Media Chinese International Limited is a

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media platform targeting Chinese readers in major Chinese communities in southeast Asia. Its headquarters is located in

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. Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King is the chairman. It was formed by the merger of Ming Pao Enterprise (Hong Kong),

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(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

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in 1941. It is the first entity dually listed on the mainboards of the

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and the

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. 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 (). Its head office is in the Ming Pao Industrial Centre () in

Chai Wan Chai Wan (; ), formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣), lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District, and is a mosaic of industrial and residential ar ...

.
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 was taken over by

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 Ne ...

*1989 – Nanyang Press Holdings was listed on the mainboard of Bursa Malaysia *1991 – Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation was listed on the mainboard of

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*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 *2001 – 72.3% of Nanyang Press Holdings was bought by the

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from the Hong Leong Group *2004 – ''Ming Pao Daily News'' expanded to San Francisco *2004 – One Media Group is formed to publish and operate its lifestyle magazines in the

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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 Content management (CM) are a set of processes and technologies that support the collection, managing, and publishing of information in any form or medium. When stored and accessed via computers, this information may be more specifically referre ...

system *2009 – Media Chinese tapped China's mobile reading market through an investment in ByRead *2015 – LogOn

e-commerce E-commerce (electronic commerce) refers to commercial activities including the electronic buying or selling products and services which are conducted on online platforms or over the Internet. E-commerce draws on technologies such as mobile co ...

marketplace launched in Malaysia.

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 coll ...

'' (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

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and

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. * ''

Sin Chew Daily ''Sin Chew Daily'' (), formerly known as ''Sin Chew Jit Poh'', is a leading Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia. According to report from the Audit Bureau of Circulation for the period ending 31 December 2011, ''Sin Chew Daily'' has an avera ...

'' (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 The ''China Press'' ( zh, t=中國報, s=中国报, p=Zhōngguó Bào) is a Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper founded by Henry Lee Hau Shik and was also owned at some point by Cheong Yoke Choy. First published on February 1, 1946, in Kuala ...

'' (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 the 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 Peninsular Malaysia. In 1994, its circulation network expanded to the whole Malaysia and it ranks the third in terms of circulation and readership in Peninsular Malaysia. * ''

Nanyang Siang Pau ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' or ''Nanyang Business Daily'' is a Malaysian Chinese daily newspaper. Originally founded in Singapore on 6 September 1923 by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee, its original newspaper circulated across the Straits ...

'' (Chinese: 南洋商報): 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

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

Hong Kong publications

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Yazhou Zhoukan ''Yazhou Zhoukan'' () is a Chinese-language international affairs newsweekly. It was launched in 1987 by Michael O'Niell as a sister magazine to '' Asiaweek''. It is published by Yazhou Zhoukan Limited (a subsidiary of Media Chinese Internatio ...

'' (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 * ''

Ming Pao Monthly ''Ming Pao Monthly'' () is a Chinese-language intellectual journal in Hong Kong, covering the humanities, scholarship, culture, politics, and thought in the Sinosphere. History ''Ming Pao Monthly'' was founded by Jin Yong in 1966, hoping to pa ...

'' (Chinese: 明報月刊) – published weekly, and is an intellectual magazines in Hong Kong * '' TopGear (HK edition)'' (Chinese: 極速誌) – magazine mixture of entertainment and car-buying information

Mainland China publications

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Popular Science Popular science (also called pop-science or popsci) is an interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is more broad ranging. It may be written ...

'' (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. 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, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...

, China

References

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External links

Media Chinese

Yazhou Zhoukan

LogOn Online Shopping Malaysia

TopGear

Popular Science

Charming Holidays
Mass media companies established in 2008 2008 establishments in Hong Kong Companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Newspaper companies of Hong Kong Newspaper companies of Malaysia Companies listed on Bursa Malaysia Companies based in Petaling Jaya