Lianhe Zaobao
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Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报) is the largest Singapore-based Chinese newspaper with a daily circulation of about 200,000 copies on weekdays and 220,000 on Sundays. Formed on 16 March 1983 as a result of a merger between the Nanyang Siang Pau and the Sin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore), two of Singapore's oldest Chinese newspapers, the newspaper is also establishing a regional presence for itself. To date, the paper has subscriptions for its print edition from Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan as well as organisations such as the United Nations.
Its regionalisation drive was given a shot in the arm especially when the online version of the paper, Zaobao.com, was launched on August 1995 under the name of "Lianhe Zaobao Online". Today, it serves as a news portal drawing news not just from the Lianhe Zaobao, but also from other Chinese newspapers in the region, numbering as much as 100 sources in total.
With 800,000 people reading its print edition, and many millions more online, the paper is considered to be an objective, creditable newspaper, enjoying a high reputation among the regional Chinese community. However, some readers have also regarded it as displaying a tendency to show greater sympathy towards mainland China's position over the political status of Taiwan. Indeed, its sister English language paper, The Straits Times, has also faced similar criticisms.
See also: List of newspapers in Singapore, List of newspapers
External link
- Zaobao.com (http://www.zaobao.com.sg/), official site of Lianhe Zaobao (Chinese language)