Shin Min Daily News
Encyclopedia
Shin Min Daily News is a Singapore
Chinese-language afternoon
newspaper
currently published by Singapore Press Holdings
(SPH). First started on March 18, 1967, by Singapore businessman Liang Renzhi (梁润之) and the renowned Hong Kong
writer Louis Cha as an offshoot of Hong Kong's Ming Pao
, it featured exclusive serializations of some of Cha's wuxia
novels in its early days. In the early 1980s, Cha sold his shares in the paper after the Singapore government ruled that foreigners could only hold up to 3% of shares in locally-based papers.
It is now a tabloid-style paper focused on entertainment and local news. As a paper Shin Min Daily News is in competition with the Lianhe Wanbao
, which is also published by the SPH. Both papers are now more of tabloids which cover news with sensationalised headlines, although they are still published as broadsheet
s.
The newspaper also published in Malaysia until 1994, and the newspaper is the first Chinese-language to be published in tabloid.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
Chinese-language afternoon
Afternoon
Afternoon is the time of day from noon to about 18:00.The term should not be confused with "after noon" , which is a translation of the Latin "post meridiem" as used in the 12-hour clock, meaning a time of day from noon to midnight.In Australia and New Zealand, the word "arvo" is a slang term for...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
currently published by Singapore Press Holdings
Singapore Press Holdings
Singapore Press Holdings Limited is a media organisation in Singapore with businesses in print, Internet and new media, television and radio, outdoor media, and property. SPH has over 4,000 employees, including a team of approximately 1,000 journalists, including correspondents operating around...
(SPH). First started on March 18, 1967, by Singapore businessman Liang Renzhi (梁润之) and the renowned Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
writer Louis Cha as an offshoot of Hong Kong's Ming Pao
Ming Pao
Ming Pao is a Chinese language newspaper published by Ming Pao Group in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, Ming Pao established four overseas branches in North America, each provides independent reporting on local news and collect local advertisements. Currently, only the two Canadian editions remain: Ming...
, it featured exclusive serializations of some of Cha's wuxia
Wuxia
Wuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms like Chinese opera, manhua , films, television series, and video games...
novels in its early days. In the early 1980s, Cha sold his shares in the paper after the Singapore government ruled that foreigners could only hold up to 3% of shares in locally-based papers.
It is now a tabloid-style paper focused on entertainment and local news. As a paper Shin Min Daily News is in competition with the Lianhe Wanbao
Lianhe Wanbao
Lianhe Wanbao is a Singapore Chinese afternoon newspaper published daily by Singapore Press Holdings . It was started on March 16, 1983 after the merger between as Nanyang Siang Pau and Sin Chew Jit Poh....
, which is also published by the SPH. Both papers are now more of tabloids which cover news with sensationalised headlines, although they are still published as broadsheet
Broadsheet
Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet...
s.
The newspaper also published in Malaysia until 1994, and the newspaper is the first Chinese-language to be published in tabloid.