Media Chinese International Limited is a

Chinese language Chinese (, especially when referring to written Chinese) is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in Greater China. About 1.3 billion people (or approximately 16% of the wor ...

media platform targeting Chinese readers in major Chinese communities worldwide headquartered in

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Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King (; Hokchew Romanized: ''Diŏng Hiēu-kĭng''; born 1935) is the Malaysian Chinese founder and chairman of the Rimbunan Hijau Group, a timber company founded in 1975. Its overseas timber operations in Papua New ...

is the chairman. It was formed by the merger of Ming Pao Enterprise (Hong Kong),

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(Malaysia) and

Nanyang Press Holdings Nanyang is the romanization of two common Chinese place names. It may refer to: Written as 南洋 (Southern Ocean) * Nanyang (region), a Chinese term denoting the Southeast Asian lands surrounding the South China Sea ;China * Nanyang Fleet, Qing ...

(Malaysia) in April 2008. It is the first entity dually listed on the mainboards of

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and the

Bursa Malaysia Bursa Malaysia is the stock exchange of Malaysia. It is one of the largest bourses in ASEAN. It is based in Kuala Lumpur and was previously known as the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). It provides a full integration of transactions, offeri ...

. Media Chinese's product portfolio comprises 5 daily newspapers in 13 editions and 3 free newspapers with a total daily circulation of about 1 million copies, as well as about 30 magazines. The Group has also expanded its business into digital media. Media Chinese is the proprietor of Life Magazines, the largest Chinese language magazine publisher in Malaysia, and is the major shareholder of One Media Group Limited (listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited; stock code: 426). Its head office is in the Ming Pao Industrial Centre () in Chai Wan.
Traditional Chinese
"香港柴灣嘉業街18號明報工業中心A座15樓"
Simplified Chinese
"香港柴湾嘉业街18号明报工业中心A座15楼"

Key milestones

*1923 - ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' was launched in Malaysia *1929 - ''Sin Chew Daily'' was launched in Malaysia *1946 - ''China Press'' was launched in Malaysia *1959 - ''Ming Pao Daily News'' launched in Hong Kong *1968 - ''Ming Pao Weekly'' was launched in Hong Kong *1987 - ''Guang Ming Daily'' was launched in Malaysia *1988 - Sin Chew Media Corporation taken over by Tiong Hiew King *1989 - Nanyang Press Holdings was listed on the mainboard of Bursa Malaysia *1991 - Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation was listed on the mainboard of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong *1993 - ''Ming Pao Daily News'' expanded to Vancouver and Toronto *1995 - Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation was taken over by Tiong Hiew King *1997 - ''Ming Pao Daily News'' expanded to New York *2000 - Yahoo! took equity stake in mingpao.com *2004 - ''Ming Pao Daily News'' expanded to San Francisco *2004 - One Media Group is formed to publish and operate its lifestyle magazines in the Greater China region *2004 - Sin Chew Media Corporation was listed on the mainboard of Bursa Malaysia *2005 - Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation spun off One Media Group; which was successfully listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong *2007 - Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation entered into a merger agreement with Sin Chew Media and Nanyang Press Holdings *2008 - Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation completed the merger with Sin Chew Media Corporation and Nanyang Press Holdings to create Media Chinese International *2008 - Media Chinese International was dual listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and Bursa Malaysia *2009 - ''Ming Pao Daily News'' New York Edition merged with its free daily to become ''Ming Pao (NY) Free Daily'' *2009 - ''Ming Pao Daily News'' San Francisco Edition ceased its publication *2009 - Media Chinese established a partnership with IATOPIA.COM in e-publication technologies and content management system *2009 - Media Chinese tapped China's mobile reading market through an investment in ByRead *2015 - LogOn ecommerce marketplace launched in Malaysia.

Vision and business direction

The major corporate value of ''Media Chinese'' is "Global Affairs．Chinese Perspective", which is to present a comprehensive yet objective in Chinese perspective on global issues to the Chinese communities around the world. As one of the key global Chinese-language media operators, a four-pronged strategy has been set to achieve the objective of "from local to global" and "from print to multimedia". Firstly, ''Media Chinese'' will continue to capture the organic growth in the home markets by further developing and improving the existing products. Secondly, the Group will continue to implement and integrate local operations especially in Malaysia, and to better exploit synergistic benefits by unlocking growth potentials of the existing content assets. Thirdly, the Group will embark on the full capabilities in bringing foreign contents into China and exporting established home-grown contents to other Chinese speaking communities. And fourthly, the Group will actively develop and expand the multimedia content deliveries via non-print channels.

