legal Korean over-the-top streaming service, and has since expanded into a multinational OTT platform reaching over 36 countries worldwide. ODK Media's operations include digital magazines, e-commerce, content metadata production, and international content intellectual property distribution networks. The company positions itself as a bridge for Asian entertainment content in Western markets, particularly focusing…
