The ''Oriental Morning Post'' (), or ''Dongfang Zaobao'', also known as ''Oriental Morning News'', was a

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morning newspaper published in

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. The newspaper was jointly founded by

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and Wenhui Xinmin United Newspaper Industry Group (文汇新民报业集团) on July 7, 2003. In the fall of 2008, ''Oriental Morning Post'' was the first

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to expose the

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History

''Oriental Morning Post'' was established on July 7, 2003. In September 2008, the newspaper was the first to report on the "Sanlu tainted milk powder incident". On March 17, 2014, ''Oriental Morning Post'' was revised, with the new edition adding more news analysis and in-depth coverage. On January 1, 2017, it stopped publication.

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