Key publications

''Media Chinese'' has 5 well-established Chinese language newspapers.

Ming Pao ''Ming Pao'' () is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, ''Ming Pao'' established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and colle ...

(Chinese: 明報) Launched on 20 May 1959, Ming Pao Daily News reports and analyzes economic, political and social events in the world. Editions are available in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

and

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

. Ming Pao Daily News is one of the most influential and credible newspapers in Hong Kong. Sin Chew Daily (Chinese: 星洲日報) Launched on 15 January 1929, Sin Chew Daily ranks the first in terms of circulation and readership in Peninsular Malaysia. It is also the largest Chinese language newspaper in Southeast Asia in terms of circulation.

China Press ''China Press'' () is a Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper set up by Henry Lee Hau Shik and first published on 1 February 1946 in Kuala Lumpur. On 13 May 1969, ''China Press'' was suspended for a month following its publication of a court new ...

(Chinese: 中國報) Launched on 1 February 1946. On 19 May 1990, China Press launched evening paper and it holds the largest market share in evening paper market. Guang Ming Daily (Chinese: 光明日報) Launched on 18 December 1987, Guang Ming Daily is a leading Chinese language newspaper in the Northern region of Peninsula Malaysia. In 1994, its circulation network expanded to the whole Malaysia and it ranks the third in terms of circulation and readership in Peninsula Malaysia.

Nanyang Siang Pau ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' or ''Nanyang Business Daily'' () was founded by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee on 6 September 1923 in Straits Settlements, currently published in Malaysia. ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' is one of the oldest Chinese-langua ...

(Chinese: 南洋商報) Launched on 6 September 1923, Nanyang Siang Pau is the one of the oldest Chinese daily in Malaysia. It is also one of the largest Chinese dailies which ranks the fourth in terms of circulation and readership in Peninsular Malaysia.

Other publications

''Media Chinese'' has over 30 magazine titles comprising categories of entertainment and lifestyle, technology, children and automotive. * Hong Kong publications '' Yazhou Zhoukan'' (Chinese: 亞洲周刊) - published weekly, and is the world's only Chinese language international affairs magazine ''Ming Pao Weekly'' (Chinese: 明報周刊) - published weekly, and is a premium lifestyles and entertainment magazines in Hong Kong '' TopGear (HK edition)'' (Chinese: 極速誌) - magazine mixture of entertainment and car-buying information * Mainland China publications ''

Popular Science ''Popular Science'' (also known as ''PopSci'') is an American digital magazine carrying popular science content, which refers to articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. ''Popular Science'' has won over 58 awards, incl ...

'' (Chinese: 科技新時代) - it leads the field of science and technology publish in Mainland China '' TopGear (China edition)'' (Chinese: 汽車測試報告) - showcase for the finest and enthralling automobiles * Malaysian publications ''Bintang Sin Chew'' (Chinese: 小星星周刊) - is a national full-color children's weekly in Malaysia ''Sinaran Sin Chew'' (Chinese: 星星周刊) - published weekly, is a student publication recommended by the Ministry of Education ''Cahaya Sin Chew'' (Chinese: 學海周刊) - it conducts campaign to encourage secondary school students to take Chinese exams There are another 21 magazine titles published under th
Life Magazines
which is a member of the

Nanyang Press Group Nanyang is the romanization of two common Chinese place names. It may refer to: Written as 南洋 (Southern Ocean) * Nanyang (region), a Chinese term denoting the Southeast Asian lands surrounding the South China Sea ;China * Nanyang Fleet, Qing ...

. They include ''Feminine'' (Chinese: 風采), ''New Tide'' (Chinese: 新潮), ''Oriental Cuisine'' (Chinese: 美味風采), ''New Icon for Him'' (Chinese: 時尚男人), ''Long Life'' (Chinese: 大家健康), etc.

Other businesses

Ming Pao Publications - specializes in politics, economy, history and literature publications and book series Ming Man Publications - channel to publish the works of aspiring and talented authors
Charming Holidays

Delta Tour
- travel agency in Hong Kong and with business spans across North America Kin Ming Printing - based in Hong Kong and

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

, China

Websites

Media Chinese's product has various online portals across key cities in North America, Southeast Asia and Greater China.
mingpao.com

sinchew.com.my

nanyang.com

logon.my Online Shopping

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