Newspapers and Magazines | Asia
This contains links to newspapers and news magazines in English language from Asian countries - China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippine, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran, Israel, Turkey.
China
The South China Morning Post(SCMP), founded in 1903, is an English-language broadsheet daily newspaper in
Hong Kong. It is one of widely read newspapers in Asia.
Xinhua News Agency is the official press agency of the government of the People's Republic of China(PRC) and
the biggest center for collecting information and press conferences in the PRC.
China Daily is an English-language daily newspaper published in the People's Republic of China.
Chinadaily.com.cn is the largest English portal in China, providing news, business information, etc.
People's Daily, a daily newspaper, is the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In
addition to its main Chinese-language edition, People's Daily has editions in English, Japanese, French, Spanish,
Russian, and Arabic.
Shanghai Daily is one of two main English-language newspapers in China (the other being China Daily). Its primary
audience is visiting foreigners, mainly overseas investors and tourists, though many Chinese students read it to
improve their English.
Beijing Review, founded in 1958, is an English-language weekly news magazine in China. It reports and comments
on the country's social, political, economic and cultural affairs, policy changes and the latest developments.
Korea
Hankyoreh is a daily newspaper in South Korea. It was established on May, 1988 by journalists against conservative
and right-centered major newspapers such as Dong-a Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo.
Dong-a ilbo, established in 1920, is one of the biggest-selling daily newspapers in South Korea. Its online edition
supports foreign language service in English, Japanese, and Chinese.
Korea Times is the oldest English-language daily newspaper in South Korea, first published in November, 1950.
Its coverage includes politics, society, business, finance, culture and sports.
The Korea herald, operated by Herald Media, is an English-language daily newspaper published in Seoul, South
Korea. It provides news and information on what is happening in Korea today as well as in the world from
international news agencies such as Associated Press.
Japan
Mainichi Daily News is the English-language edition of Japan's leading Mainichi Shimbun newspaper.
Yomiuri is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. Founded
in 1874, the Yomiuri Shimbun is credited with having the largest newspaper circulation in the world.
The Asahi Simbun is one of the oldest and largest daily newspapers in Japan. It has alliances with the
International Herald Tribune, and publishes International Herald Tribune/The Asahi Shimbun as English edition.
Japan Times is the oldest and only independent English-language newspaper in Japan. It was founded in 1897,
and its headquarters is in Tokyo.
Singapore
Straits Times is the only English language broadsheet newspaper with an active Internet forum in Singapore.
Thailand
The Nation is a broadsheet English-language daily newspaper, published in Bangkok, Thailand, and owned by the
Nation Multimedia Group. Comparing to The Bangkok Post, it is more critical of Thai government in its editoricals.
The Bangkok Post is a broadsheet English-language daily newspaper, published in Bangkok, Thailand. It has
special website readbangkokpost.com intended to help people learn to read English using the daily newspaper.
Indonesia
ANTARA, headquartered in Jakarta, is the official news agency of the government of Indonesia.
Malaysia
New Straits Times is Malaysia's oldest newspaper, having been founded as The Straits Times in 1845, and was
reestablished as the "New Straits Times" in 1965.
Vietnam
Thanh Nien News is a Ho Chi Minh city-based and one of the most circulated newspapers in Vietnam. It is an
official agency of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Association and mainly focuses on social affairs.
Philippine
The Philippine Daily Inquirer is the most widely read broadsheet format English language newspaper in the
Philippines.
The Manila Times is the oldest existing English-language daily newspaper in the Philippines.
Manila Bulletin is the Philippines' largest selling English-language daily newspaper by circulation, and is the
second-oldest Philippine newspaper, second only to The Manila Times.
India
The Times of India is a leading English-language broadsheet daily newspaper in India. The newspaper has the
widest circulation among all English-language broadsheets in the world.
The Hindu has the second largest circulation for a single-edition newspaper in India and its largest base of
circulation in South India, especially Tamil Nadu.
The Indian Express, based in Mumbai, is an Indian newspaper which has often carried important investigative
reports that had significant consequences.
The Telegraph, founded in 1982, is an English-language broadsheet daily newspaper in Kolkata(Calcutta), India.
The newspaper features on its extensive coverage of Indian foreign policy and its focused reporting on India's
troubled North-East.
Pakistan
The Associated Press of Pakistan(APP) is a government-operated national news agency of Pakistan. APP's
main role is to report, gather and distribute domestic and foreign news. Besides economic, financial and sports
reports, it projects national events.
The Dawn, headquatered in Karachi, Pakistan, is the oldest and most widely-read English-language newspaper
in the country.
Bangladesh
The Daily Star is the largest circulating English daily newspaper in Bangladesh. It provides daily news updates
about what's happening in Bangladesh and around the globe.
Sri Lanka
Daily Mirror is the largest selling independent English-language daily newspaper in Sri Lanka. Mirror was started
in 1996 as a weekly. In 1999 it went on to become a daily.
Afghanistan
The Kabul Weekly, published once a week on Wednesday, is an English-language newspaper in Afghanistan,
covering most of the provinces. It strictly follows the journalism ethics, supported by a team of Afghan and foreign
staff.
Kazakhstan
Interfax-Kazakhstan is a news agency, which is a member company of Interfax Information Services International
Group. It has been working in Kazakhstan's market of political and economic information since October 1996.
Kazakhstanskaya Pravda is a national daily newspaper in Kazakhstan. It delivers news and information about
politics, economics, culture, society, and sports in the country.
Uzbekistan
Information Agency "Jahon" is operated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It was
established in November 1995 with a view of disseminating the objective information on the social economic and
political reforms in the country.
UzA is a national news agency in Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan
"24.kg" is a news agency in Kyrgyzstan, focusing the reporting on monitoring social, political, and economic
situation on regional and national levels of the country. Informational products of the agency are used by printed
publishing and electronic mass media of Kyrgyzstan.
UAE
Gulf News is a daily English language newspaper published from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. This includes
the best of content from the main Gulf News newspaper, and up to the minute breaking news from around the Gulf
region and the Middle East.
DPM News Agency, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the first Arab private independent news agency
publishing its own on-line premium content economic bulletin, the DPM Economist. It covers most of the Arab
countries with three branches in Europe.
Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Press Agency(SPA), headquatered in Riyadh, is a national news agency in Saudi Arabia. SPA is one of
the affiliates of the ministry of information, transmits a daily 24 hours comprehensive Arabic news bulletin that
contains national and international news.
Al-Hayat is one of the leading daily pan-Arab newspapers, headquatered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is distributed in
most Arab countries, and most of its editors are from Lebanon, where Al-Hayat is very popular.
Jordan
The Jordan Times is an English-language daily newspaper in Amman, Jordan. This newspaper, established in
1976, is owned by Jordan Press Foundation.
Iran
Tehran Times is an English-language daily newspaper based in Tehran, Iran. The Tehran Times covers domestic,
political, social, foreign, and sports news and also includes commentary.
IRAN NEWS is a Tehran-based English Language newspaper, established in 1994.
Israel
The Jerusalem Post is an Israeli daily English-language broadsheet newspaper. It has wide readership that is
composed of Israeli politicians, foreign journalists, tourists, and also distributed worldwide.
Haaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. Its readership includes Israel's middle and upper classes, intellectuals,
academics, and professionals.
Turkey
The Turkish Daily News is an English-language daily newspaper in Turkey. It was established in March 1961 and
is considered Turkey's first and largest English-language daily.
Today's Zaman is an English-language daily newspaper in Turkey. It contains international, national, business and
other news, and has a partnership with the British daily The Times.