Lianhe Zaobao: Singapore's Chinese Daily Newspaper

Lianhe Zaobao "联合早报": Singapore's Chinese Daily Newspaper

For Adult Learner, the best way to learn Chinese is to read Chinese newspaper daily. I would like to recommend Singapore Learners/Readers to start with "联合早报" Lianhe Zaobao: Singapore's Chinese Daily Newspaper. The printed copy cost $0.75 per copy. If you like to read the printed version, it is better to subscribe it and have it delivery to your doorstep.

Online version is free via

http://www.zaobao.com/

Here is some informatation on Lianhe Zaobao "联合早报"
The Name "联合早报" Lianhe Zaobao, literally means United Morning Paper.
i.e.,
"联合" Lianhe = United
"早" Zao = Morning
"报" Bao = Paper or Newspaper

All the text are in simplified Chinese.

It is the largest Singapore-based Chinese newspaper with a daily circulation of about 200,000 copies on weekdays and 220,000 on Sundays.

Lianhe Zaobao "联合早报" belongs to the Chinese Newspapers Division of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). Besides Zaobao, the division has three other newspapers -- Lianhe Wanbao, Shin Min Daily News and Friday Weekly -- and a women's magazine, Citta Bella.

Besides being a major source of news and information for Chinese Singaporeans, the newspaper also has subscribers in Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and even in the United Nations. It is a reputable and authoritative newspaper that caters to readers of all levels.

Lianhe Zaobao "联合早报" was formed on 16 March 1983 as a result of a merger between the Nanyang Siang Pau (Singapore) and the Sin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore), two of Singapore's oldest Chinese newspapers. The paper establishes itself as a serious broadsheet with extensive local news coverage, while international news tend to be largely centered on the East Asian region.

Zaobao.com, was launched on August 1995 under the name of "Lianhe Zaobao Online". Today, it serves as a news portal drawing news not just from the Lianhe Zaobao, but also from other Chinese newspapers in the region, numbering as much as 100 sources in total.

Zaobao's editorial policy lies in protecting national interests, providing fast, objective and accurate news and promoting traditional Chinese culture and values under a multi-racial social framework.

With 800,000 people reading its print edition, and many millions more online, the paper is considered to be an objective, credible newspaper, enjoying a high reputation among the regional Chinese community. However, some readers have also regarded it as displaying a tendency to show greater sympathy towards mainland China's position over the political status of Taiwan. Indeed, its sister English language paper, The Straits Times, has also faced similar criticisms.

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About Lianhe Zaobao
http://www.zaobao.com/pages/lianhe.html

Lianhe Zaobao
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