Lianhe Zaobao
联合早报

The first issue of Lianhe Zaobao in 16 March 1983.
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner	Singapore Press Holdings
Founded	16 March 1983
Language	Chinese
Headquarters	Singapore
Circulation	200,000
Website	http://www.zaobao.com

The Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao (simplified Chinese: 南洋·星洲联合早报; pinyin: Nányáng Xīnzhoū liánhé zǎo bào; literally Nanyang Sin-Chew United Morning Paper), commonly abbreviated as Lianhe Zaobao, is the largest Singapore-based Chinese newspaper with a daily circulation of about 200,000 copies on weekdays and 220,000 on Sundays. Published by the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), it 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.

The newspaper is establishing a regional presence for itself, with subscriptions for its print edition from Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong as well as organisations such as the United Nations. Its regionalisation drive was given a shot in the arm especially when the online version of the paper, 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.

[edit] See also

• List of newspapers in Singapore
• List of newspapers

[edit] External links

• Zaobao.com, official site of Lianhe Zaobao (Chinese language)