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Media Chinese International
Company typePublic limited company
FoundedAugust 2004 (2004-08)
Headquarters
Key people
Tiong Hiew King, Group Executive Chairman
Tiong Kiew Chiong, Group CEO
Products
Websitewww.mediachinesegroup.com
www.mediachinese.com
Media Chinese International Limited
Traditional Chinese世界せかいはなぶん媒體ばいたい有限ゆうげん公司こうし
Simplified Chinese世界せかい华文媒体ばいたい有限ゆうげん公司こうし
Transcriptions

Media Chinese International Limited is a Chinese language media platform targeting Chinese readers in major Chinese communities. Its headquarter is in Hong Kong.[1][2] Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King is the chairman. It was formed by the merger of Ming Pao Enterprise (Hong Kong), Sin Chew Media Corporation (Malaysia) and Nanyang Press Holdings (Malaysia) in April 2008 and its history can be traced back to the Malaysian operation units of Sin Poh (Star News) Amalgamated which was founded by Aw Boon Haw in 1941. It is the first entity dually listed on the mainboards of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the Bursa Malaysia. 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 (traditional Chinese: 明報めいほう工業こうぎょう中心ちゅうしん; simplified Chinese: あかり报工业中心ちゅうしん) in Chai Wan.[3]

Key milestones

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  • 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 was 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 e-commerce marketplace launched in Malaysia.

Vision

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The corporate value slogan of Media Chinese is "Global Affairs.Chinese Perspective", which is to present a Chinese perspective on global issues to the Chinese communities around the world. 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.
  • Fourthly, the Group will actively develop and expand the multimedia content deliveries via non-print channels.

Key publications

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Media Chinese has 5 well-established Chinese language newspapers.

Ming Pao (Chinese: 明報めいほう) Launched on 20 May 1959, Ming Pao Daily News reports and analyzes economic, political and social events in the world. Editions are available in Hong Kong, Toronto, Vancouver, New York City and San Francisco. Ming Pao Daily News is one of the most influential and credible newspapers in Hong Kong.

Sin Chew Daily (Chinese: ほししゅう日報にっぽう) 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 (Chinese: 中國ちゅうごくほう) 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: 光明日報こうみょうにっぽう) 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 (Chinese: 南洋なんようしょうほう) Launched on 6 September 1923, Nanyang Siang Pau is one of the oldest Chinese dailies 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

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Media Chinese has over 30 magazine titles comprising categories of entertainment and lifestyle, technology, children and automotive.

  • Hong Kong publications

Yazhou Zhoukan (Chinese: しましゅうかん) – published weekly, and is the world's only Chinese language international affairs magazine

Ming Pao Weekly (Chinese: 明報めいほうしゅうかん) – published weekly, and is a premium lifestyles and entertainment magazines in Hong Kong

Ming Pao Monthly (Chinese: 明報めいほう月刊げっかん) – published weekly, and is an intellectual magazines in Hong Kong

TopGear (HK edition) (Chinese: きょくそく) – magazine mixture of entertainment and car-buying information

  • Mainland China publications

Popular Science (Chinese: 科技かぎしん時代じだい) – it leads the field of science and technology publish in Mainland China

TopGear (China edition) (Chinese: 汽車きしゃはかためし報告ほうこく) – showcase for the finest and enthralling automobiles

  • Malaysian publications

Bintang Sin Chew (Chinese: 小星こぼしほししゅうかん) – is a national full-color children's weekly in Malaysia

Sinaran Sin Chew (Chinese: ほしぼししゅうかん) – published weekly, is a student publication recommended by the Ministry of Education

Cahaya Sin Chew (Chinese: 學海がっかいしゅうかん) – it conducts campaign to encourage secondary school students to take Chinese exams

There are another 21 magazine titles published under the Life Magazines, which is a member of the Nanyang Press Group. They include Feminine (Chinese: 風采ふうさい), New Tide (Chinese: 新潮しんちょう), Oriental Cuisine (Chinese: 美味びみ風采ふうさい), New Icon for Him (Chinese: 尚男ひさおじん), Long Life (Chinese: 大家たいか健康けんこう), etc.

Other businesses

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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, China

Websites

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "In initial talks to sell 73.01% in Hong Kong magazine unit" Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  2. ^ "Media Chinese still keen to list travel unit" Sun Daily. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  3. ^ "Contact Us". Media Chinese. Retrieved 27 January 2021. Hong Kong Address: 15/F, Block A, Ming Pao Industrial Centre, 18 Ka Yip Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong - Traditional Chinese: "香港ほんこんしばわんよしみぎょうがい18ごう明報めいほう工業こうぎょう中心ちゅうしんA15ろう" - Simplified Chinese: "香港ほんこんしばわんよしみ业街18ごうあきら报工业中心ちゅうしんA15ろう"
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